SOURCES SOUGHT
65 -- Cadavers and Laboratory - Sources Sought
- Notice Date
- 10/20/2016
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 621991
— Blood and Organ Banks
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, U.S. Army Medical Command, Southern Regional Contracting Ofc, ATTN: MCAA GP L31 9V, 3551 ROGER BROOK DR BLDG 3600, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, 78234-6200, United States
- ZIP Code
- 78234-6200
- Solicitation Number
- 0010939107
- Point of Contact
- Clarence C Cude, Phone: 2545538440
- E-Mail Address
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clarence.c.cude.civ@mail.mil
(clarence.c.cude.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Sources Sought for Cadavers and Laboratory 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 notice. 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 Regional Health Contracting Office - Central (RHCO-C), Fort Hood, TX, has an upcoming requirement to award a supply contract for the Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center, Building 36000, Fort Hood, Texas, 76544. This request is for cadavers and a functioning laboratory for two training sessions of two days each for up to fifty residents. The two day training sessions will occur during the month of March and July for fiscal year 2017, 2018 and 2019. The type of solicitation to issue will be based upon the responses to this synopsis. It is anticipated that the proposed requirement will result in a Firm Fixed-Priced contract. The contract will include two option years, one for fiscal year 2018 and one for fiscal year 2019. 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 notice 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 (WOSB), 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 to supply this item. The type of solicitation to issue will depend upon the responses to this sources sought notice. 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 621991, "Blood and Organ Banks", "Organ Banks, Body". The Small Business Size Standard is $32.5M. The following requirements for the cadavers and laboratory are being provided for reference purposes: 1.0 Cadavers 1.1Provide no less than twelve (12) each Whole Body Cadavers for up to fifty (50) resident physicians to conduct medical proficiency laboratory training. 1.2The same twelve cadavers are provided on both training days. 1.3Whole Body Cadavers shall be fresh frozen. Preservation in formaldehyde is not adequate for this training. Cadavers that have previously undergone significant surgery or physical alteration are unsuitable for this exercise. 2.0 Laboratory and Classroom facilities 2.1Provide a laboratory facility large enough which can allow for up to 50 resident physicians to conduct medical proficiency training. This space must be suitable and ergonomic for the intended training exercise. 2.2Perform cadaver laboratory set up and recovery. Resident physicians attending this training will not perform these duties. 2.3Provide all required consumables (gloves, masks, etc.) which will be needed by up the resident physicians in training. 2.4Provide all required basic laboratory medical instruments and equipment (i.e., scalpels, forceps, clamps, etc.) which will be needed by the resident physicians in training. 2.5Provide adjacent classroom space with audio and visual aids (as listed below in 2.6) with the ability to hold approximately 20 resident physicians at a time. This classroom must be within a maximum of 2-3 minutes or 200 feet walking distance from the laboratory. 2.6Provide ancillary audio visual equipment in the classroom (i.e. overhead projectors, computers, AV jacks, etc.). This equipment will facilitate the teaching of resident physicians by government instructors who will need to access personal laptops or other devices to better aide in instruction of the resident physicians through instructional multimedia materials. 3.0Location to be within 250 miles of Fort Hood, Texas 76544. 3.1Location must be within 10 minutes walking distance to food suitable for breakfast or lunch during a break in training each day. Otherwise, the vendor shall supply food as per the request of the government instructors planning the training. 3.2Facilities must be climate controlled to preserve the integrity of the fresh frozen cadavers. 3.3 There must be suitable parking free of charge provided at the site 4.0Host one site visit prior to scheduled training for the purpose of familiarizing up to 2 - 3 government medical personnel in charge of overseeing the training of these 50 resident physicians with the laboratory, classroom surroundings, to include showing them how to operate audio classroom audio and visual equipment. Responses to this Sources Sought Notice should demonstrate the firm's ability, capability, and responsibility to deliver the supplies 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 delivery requirements. •Offeror's capability to perform a contract of this nature (include offeror's in-house capability to deliver all supplies, comparable supply contracts within the past 5 years, with a brief description of the work, customer name, timeliness of performance, customer satisfaction, and dollar value of the work) - provide at least three (3) examples. Documentation of technical expertise must be presented in sufficient detail for the Government to determine that your company possesses the necessary functional area expertise and expertise and experience to compete for this acquisition. •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 any 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 3 November 2016 at 11:00 A.M. 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 Clarence C Cude, Contract Specialist to FAX # 254-553-3906 or email: clarence.c.cude.civ@mail.mil. Telephonic inquiries will not be honored. 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