SOURCES SOUGHT
Q -- Cheyenne VAMC Pathology Service
- Notice Date
- 8/7/2009
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 621511
— Medical Laboratories
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Rocky Mountain Consolidated Contracting Center, Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Veterans Affairs;Rocky Mountain Network;VISN 19 Contracting;4100 E. Mississippi Avenue, Suite 1110;Glendale CO 80246
- ZIP Code
- 80246
- Solicitation Number
- VA-259-09-RP-0329
- Response Due
- 8/28/2009
- Archive Date
- 10/27/2009
- Point of Contact
- Phil.Ake1@va.gov<br />
- E-Mail Address
-
Contract Specialist
(Phil.Ake1@va.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- THIS IS A SOURCE SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. The VISN 19 Rocky Mountain Network Contracting Center, 4100 E. Mississippi Ave, Glendale CO is performing market research to determine if there is a sufficient number of qualified (1) Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business; (2) Veteran Owned Small Business; (3) HUBZone businesses or (4) Small or emerging small business firms to set aside an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. The Government will use responses to this notice to make an appropriate acquisition decision. The contractor shall be required to perform pathology procedures/services, for the Cheyenne Veteran Affairs (VA) Medical Center, Cheyenne Wyoming. The contractor shall perform anatomic pathology to include regularly scheduled sample pick up from the VA medical center, as well as routine surgical pathology and cytology reports. The contractor shall perform on site (VA Medical Center) frozen section specimens. The contractor shall be able to process needle biopsy and stat frozen section for surgical cases on site immediately. In addition, the contractor shall provide: 1) consultation with medical technologists on various clinical questions which develop in the laboratory departments concerning hematology, coagulation, microbiology, urinalysis, chemistry, immunochemistry, and blood bank issues to include review of hematology slides for abnormal and difficult cellular determinations and recommended medical follow up by the practitioners, 2) Review, input, approval, and signature on written laboratory procedure manuals and policies, 3) Provide clinical guidance and input on matters relating to various clinical issues so the laboratory can function effectively with accrediting and regulating agencies, administrative officials, the medical community, and the patient population, 4) Provide 24 hour, 7 days/week, 52 weeks/year availability to the Medical and Laboratory staff of the VA Medical Center, primarily in the areas of blood bank and anatomic pathology, 5) Provide reasonable assistance to the Chief of Staff of the VA Medical Center in monitoring quality assurance, quality control, utilization review, and procedures relevant to pathology services by participating in a professional capacity in Medical Executive Committee, Surgical Case Review, Blood Utilization Review, and Laboratory Utilization Committee, as well as VA Laboratory Staff Meetings, 6) Provide quality assurance monitoring of overall laboratory performance by reviewing all proficiency testing results and actions in the laboratory. Subcontracting to perform the requirements of this contract will not be allowed without express written permission of the Contracting Officer. All interested firms who can meet the requirements stated above should respond, in writing, with information describing their interest, capabilities, geographic location and indicate which small business category for which they qualify to the Contract Specialist Matt Ake (Phil.Ake1@va.gov) no later than 3:00 p.m. (Mountain Time), Friday 28 August, 2009. Solicitation VA-259-09-RP-0329 CHEYENNE PATHOLOGY SERVICE has been assigned and should be referenced on all correspondence regarding this announcement. NAICS Code 621511 is applicable to this acquisition, the size standard for a firm to be considered has an Emerging Small Business is no greater than 50 percent of NAICS Code with a Business Size Standard of $13.5M. Interested firms are reminded that in accordance with FAR 4.12, prospective contractors shall complete electronic annual representations and certifications in conjunction with FAR 4.11 required registration in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database prior to award of a contract.
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