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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS VETERANS INTEGRATED SERVICE NETWORK (VISN) 16 REQUEST FOR INFORMATION 36C25622Q1261 REQUESTED RESPONSES: The intent of this Request for Information is to establish sourc... DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS VETERANS INTEGRATED SERVICE NETWORK (VISN) 16 REQUEST FOR INFORMATION 36C25622Q1261 REQUESTED RESPONSES: The intent of this Request for Information is to establish sources in order to define the procurement strategy. Interested contractors are requested to respond in accordance with the following Please respond to this RFI if you are capable of providing the brand name products listed in the Performance Work Statement found in the background section below. In the response, please cite business size status. POTENTIAL SOURCES SHALL PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IN THEIR RESPONSE: 1) Company name, address, phone number, primary contact(s), e-mail address, NAICS code(s), business size (i.e., small/large), proof that supplies are domestically made, proof that supplies are from a domestic small business if offeror is not the manufacturer, and unique entity identifier used in SAM.gov. 2) Provide a Statement of Capability that demonstrates the offeror's past performance in providing these types of supplies. Please include the following: (a) Proof of OEM or OEM distributor of brand name supplies. (b) examples of prior completed Government contracts, references, and other related information. Please include contract number of previous contract(s). CONTACT INFORMATION AND RESPONSE DUE DATE: Please email all responses to William.Shaver@va.gov. Please respond to this RFI no later than 07:00 Central Standard Time on Monday, July 25, 2022. DISCLAIMER: This RFI is issued solely for informational and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Department of Veterans Affairs to form a binding contract. Respondents are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI. BACKGROUND: Performance Work Statement GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR GeneStudio S5 Plus Sequencing Supplies Background: The Pharmacogenomics Analysis Laboratory (VAMC Little Rock) purchased an high-throughput next-generation sequencer (GeneStudio S5 Plus) that can multiplex up to 16 samples per Ion Chip with Sequencing reads from 60-80 million per sample and read lengths (outputs) of 200 bp (with >99% aligned or measured accuracy). By investing in this technology, we have a completely automated workflow (without external water or nitrogen gas requirements) to complete a project with Durham VAMC and MD Anderson in 168 workdays sooner than anticipated at a cost savings of >$300K compared to older-model next-generation sequencers used by PAL in the past. Coverage depth increase 4-fold over results obtained with current technology that was in our laboratory. Project Scope: For the purchase and delivery of Ion Ampliseq kits /accessories (see package requirements below) compatible with GeneStudio S5 Next-Generation Sequencer. Package should include: Catalog # Description Quantity A35907 or NC1452722 (Fisher Healthcare) ION AMPLISEQ LIB KIT PLUS 96 RXN 3 A30011 ION 540 KIT-CHEF (2/INIT) 8 RXNS 4 A27766 ION 540 CHIP KIT EACH 5 Trade-in Value: N/A Warranty and Support: The kits have expiration dates; therefore, shipment must be coordinated with receiving laboratory in quantities that can be utilized efficiently within the base year. Period of Performance: The period of performance (POP) shall be 1 base year. The POP will begin with the latter: either the date of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval or the date of award. Type of Contract: Firm Fixed Price Delivery Location: Initial Destination (Warehouse for both Little Rock & North Little Rock VAs): Chief, Logistics Service Eugene J. Towbin HealthCare Center 2200 Fort Roots Drive / Bldg. 182 North Little Rock, AR 72114-1706 Final Destination: Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System Research Service, Laboratory GC128 Pharmacogenomics Analysis Laboratory 4300 West 7th Street Little Rock, AR 72205 Information Systems Officer, Information Protection: N/A to contract for laboratory supplies only. Contract will require The contractor will not have access to VA Desktop computers, nor will they have access to online resources belonging to the government while conducting services. If removal of equipment from the VA is required, any memory storage devices, such as hard drives, solid state drives and non-volatile memory units will remain in VA control and will not be removed from VA custody.  Privacy Officer: N/A to laboratory supplies. The contractor will not have access to protected Patient Health Information (PHI) nor will they have the capability of accessing patient information during the services provided to the VA and if removal of equipment from the VA is required, any memory storage devices, such as hard drives, solid state drives and non-volatile memory units will remain in VA control and will not be removed from VA custody.  All research data available for Contractor analyses is de-identified. Records Manager:  The contractor will not have access to protected Patient Health Information (PHI), nor will they have the capability of accessing patient information during the services provided to the VA and if removal of equipment from the VA is required, any memory storage devices, such as hard drives, solid state drives and non-volatile memory units will remain in VA control and will not be removed from VA custody.  