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Notice ID:36C24821Q1327
The Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Caribbean Healthcare System (VACHS), San Juan; Puerto Rico is conducting market research to identify potential sources with the qualification to provide Patholog...
The Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Caribbean Healthcare System (VACHS), San Juan; Puerto Rico is conducting market research to identify potential sources with the qualification to provide Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (PLMS) at Vieques Rural Outpatient Clinic. This service shall include the patient specimen collection service, collection supplies (Except for Urinalysis test tubes that will be provided by the PLMS), service for centrifugation of samples collected, and delivery/ transportation of samples to the Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service located in San Juan, PR. The purpose of this Source Sought notice is to identify Service Disable Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), Small Business, and Large Business interested in this procurement, the level of experience, qualifications, and whether it might be suitable for a specific small business socioeconomic group set-aside. This procurement is a requirement for a long term contract with a twelve (12) months Base Period and four (4) twelve (12) months Option Periods for total contract period of sixty months. Expressions of interest shall be submitted to Mr. Israel Rodriguez, with the information listed below, via email at: Israel.rodriguez-perez@va.gov , on or before July 23, 2021, close of business: a. Company profile and capability statement comparable to the marketing package your company uses in their ordinary course of business. Please ensure the following information is included: point of contact information, DUNS Number, company business size and socioeconomic category such as: Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran- Owned Small Business (VOSB), Women-Owned Small Business, HUBZone Small Business, Small Business and Large Business. b. Provide evidence of laboratory licensed and or accreditation by the College of American Pathologists, Joint Commission, Center for Disease Control, Medicare and/ or other state regulatory agencies as mandated by federal and state statutes. In addition, certification requirement of the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act of 1988 and comply with the National Standards to Protect the Privacy of Personal Health Information in accordance with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Account of 1996 (HIPAA). c. Provide information of Leadership Professional Staff: Names and Curriculum Vitae. A summary of one's education, professional history, and job qualifications, as for a prospective employer leading the staff assigned to the procurement. d. How the organization maintain the Technical Staff Competency Skills Assessment in the following areas: Basic Phlebotomy, Patient Identification, Venipuncture, Customer Service (if not address in a above), any Safety Trainings in the following areas: Biosafety, Chemical Safety, Dry Ice and liquid Nitrogen, Electrical Safety, Ergonomic Safety and Fire Safety and Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification. e. Provide information on transportation courier services for patient specimen collected and packaging of biological samples following CDC guidelines from Vieques Rural Outpatient Clinic to VA Caribbean Healthcare System Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service, San Juan, PR. f. Describe how the organization will meet any requirement of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Office of Regulation and Certification of Health professionals Nurse Registry Certificate.
