SOURCES SOUGHT
65 -- Reagents - Sources Sought
- Notice Date
- 5/23/2016
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 325413
— In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, U.S. Army Medical Command, Southeast Regional Contracting Office, ATTN: MCAA SE BLDG 39706, 39706 40th Street, Fort Gordon, Georgia, 30905-5650
- ZIP Code
- 30905-5650
- Solicitation Number
- W81K00-16-T-0162
- Archive Date
- 6/9/2016
- Point of Contact
- Marci Gebhardt, Phone: 2542867875
- E-Mail Address
-
marci.l.gebhardt.civ@mail.mil
(marci.l.gebhardt.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Sources Sought Information Sources Sought for reagents at Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center, Transfusion Services, Ft. Hood, TX, 76544. See attachment for salient characteristics associated with this requirement. Responses due NLT 25 May 2016 by 1300 CST. This is a Sources Sought Notice announcement; market survey for information only, to be used for preliminary planning purposes. No proposals are being requested or accepted with this synopsis. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT SHALL BE AWARDED FROM THIS NOTICE. Any requests for a solicitation in response to this notice will not be honored. The Southern Regional Contracting Office, Ft. Hood, TX, has an upcoming requirement to solicit for and award a contract for reagents, at the Fort Hood PX Pharmacy, Fort Hood, TX. It is anticipated that the proposed services will result in a Firm Fixed-Priced contract. The contractor shall provide all necessary installation, removal of items resulting from installation, shipping, customer training at time of installation, and all other necessary items required personalization text and voicemail for this site. The services provided must be compatible with existing Government equipment, Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics ID MTS Gel Workstations. If not the manufacturer of the supply the vendor must provide documentation showing they are an authorized distributor of these supplies (documentation required). The type of solicitation issued will be based upon the responses to this synopsis. Contact with Government Personnel, other than the Contract Specialist identified at the bottom of this notice, by any potential offeror, or their employees, regarding this requirement is strictly prohibited. The purpose of this synopsis is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities and qualifications of various members of the Small Business Community to include Section 8(a), Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUB-Zone), Women-Owned Small Business, and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), as well as the interest, capabilities and qualifications of various members of the Large Business community, to compete and perform a Firm Fixed Price Contract for these services. The type of solicitation to issue will depend upon the responses to this sources sought synopsis. The Government must ensure there is adequate competition among the potential pool of responsive contractors. The North American Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 325412 – “In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing”. The Small Business Size Standard is 1,250. For reference purposes, salient characteristics are listed below: - Reagents (listed below) must be compatible with existing Government equipment, Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics ID MTS Gel Workstations. - Must be able to provide the following reagents: o 3% Surgiscreen Living Cells (shipment every 28 days, qty 3 packages per shipment, product # 719100) o 3% Affirmagen (shipment every 28 days, qty of 2 packages per shipment, product # 719210) o 3% Ortho A2 Cells, Living Cells (shipment every 28 days, qt 2 packages per shipment, product # 719310) o 3% Ortho Coombs Control, Living Cells (shipment every 28 days, qty 4 packages per shipment, product # 719810) o 0.8% Resolve Panel A, Living Cells (shipment every 28 days, qty 1 package per shipment, product # 6902317) o 0.8% Resolve Panel B, Living Cells (shipment every 28 days, qty 1 package per shipment, product # 6902318) o 0.8% Surgiscreen, Living Cells (shipment every 28 days, qty 4 packages per shipment, product # 6902316) o 0.8% Affirmagen, Living Cells (shipment every 28 days, qty 3 packages per shipment, product # 719203) o Ortho Confidence System (shipment every 28 days, qty 3 packages per shipment, product # 6902096) Responses to this Sources Sought Notice should demonstrate the firm’s ability, capability, and responsibility to deliver the equipment listed above. In response to this notice, interested parties shall submit a written Statement of Capability limited up to 5 pages and shall include the following information: • Offeror’s name, address, point of contact, phone number, and e-mail address. • Offeror’s interest in providing a proposal/quote on the solicitation when it is issued. • Offeror’s capability to meet equipment requirements. • Offeror’s capability to provide the needed services with all the salient characteristics listed. Documentation of authorization to provide services if not the manufacturer of the equipment. • Offeror’s type of small business and Business Size (Whether 8(a), HUB Zone, Women-Owned Small Business, Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, etc.), or Large Business Status, should be documented in the Statement of Capability. Interested parties are responsible for marking information that is proprietary in nature. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this notice or any follow up information requests. The Government is not obligated to, nor will it, pay for or reimburse any costs associated with responding to this sources sought notice. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. The Government will in no way be bound to this information if any solicitation is issued. No subcontracting opportunity is anticipated. A determination by the Government to not compete this proposed contract action based on the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Interested Offerors shall respond to this Sources Sought Notice no later than 25 May 2016 at 1:00 P.M. Central Standard Time. All interested businesses must be registered in the Central Contractor’s Registration (CCR) through the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov to be eligible for award of Government contracts. Fax or email your response Marci Gebhardt, Contract Specialist to email: marci.l.gebhardt.civ@mail.mil. Telephonic inquiries will not be honored. EMAIL IS THE PREFERRED METHOD.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Blood Bank, Transfusion Services, Ft. Hood, TX, 76544, Ft. Hood, Texas, 76544, United States
- Zip Code: 76544
- Zip Code: 76544
- Record
- SN04126053-W 20160525/160523234730-b43e867ef865b35b5d24e3d68e72d93b (fbodaily.com)
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