SOURCES SOUGHT
Q -- Remel Agar Media (Brand Name only) This is not a request for quote.
- Notice Date
- 8/17/2021 1:32:08 PM
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 621511
— Medical Laboratories
- Contracting Office
- 244-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 4 (36C244) PITTSBURGH PA 15215 USA
- ZIP Code
- 15215
- Solicitation Number
- 36C24422Q0003
- Response Due
- 8/19/2021 12:00:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 11/17/2021
- Point of Contact
- Allan Tabliago, Contract Specialist, Phone: 215-823-5800x203443
- E-Mail Address
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allan.tabliago@va.gov
(allan.tabliago@va.gov)
- Awardee
- null
- Description
- THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY. This Request for Information (RFI) is intended for information and planning purposes only at this time; and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Because this is a Request for Information announcement, no evaluation letters and/or results will be issued to the respondents. No solicitation exists. Therefore, do not request a copy of a solicitation. See Instructions on page 6. Remel Agar Media (Brand Name only) INTRODUCTION/BACKGROUND: The P&LM performs testing on cultures taken from patients to determine if these patients have an infection from a pathogenic organism. The specimen taken (a culture) from a patient needs to be put on or in a Media that will allow for it to grow in the Clinical Laboratory. Depending on where the specimen was taken from, different Media s are required. Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) and College of American Pathologists (CAP) Accreditation Standards require that Laboratories validate products prior to using them. Media would specifically require 30 days of plating QC if we were to change the products. This Laboratory has already validated REMEL Media for all Media except for Haemophilus Test Media. The Haemophilus Test Media now comes from Becton Dickinson due to it being discontinued by REMEL. OBJECTIVE: The Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center-P&LM, (592) Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, hereby referred to as the VAMC Wilkes-Barre (592), is seeking the brand new acquisition of 11 different types of Remel Agar Media and one (1) type of agar that is manufactured by Becton Dickinson used for Microbiology testing. Line No. Product No. Description Qty 0001 Fisher Healthcare R01040 Remel CDC Anaerobic Blood Agar 10/pkg 72 0002 Fisher Healthcare R01048 Remel CDC Anaerobic Blood Agar w/ PEA 10/pkg 72 0003 Fisher Healthcare R01202 Remel TSA Blood Agar (Trypticase Soy Agar) 100/pkg 72 0004 Fisher Healthcare R01302 Remel Chocolate Agar II (GC) 100/cs 12 0005 Fisher Healthcare R01320 Remel Columbia CNA w/ Blood 10/pkg 168 0006 Fisher Healthcare R01478 Remel HBT Bilayer Medium for Gardenella 10/pkg 24 0007 Fisher Healthcare R01552 Remel Macconkey II Agar 100/pkg 60 0008 Fisher Healthcare R01768 Remel Sabouraud 4% Dextrose Agar pH 5.6 (Mycology) Double pour 10/pkg 48 0009 Fisher Healthcare R02006 Remel Anaerobic reducible LKV Blood Agar/ Bacteroides Fragillis Isolation Agar 10/pkg 72 0010 Becton Dickinson Microbiology 221954 Becton Dickinson Haemophillus Test Medium 8/pkg 24 0011 Fisher Healthcare R04050 Remel Mueller Hinton II Agar 150 ml 10/pkg 12 0012 Fisher Healthcare R10320 Remel JEMBEC System (TM IMP) 10/pkg 24 0013 n/a Option Year 1 n/a 0014 n/a Option Year 2 n/a 0015 n/a Option Year 3 n/a 0016 n/a Option Year 4 n/a MAJOR REQUIREMENTS: The Contractor/ Vendor must complete the following tasks to meet the needs of this acquisition: 1. Requirement: 11 different types of Remel Agar Media and one (1) type of agar that is manufactured by Becton Dickinson used for Microbiology testing. 2. Shipping Instructions: Line No. Product No. Qty/Month Schedule 0001 R01040 6 Ship 1st Tuesday of each month 0002 R01048 6 Ship 1st Tuesday of each month 0003 R01202 6 Ship 1st Tuesday of each month 0004 R01302 1 Ship 1st Tuesday of each month 0005 R01320 14 Ship 1st Tuesday of each month 0006 R01478 2 2 Shipments each month: 1 package 1st Tuesday each month 1 package 3rd Tuesday each month 0007 R01552 5 Ship 1st Tuesday of each month 0008 R01768 4 Ship 1st Tuesday of each month 0009 R02006 6 Ship 1st Tuesday of each month 0010 B21954 2 2 Shipments each month: 1 package 1st Tuesday each month 1 package 3rd Tuesday each month 0011 R04050 1 Ship 1st Tuesday of each month 0012 R10320 2 2 Shipments each month: 1 package 1st Tuesday each month 1 package 3rd Tuesday each month 3. Options: This requirement is for a Base Year Plus four (4) Option Years. The Government and the Contractor understand and agree that the services to be delivered under this contract by the Contractor to the Government are non-personal services and the parties recognize and agree that no employer-employee or master-servant relationships exist or will exist under the contract between the Government and the Contractor s employees. POINT OF CONTACT (POC): The identified POC and technical representative for this acquisition is: Name: Sharon Ford Phone Number: 570-824-3521 x27535 Email: sharon.ford@va.gov ""No Government personnel, other than the Contracting Officer, have the authority to change or alter these requirements. The COR shall clarify technical points or supply