All research data in the Pharmacogenomics Analysis Laboratory is de-identified. Contractor shall comply with all applicable records management laws and regulations, as well as National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) records policies, including but not limited to the Federal Records Act (44 U.S.C. chs. 21, 29, 31, 33), NARA regulations at 36 CFR Chapter XII Subchapter B, and those policies associated with the safeguarding of records covered by the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a). These policies include the preservation of all records, regardless of form or characteristics, mode of transmission, or state of completion. In accordance with 36 CFR 1222.32, all data created for Government use and delivered to, or falling under the legal control of, the Government are Federal records subject to the provisions of 44 U.S.C. chapters 21, 29, 31, and 33, the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552), as amended, and the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended and must be managed and scheduled for disposition only as permitted by statute or regulation. In accordance with 36 CFR 1222.32, Contractor shall maintain all records created for Government use or created in the course of performing the contract and/or delivered to, or under the legal control of the Government and must be managed in accordance with Federal law. Electronic records and associated metadata must be accompanied by sufficient technical documentation to permit understanding and use of the records and data. Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare system and its contractors are responsible for preventing the alienation or unauthorized destruction of records, including all forms of mutilation. Records may not be removed from the legal custody of Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare system or destroyed except for in accordance with the provisions of the agency records schedules and with the written concurrence of the Head of the Contracting Activity. Willful and unlawful destruction, damage or alienation of Federal records is subject to the fines and penalties imposed by 18 U.S.C. 2701. In the event of any unlawful or accidental removal, defacing, alteration, or destruction of records, Contractor must report to Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare system. The agency must report promptly to NARA in accordance with 36 CFR 1230. The Contractor shall immediately notify the appropriate Contracting Officer upon discovery of any inadvertent or unauthorized disclosures of information, data, documentary materials, records or equipment. Disclosure of non-public information is limited to authorized personnel with a need-to-know as described in the [contract vehicle]. The Contractor shall ensure that the appropriate personnel, administrative, technical, and physical safeguards are established to ensure the security and confidentiality of this information, data, documentary material, records and/or equipment is properly protected. The Contractor shall not remove material from Government facilities or systems, or facilities or systems operated or maintained on the Government's behalf, without the express written permission of the Head of the Contracting Activity. When information, data, documentary material, records and/or equipment is no longer required, it shall be returned to Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare system control or the Contractor must hold it until otherwise directed. Items returned to the Government shall be hand-carried, mailed, emailed, or securely electronically transmitted to the Contracting Officer or address prescribed in the [contract vehicle]. Destruction of records is EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED unless in accordance with Paragraph (4). The Contractor is required to obtain the Contracting Officer's approval prior to engaging in any contractual relationship (sub-contractor) in support of this contract requiring the disclosure of information, documentary material and/or records generated under, or relating to, contracts. The Contractor (and any sub-contractor) is required to abide by Government and Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare system guidance for protecting sensitive, proprietary information, classified, and controlled unclassified information. The Contractor shall only use Government IT equipment for purposes specifically tied to or authorized by the contract and in accordance with Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare system policy. The Contractor shall not create or maintain any records containing any non-public Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare system information that are not specifically tied to or authorized by the contract. The Contractor shall not retain, use, sell, or disseminate copies of any deliverable that contains information covered by the Privacy Act of 1974 or that which is generally protected from public disclosure by an exemption to the Freedom of Information Act. The Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare system owns the rights to all data and records produced as part of this contract. All deliverables under the contract are the property of the U.S. Government for which Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare system shall have unlimited rights to use, dispose of, or disclose such data contained therein as it determines to be in the public interest. Any Contractor rights in the data or deliverables must be identified as required by FAR 52.227-11 through FAR 52.227-20. Training.  All Contractor employees assigned to this contract who create, work with or otherwise handle records are required to take Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare system provided records management training. The Contractor is responsible for confirming training has been completed according to agency policies, including initial training and any annual or refresher training. 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. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), 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