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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF NOVEMBER 02, 2017 FBO #5823
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66 -- Urgent Point of Care Influenza A/B Testing Cost per Test requirement - Attachment

Notice Date

10/31/2017
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

334516 — Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;Network Contracting Office;NCO 19;6162 South Willow Drive, Suite 300;Greenwood Village CO 80111
 

ZIP Code

80111
 

Solicitation Number

VA25918N9050
 

Response Due

11/9/2017
 

Archive Date

11/24/2017
 

Point of Contact

Sura-Quay Arbon, Sura-Quay.Arbon@va.gov
 

E-Mail Address

Sura-Quay.Arbon@va.gov
(Sura-Quay.Arbon@va.gov)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

THIS IS A SOURCE SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. The VISN 19 Rocky Mountain Network Contracting Center, Greenwood Village, CO is performing market research to locate qualified small business, VOSB or SDVOSB firms to provide the services/commodities detailed below. The Government will use responses to this notice to make to appropriate acquisition decision. All interested firms who can meet the requirements stated below should respond, in writing (via email), with information describing their interest, capabilities, geographic location, whether they hold a FSS or GSA contract for this service/commodity and indicate which socio-economic business category for which they qualify to the Contract Specialist Sura-Quay M. Arbon, Sura-Quay.Arbon@va.gov, no later than 5:00 p.m. (Mountain Time), November 9, 2017. FBO Sources Sought Notice VA259-18-N-9050 has been assigned and should be referenced on all correspondence regarding this announcement. The NAICS Code 334516 is applicable to this acquisition. Interested firms must provide socioeconomic status and the manufacturers they are authorized distributors for. Location of service: Various see below. General Requirements: The contractor must be an authorized distributor of the equipment and authorized to provide CPT arrangements for said equipment, must be able to provide new equipment and not provide grey market equipment. The contractor must be a small business, VOSB or SDVOSB. If VOSB or SDVOSB must be VETBIZ certified and listed on the VETBIZ site at time of award. You may accomplish this registration online at the CVE web site: VETBIZ - https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov/ Requirements: Urgent Point of Care Influenza Testing Oklahoma City VA Healthcare System Oklahoma City, OK Purpose: The rapid diagnosis and treatment of Influenza viral infection in the medical center Emergency Department and Fast Track clinics as well as five remote Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs). Performance Period: Base year period plus (2) one year options not to include installation and validation period. General Requirement: Cost per Test requirement for FDA-approved, CLIA-waived, rapid, molecular based, interfaced, point of care analyzers and assay detecting Influenza A and/or Influenza B viruses when present in nasal or nasopharyngeal (NP) swab specimens. Cost per Test: This is the per-test cost, inclusive of all aspects of performance which are built-in to the price for the point of care test kits. This includes provision of the following at no additional cost: Point of Care analyzers including all hardware and software required for testing and result transmission to network software that can download the patient result into his/her VA electronic patient record. All reagents, standards, controls, supplies, parts, accessories and any other item required for the proper operation of the contractor s equipment. All quality control (provide control material or credit to purchase controls from other vendor), calibration and correlation study testing that is prescribed by Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) All necessary maintenance to keep the equipment in good operation condition (this element includes both preventive maintenance and emergency repairs) Connectivity hardware, software, license fees, upgrades and maintenance for the connectivity system. Training for all personnel operating the equipment at each of the installation sites Delivery, installation, verification, and removal of equipment. Provide all upgrades to the equipment hardware and operating system software within 60 days of issuance Connectivity Solution: Provide a middleware solution for point of care (POC) testing connectivity that can be used to post patient test results into the hospital s laboratory information system, VistA/CPRS. Middleware may be vendor owned or third-party owned and compatible with vendor owned analyzers. The cost for installation, initial and annual license fees, upgrades, hardware and software needed will be built into the CPT price for the point of care test kits. Maintenance and Repairs: Exchange program for malfunctioning units and guarantee for a replacement unit to be sent within 24 hours of notification. Provide technical support service to assist in troubleshooting 24-hours per day, seven days per week including Federal holidays. Installation and Training: Provide installation and verification/validation of analyzer and assay at each testing site. Provide on-site operator training for all personnel operating the analyzers at each testing site. Specific Requirements: Analyzer and Assay: FDA cleared/approved Considered waived complexity by Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA) approved for point of care testing Capable of producing rapid (< 30 minutes), accurate and reproducible results Influenza A/B testing by established molecular in vitro diagnostic methods. Assay updated routinely for inclusivity of all known circulating viral sub- and sero-types to ensure maximum detection of Influenza infection. Have minimal sample manipulation and user hands-on requirements Test Quantity: Test quantities are solely dependent upon severity and timing of annual Flu Season. Yearly quantities provided are estimates based upon prior history of actual volumes and are not a guaranteed minimum. Equipment shall be provided, regardless of the test use ratio per testing unit used by an individual site. No test minimum or maximum requirements shall be applied. Locations Provide analyzers and supplies for each of the following locations: Location Address # Analyzers Required Oklahoma City VA Medical Center 921 N.E. 13th Street Oklahoma City, OK 73104 2 Ardmore VA Clinic 2002 12th Ave NW, Suite E Ardmore, OK 73401 1 Lawton/Ft. Sill VA Clinic 4303 Pittman and Thomas, Building 4303 Ft Sill, OK 73503 1 North May VA Clinic 2915 Pine Ridge Road Oklahoma City, OK 73120 1 South Oklahoma City VA Clinic 7919 Mid America Blvd. Oklahoma City, OK 73135 1 Stillwater VA Clinic 320 N. Perkins Avenue Stillwater, OK 74074 1 Wichita Falls VA Clinic 149 Hart Street Sheppard Air Force Base, TX 76311 1 Transition Period: All equipment and peripherals delivered and installed and personnel trained at each participating facility within 30 days of award. Invoicing: Payments shall be made in arrears upon receipt of a proper invoice. In any response please proved the instrument make and model and the following information: Requirement Your Instrument FDA cleared/approved Yes or No CLIA waived Yes or No Point of Care Yes or No Molecular Methodology - Type Rapid (< 30 min.) from start of test - Time Minimal Pre-test Hands-on Workflow - Time Minimal Sample Manipulation - # of Steps Up to Date, Inclusive Sero- and Sub-Type Detection - # of Strains LIS connectivity Specimen Swab Type THIS IS A SOURCE SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/VARMCCC/VARMCCC/VA25918N9050/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA259-18-N-9050 VA259-18-N-9050_RFI.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=3882354&FileName=VA259-18-N-9050-000.docx)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=3882354&FileName=VA259-18-N-9050-000.docx

 

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Record

SN04727550-W 20171102/171031231056-b6d1fe77987a9b5c96cdcb1686b0fa74 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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