JUSTICE -- PRISONS, Federal Correctional Institution, P.O. Box 89, 8730 Scroggs Road, Elkton, OH 44415

Q -- LABORATORY SERVICES SOL RFQ 466-0013-9 DUE 093098 POC Steven R. Mifflin, Contracting Officer (330) 424-7274 This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items, prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (F.A.R.) Subpart12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; bids are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number 466-0013-9 is issued as a Request for Quotation. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-07. The associated standard industrial classification code is 8099 with a small business size standard of $5.0 million. Statement of Work is as follows: Provide professional Laboratory Services; specifically, lab services testing for the presence of contagious diseases and illnesses of inmates at the Federal Correctional Instiution/Federal Prison Camp located in Elkton, Ohio. Services are requested on a "will-call" basis. Upon receiving a call from FCI Elkton, the contractor shall pick up the samples by courier between 2:00 and 4:00 p.m. E.S.T. and provide same day results. The contractor will provide results with abnormal results clearly identified. Results shall be sent via modem to a printer located in the Health Services Department at FCI Elkton. For abnormal results, the Contractor shall call or fax the results in advance of the report. The Contractor will supply all necessary supplies and equipment for the collection of samples, performance of tests and the reporting of results including the tubes, printer, cables, triplicate paper, etc. This work is on a contractual basis not to exceed 30 hours per week and is not a personnel appointment to a Federal job. As such the contractor will not be subject to Government supervision. The Government reserves the right to award without discussions. Therefore, each initial offer should contain the offeror's best terms and conditions from a price or technical standpoint. Offerors are requested to submit a discounted fee schedule identifying the price for each type of testing offered. The offeror whose proposal represents the best value to the Government will be selected. Offerors' proposals will be evaluated on the following criteria, ranked in order of importance: A) Quality of Service B) Response time and C) Cost. All supplies will be furnished by the contractor. All duties outlined will be performed in accordance with the standards and methods generally accepted in the field of Laboratory Services. Any and all records and reports generated by this contract will remain the property of the Federal Bureau of Prisons and required adherence to the Privacy Act of 1974. The contractor will be required to submit a summary invoice each month for the previous month's services. Payment will be based on accomplishment of specific results. Payment will be made IAW FAR 32.905 Invoice Payments; the due date for making payment will be the 30th day after the designated billing office has received a proper invoice and the Government accepts the services performed by the contractor. Offerors are notified that of the requirement to submit a Tax Identification Number and of the Government's intent to use such number for the purposes of collecting and reporting on any delinquent amounts arising out of such person's relationship with the Government. The Contractor is required, as a condition of payment under a resulting contract to submit the information necessary for the Government to make payment via Electronic Funds Transfer prior to submission of their first invoice. The anticipated period of performance is the Date of Award through September 30, 1999. The following F.A.R. clauses and provisions apply to this solicitation: 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items; 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items; 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items; 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items. The following F.A.R. clauses referenced in 52.212-5 alsoapply to this acquisition: 52.222-3, Convict Labor (E.O. 1755); 52.233-3, Protest After Award (31 U.S.C. 3553); 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (E.O. 11246); 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Special Disabled and Vietnam Era Veterans (38 U.S.C. 4212), 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers (29 U.S.C. 793), 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era (38 U.S.C. 4212); 52.225-3, Buy American Act-Supplies (41 U.S.C. 10); and52.225-21, Buy American Act-North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act-Balance of Payments Program Alternate I (41 U.S.C. 10, Pub. L. 103-187); 52.232-33, Electronic Funds Transfer; 52.237-7, Medical Liability Insurance; and Bureau of Prisons Acquisition Policy 37.103. Offers are due by 2:00 local time on September 30, 1998 at the Federal Correctional Institution, 8730 Scroggs Road, Elkton, Ohio 44415. Offers will also be accepted via facsimile at (330) 424-7169 or via e-mail at smifflin@bop.gov. For information regardingthis solicitation, call Steve Mifflin, Contracting Officer, at (330) 424-7274. All responsible parties are invited to submit a bid which will be considered. Posted 09/18/98 (I-SN251788). (0261)

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