SOLICITATION NOTICE
Q -- Expert Second Opinion for Pathology Consult Services and Ancillary Testing for Anatomic Pathology - BPA Discription of Agreement
- Notice Date
- 4/30/2010
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 621511
— Medical Laboratories
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, 88 CONS/PK, 1940 ALLBROOK DRIVE, WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, 45433-5309, United States
- ZIP Code
- 45433-5309
- Solicitation Number
- FA8601-10-T-0192
- Point of Contact
- Richard E. Fries, Phone: 9375224527
- E-Mail Address
-
richard.fries@wpafb.af.mil
(richard.fries@wpafb.af.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- BPA Discription of Agreement This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for "Expert Second Opinion for Pathology Consult Services and Ancillary Testing for Anatomic Pathology" prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Requirements (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested, and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number for this requirement is FA8601-10-T-0192 and is hereby issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ) using FAR Subpart 13.1 Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The 88th Contracting Squadron, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio intends to award a BLANKET PURCHASE AGREEMENT (BPA) for the following requirement: There will be a BLANKET PURCHASE AGREEMENT issued to one or more "Pathology Services". This will be a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) on a per Pathology opinion. The BPA will be for 5 years but either the Government or the Contractor may cancel the Agreement any time with a 30 day notice at no cost to either the Government or the Contractor. The below condition must be meet to be considered for this Blanket Purchase Agreement. 1.Contractor shall furnish all supplies, transportation, processing facilities, equipment and any repair/maintenance incidental to providing medical laboratory tests beyond the capability of the histopathology/clinical laboratories, 88th Medical Group, Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio. 2.The contractor shall provide a listing of all laboratory tests currently available. The listing shall also reflect current price of each test. 3.The contractor shall work through the histopathology laboratory referral section at the USAF Medical Center, WPAFB, for services and interaction with contractor in regard to logistics of sample transportation, supplies and inquiries on status. 4.The contractor shall present a consolidated invoice of services rendered on at least a monthly basis. Invoice will include name of patient, patient's social security number, date of service, contractor lab identification number, test performed, test fee and WPAFB pathology laboratory accession number of patient. All materials returned (slides, blocks, reports) will contain WPAFB laboratory accession number of patient. Monthly summary reports shall be provided detailing month-to-date volume by contractor test codes. CPT4 coding information may be required. 5.Contractor shall have the ability in-house to perform test required (the capability to do tests in one of the laboratories owned by the contractor versus referring the test to another reference laboratory). Should tests require referral to another reference laboratory, the contractor shall forward the specimen to another appropriately licensed, accredited laboratory, with no transfer fees charged to the 88th Medical Group. 6.Contractor shall provide client services representative to be accessed by toll free telephone or email for any questions, problems, or changes. 7.Contractor shall provide the pathology laboratory at WPAFB with the following documents: a.Comprehensive Laboratory Guide that lists test, instruction for collection of specimens, and any special handling requirements (web-based information acceptable). b.Test schedule showing routine expected turnaround time. A normal turnaround on routine cases is required to be two days. 8.For expert second opinion consultation service, Contractor shall provide consultative expert service representatives who are accredited health care professionals trained to provide in-depth information on all testing listed in para a, below. For ancillary testing for anatomic pathology, Contractor shall provide service representatives who are accredited health care professionals trained to provide in-depth information on all testing listed in para b, below. Ancillary testing is often performed to allow 88 MDG pathologists the information needed to render a diagnosis without requiring outside expert opinion or to provide extra information in pathology reports that is needed for cancer therapeutic decisions. Contractor may bid on one of the two service categories or both. Both service sets will be required to fulfill the needs of the Pathology Laboratory. These representatives shall be accessible to WPAFB through contractor client services. a.Expert second opinion consulting service Contractor shall provide, at a minimum, expertise in these subspecialties of diagnostic pathology: Soft Tissue, Bone, Hematopathology, Gynecologic Pathology, Dermatopathology, Gastrointestinal Pathology, Urologic Pathology, Head and Neck Pathology, Cytopathology, Endocrine Pathology, Pulmonary Pathology, Renal Biopsy, Breast Pathology, and Neuropathology. b.Ancillary testing Contractor shall provide, at a minimum, the following ancillary tests: Immunohistochemical stains for ER, PR, HER-2/neu, AE1/AE3, AFP, ALK-1, bcl-1 (cyclin D1), bcl-2, bcl-6, calretinin, CD1a, CD3, CD5, CD10, CD15, CD20, CD30, CD31, CD34, CD43, CD45, CD56, CD69, CD117, CD138, CDX2, CEA, chromogranin, CK5/6, CK7, CK20, CK903, CMV, desmin, EBV (LMP1), E-cadherin, EGFR, EMA, FSH, factor VIII, factor XIIIa, GCDFP-15, GFAP, GH, HCG, HepPar 