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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF NOVEMBER 24, 2013 FBO #4383
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Q -- Animal Pathology Services - Palo Alto - Attachment

Notice Date

11/22/2013
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

541940 — Veterinary Services
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;VA Sierra Pacific Network (VISN 21);VA Northern California HealthCare System;5342 Dudley Blvd. Bldg 98 (NCO 21);McClellan CA 95652-1012
 

ZIP Code

95652-1012
 

Solicitation Number

VA26114I0107
 

Response Due

11/27/2013
 

Archive Date

12/27/2013
 

Point of Contact

Victor Sepulveda
 

Small Business Set-Aside

Total Small Business
 

Description

The Network Contracting Office 21 is conducting market research for the VA Palo Alto Healthcare System to identify potential sources for a contract to provide animal pathology services. This Request for Information (RFI) is issued solely to obtain industry capability to meet this requirement and request comments of the attached draft SOW. This RFI DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND DOES NOT REQUEST PROPOSALS/QUOTATIONS/BIDS. This RFI is in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) 15.201(e). The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this RFI. Responses to this RFI are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by the Government will arise as a result of submission of responses to this RFI and the Government's use of such information. If any information is considered proprietary please mark as such. This RFI describes the Department of VA's basic requirement. The Dept. of VA requests comments on the attached DRAFT SOW and responses to the following questions: 1) Does the attached SOW provide enough information for industry to provide a technical and price response? 2) What technical factors are not identified in the SOW that is essential to successful performance? 3) What would be the preferred contract type for these services? 4) Have you provided these services for Federal Agencies? 5) Can these services be provided under a firm fixed-price contract? 6) What are the customary price provisions, structure or drivers? Firms responding to this RFI should include company name, cage code, point of contact, address and indicate whether they are a small business. For the purposes of being considered a small business, the following applies: NAICS Code 541940, Size Standard $7 million. The Government reserves the right to set-aside any subsequent acquisition based upon known sources and/or responses to this synopsis. Firms should provide capability statements not to exceed 5 pages and should include responses to questions and/or comments on Dept. of VA basic requirement attached to this notice not later than Friday November 29, 2013 at 3:00 p.m. PST to be considered as part of the Government's market research. Submissions shall be sent via e-mail to the attention of Victor Sepulveda at victor.sepulveda@va.gov. Do not contact medical center staff in regards to this requirement, as they are not authorized to discuss matters related to this procurement action. All questions should be submitted in writing via email for this procurement to the Contract Specialist. Telephone calls will not be accepted. STATEMENT OF WORK The contractor shall provide, in accordance with all applicable federal, state and local regulations, laws and ordinances, and in accordance with the specification outlined for accreditation certification, if applicable, animals' tissue sample processing on a quarterly basis. General The Contractor shall provide full service diagnostics and health status testing for rodents, rabbits and other laboratory animals, under the supervision of a licensed and experience laboratory animal pathologist. The Contractor shall provide services during and after working hours The Contractor shall provide accurate and expedient results. The Contractor shall offer free sample pick up and transportation to their laboratories. The Contractor shall provide free consultation to the VAPAHCS, regarding interpretation and significance of test results. The Contractor shall email and fax written test results. The collected data/records shall be stored on an Excel file or a format to be directed by the VA Veterinary Medical Officer (VMO) or his/her representative. The Contractor shall work with the VMO or his/her representative to satisfy the requirement that data come to the possession of VAPHCS at the end of the period of performance. The COR reserve the right to inspect contractor performance in random inspections. Test Types 1.Complete Rodent Profile - Survey of all organ systems to uncover any potential pathogens or lesions. Includes (1) complete necropsy; microbiology of nasopharynx, caecum, tympanic bulla & uterus; (2) direct exam of pelage, intestinal contents, feces & blood for parasites; (3) complete histologic examination of target organs of disease including nasal turbinates and brain, plus any lesioned tissues noted; (4) complete serologic panels on adult animals 2.Serology Panels - Designed to detect exposure of animals to a complete list of viral and microplasmal pathogens, generally done during baseline and annual health screening for rodent colonies. Mouse Panel includes detection of Sendai, PVM, MHV, M. pulmonis, MPV, MVM, Reovirus 3, GD VII, Rotavirus, LCM, Mouse ployoma, K virus, Ectromelia, Mouse adenovirus, Mouse cytomegalovirus, LDH virus. Rat Panel includes detection of Sendai, PVM, RCV/SDA, M. pulmonis, KRV, Toolan's H-1, Reovirus 3, LCM, GD VII. Hamster Panel includes detection of Sendai, PVM, LCM, Reovirus 3, Simian virus 5.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/VANCHCS/VANCHCS/VA26114I0107/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA261-14-I-0107 VA261-14-I-0107.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=1100490&FileName=VA261-14-I-0107-000.docx)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=1100490&FileName=VA261-14-I-0107-000.docx

 

Note: If links are broken, refer to Point of Contact above or contact the FBO Help Desk at 877-472-3779.
 

Place of Performance

Address: VA Palo Alto Healthcare System;3801 Miranda Avenue;Palo Alto, CA

Zip Code: 94304-1207
 

Record

SN03239962-W 20131124/131122234454-516d588376c32482a651b0004a609fda (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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