relevant technical information, but no requirements in this scope of work may be altered as a sole result of such verbal clarification."" REPORTS/DELIVERABLES: Delivery confirmation of equipment and commodities will be made through the Logistics Department of the VAMC Wilkes-Barre (693). This will include documentation of receipt and assignment of a facility based EE number for identification and tracking purposes. Delivery confirmation of non-equipment/ commodities acquisitions is the responsibility of the receiving Facility and/ or Service. Request for Information Instructions The information identified above is intended to be descriptive, not restrictive and to indicate the quality of the supplies/services that will be satisfactory. It is the responsibility of the interested source to demonstrate to the government that the interested parties can provide the supplies/services that fulfill the required specifications mentioned above. Responses to this RFI should include company name, address, point of contact, phone number, and point of contact e-mail, DUNS Number, Cage Code, size of business pursuant to North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) 621511 (size standards in millions of dollars $35.0). Please answer the following questions: Please indicate the size status and representations of your business, such as but not limited to: Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), Hubzone, Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB), Large Business, etc.)? Is your company considered small under the NAICS code identified under this RFI? Are you the manufacturer, distributor, or an equivalent solution to the items being referenced above? If not, can you provide additional information shown below. This is to confirm compliance with the non-manufacturer rule IAW 13 CFR 121.406(b) Nonmanufacturers. Does your company exceed 500 employees; Primarily engaged in the retail or wholesale trade and normally sells the type of item being supplied; Take ownership or possession of the item(s) with its personnel, equipment or facilities in a manner consistent with industry practice; Obtained an individual or class waiver? If you are a large business, do you have any designated distributors? If so, please provide their company name, telephone, point of Contact and size status (if available). If you re a small business and you are an authorized distributor/reseller for the items identified above or an equivalent solution, do you alter; assemble; modify; the items requested in any way? If you do, state how and what is altered; assembled; modified? If you intend to subcontract any work on this contract, what portion of the total cost will be self-performed/will be performed by your organization? Please provide estimated detailed percentage breakdowns related to sub contracted work and completion of job. Does your company have an FSS contract with GSA or the NAC or are you a contract holder with any other federal contract? If so, please provide the contract number. If you are an FSS GSA/NAC contract holder or other federal contract holder, are the items/solution you are providing information for available on your schedule/contract? General pricing of your products/solution is encouraged. Pricing will be used for the purpose of market research only. It will not be used to evaluate for any type of award. Please submit your capabilities in regard to the salient characteristics detailed above and any information pertaining to equal to items to establish capabilities for planning purposes? Please review salient characteristics/statement of work (if applicable) and provide feedback or suggestions. If none, please reply as N/A. Please provide your DUNS number. This RFI will be conducted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13. Telephone responses will not be accepted. Responses must be received via e-mail to allan.tabliago@va.gov no later than, 03:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST) on August 19, 2021. This notice will help the VA in determining available potential sources only. Do not contact VA Medical Center staff regarding this requirement, as they are not authorized to discuss this matter related to this procurement action. All questions will be addressed by the Contracting Specialist, Allan Tabliago. All firms responding to this Request for Information are advised that their response is not a request for proposal, therefore will not be considered for a contract award. If a solicitation is issued, information will be posted on the beta.sam web site for all qualified interested parties at a later date and interested parties must respond to the solicitation to be considered for award. This notice does not commit the government to contract for any supplies or services. The government will not pay for any information or administrative cost incurred in response to this Request for Information. Information will only be accepted in writing by e-mail to Contracting Officer at allan.tabliago@va.gov. DISCLAIMER This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI. End of Document
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Wilkes-Barre VAMC 1111 E. End Blvd, Wilkes-Barre 18711-0030, USA
- Zip Code: 18711-0030
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 18711-0030
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