1, HHV8, HMB45, HPAP, HSV, inhibin, kappa, Ki-67, lambda, LH, mammaglobin, Mart-1/melanA, tryptase, MOC31, MPO, p16, p53, p63, PLAP, prolactin, PSA, PTH, S100, SMA, SMM heavy chain, synaptophysin, thyroglobulin, TRAP, TTF-1, and WT-1; FISH (fluorescence in situ hybridization) for HER-2/neu; and Kras mutation analysis by PCR. 9.Contractor shall have licensure/certification with the College of American Pathologists, and Health Care financing agencies such as Medicaid and the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) Program, and contractor shall have State licensure where required. Any secondary laboratory used by the contractor to provide services to WPAFB shall also have appropriate licensure/certification. This solicitation FA8601-10-T-0192 is a request for quotations. This RFQ is issued under simplified acquisition procedures. The size standard for this effort is $13.5M dollars. NAICS 621511. Payment Terms Net 30 Days: Evaluation of Award will be based on overall Best Value to the Government. ATTN: The following clauses and provisions apply: FAR 52.203-12, Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions FAR 52.204-4, Printed or Copied Double Sided on Recycled Paper FAR 52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting With Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment FAR 52.212-4 Contract terms and Conditions- Commercial Items FAR 52.212-5 Contract terms and Conditions required to implement statutes or executive orders-commercial items FAR 52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Alt 1) FAR 52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns FAR 52.222-3 Convict Labor FAR 52.222-19 Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies FAR 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities FAR 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity FAR 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans FAR 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers w/disabilities FAR 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and other Eligible Veterans FAR 52.222-50 Combat Trafficking in Persons FAR 52.233-3 Protest after Award FAR 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim FAR 52.232-33 Electronic Payments FAR 52.232-36 Payment by Third Party FAR 52.222-22 Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports FAR 52.222-25 Affirmative Action Compliance FAR 52.232-37- Multiple Payment Arrangements. FAR 52.233-2, Service of Protest FAR 52.242-13 Bankruptcy FAR 52.252-2 Clauses incorporated by reference DFARS 252.203-7002, Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights DFARS 252.204-7003 Control of Government Personnel Work Product DFARS 252.209-7001, Disclosure of Ownership or Control by the Government of a Terrorist Country DFARS 252.209-7004, Subcontracting with Firms That Are Owned or Controlled by the Government of a Terrorist Country DFARS 252.212-7001 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items DFARS 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials DFARS 252.225-7001 Buy American DFARS 252.225-7012 Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities DFARS 252.223-7006, Prohibition on Storage and Disposal of Toxic and Hazardous Materials DFARS 252.225-7000, Buy American Act- Balance of Payments Program Certificate DFARS 252.225-7002, Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors DFARS 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payments Requests and Receiving Reports DFARS 252.232-7010, Levies on Contract Payments AFFARS 5352.201-9101 Ombudsman (a) An ombudsman has been appointed to hear and facilitate the resolution of concerns from offerors, potential offerors, and others for this acquisition. When requested, the ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The existence of the ombudsman does not affect the authority of the program manager, contracting officer, or source selection official. Further, the ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals, the source selection process, or the adjudication of protests or formal contract disputes. The ombudsman may refer the party to another official who can resolve the concern. (b) Before consulting with an ombudsman, interested parties must first address their concerns, issues, disagreements, and/or recommendations to the contracting officer for resolution. Consulting an ombudsman does not alter or postpone the timelines for any other processes (e.g., agency level bid protests, GAO bid protests, requests for debriefings, employee-employer actions, contests of OMBC A-76 competition performance decisions). (c) If resolution cannot be made by the contracting officer, concerned parties may contact the Center/MAJCOM ombudsmen, Mr Howard E. Marks Jr., ASC/AQH, 1755 11th St, Bldg 570, Room 101, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH 45433-7404, Tel. 937-937-255-8642, e-mail: howard.marks@wpafb.af.mil. Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations that cannot be resolved at the MAJCOM/DRU level, may be brought by the concerned party for further consideration to the Air Force ombudsman, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary (ADAS) (Contracting), SAF/AQC, 1060 Air Force Pentagon, Washington DC 20330-1060, phone number (703) 588-7004, facsimile number (703) 588-1067. (d) The ombudsman has no authority to render a decision that binds the agency. (e) Do not contact the ombudsman to request copies of the solicitation, verify offer due date, or clarify technical requirements. Such inquiries shall be directed to the Contracting Officer. AFFARS 5352.223-9001 Health and Safety on Government Installation Attachments Attachment 1: Description of Agreement
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Medical Material, 4881 Sugar Maple Drive, Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio, 45433, United States
- Zip Code: 45433
- Zip Code: 45433
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