SOURCES SOUGHT
Q -- Microbial Identification and Susceptibility Testing.
- Notice Date
- 8/18/2017
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- #621511
— Medical Laboratories
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Mobility Command, 6th Contracting Squadron, 2610 Pink Flamingo Ave, MacDill AFB, Florida, 33621-5119, United States
- ZIP Code
- 33621-5119
- Solicitation Number
- F2V4FM7124AW02
- Archive Date
- 9/9/2017
- Point of Contact
- Travis Lockwood, Phone: 8138281758
- E-Mail Address
-
travis.lockwood@us.af.mil
(travis.lockwood@us.af.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- This is a Sources Sought announcement in order to determine participation in the acquisition. The 6th Contracting Squadron intends to procure a microbiology analyzer and reagents needed for the identification of routine bacteria and antimicrobial susceptibility testing at the 6th Medical Group and Brandon Community Clinic. This will be the laboratory's only source of providing microbial identification and susceptibility testing. This contract also provides for training and a service contract which includes scheduled preventive maintenance, telephonic technical support as well as in-house service if needed. The contract period will be from 1 Oct 2017 to 30 Sept 2018 with (4) option years. on MacDill AFB. The training required to operate this instrumentation will be provided by the vendor. The instrument will be used to identify pathogenic organisms and perform susceptibility testing on these organisms. These processes aid the health care providers in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disease due to bacterial infections. The following requirements are necessary for the successful operation of the Microbiology department: Software upgrades as applicable by the manufacturer and as identified by the user. Technical updates as applicable by the manufacturer. The reagents are purchased as part of the contract which provides the analyzer at "No Cost" to the 6th Medical Group laboratory. Annual Volumes Gram Positive Identification: 240 Gram Positive Antimicrobial Susceptibility: 500 Gram Negative Identification: 1040 Gram Negative Antimicrobial Susceptibility: 1040 These volumes include Quality Control. Your response shall include the following information: • Size of company (i.e., 8(a), HUBZONE, WOSB, Veteran Owned, Small Disadvantaged Business, Service Disabled Veteran Owned, etc.) • Cage code Documentation of technical expertise and capability must be presented in sufficient detail for the Government to determine that your company possesses the necessary functional area expertise and experience to compete for this acquisition. It is imperative that business concerns responding to this sources sought articulate their capabilities clearly and adequately. IF A SOLICITATION IS ISSUED IT WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT A LATER DATE, and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately from the responses to this announcement. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: MacDill AFB, FL, United States
- Record
- SN04636425-W 20170820/170818231918-fbc04625e9a76c56651140e296af75b6 (fbodaily.com)
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