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Page 3 of 3 Sources Sought Notice This notice is for planning purposes only and shall not be considered an invitation for bid, request for quotation, request for proposal, or as an obligation of the g... Page 3 of 3 Sources Sought Notice This notice is for planning purposes only and shall not be considered an invitation for bid, request for quotation, request for proposal, or as an obligation of the government to acquire any products or services. Responses to this notice will be used for informational purposes only. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs from the government will arise as a result from a response to this announcement. No contract will be awarded from this notice. The information requested in this notice will be used to determine if there are sufficient socioeconomic small business concerns that are capable of performing the work described for the requirement. The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 17 is seeking sources for the following procurement: Laboratory Testing Services; Contractor shall provide Reference Laboratory Testing Services to the VA, Amarillo VA Health Care System (AVAHCS), in accordance with the attached Statement of Work. BACKGROUND Lubbock VA Clinic Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Services (P&LMS) 3510 4th St. Lubbock, TX 79415 DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES The AVAHCS requires STAT reference laboratory testing of patient specimens that the facilities do not have the capacity or capability to perform on-site. A laboratory test is an examination, diagnostic, or monitoring procedure on a human specimen removed from the body to determine specific information for diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of disease, and to detect the impairment of health status, or to assess the health of human beings. Laboratory testing must be provided in compliance with the requirements in VHA Handbook 1106.01 and 42 CFR Part 493. The contractor must hold and maintain a certificate of accreditation from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), as meeting the requirements of the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) of 1988 and must hold and maintain accreditation by the College of American Pathologists (CAP) to perform the services. See attached Statement of Work for the performance requirements. RESPONSE If interested, please provide the following information in a response: 1. Name of Company 2. Point of Contact; name, phone number and email address 3. DUNS number 4. Company socio-economic status (i.e., Small Business) 5. Capability Statement 6. Vendors expressing interest in participating in the requirement must complete and provide the attachment; Attachment A Lubbock STAT Testing CPT Line Items , with the response. a. In Column C, Description , indicate alternate test name (if different than that already listed, as a separate line within the cell). b. In Column E, Comment , for each test, identify if the test is to be performed in-house or subcontracted as a separate line within the cell. c. In Column AM, Manufacturer Part Number , provide CPT/ test menu code if different than those listed in Column E. d. For each test being subcontracted, include the CLIA certificate number in Column BY, Item Part Number and the name of the subcontracted vendor in Column CG OEM Name . 7. Provide a copy of the CLIA certificate of accreditation for each laboratory listed in Column CG of the attachment. The certificate must include the Lab Certification Code(s) and effective date for the laboratory specialties and subspecialties the laboratory is certified to perform. 8. In addition, for each laboratory listed in the attachment Column CG, provide a declaration signed by the Laboratory Director listed on the CLIA Certificate of Accreditation that identifies which laboratory tests identified in the attachment are currently being performed at that laboratory. 9. Provide distance of testing lab from the Lubbock and verification that testing can be completed in 2.5 hours or less. Failure to provide the requested information for any test listed in the attachment, failure to provide the certificate of accreditation for any laboratory identified in the attachment, or failure to provide the distance of testing laboratory/laboratories from the Lubbock Clinic will be considered by the VA to be a statement that the vendor responding to this notice is unable to provide that particular test. The information provided in a response to this notice may be used in developing an acquisition approach. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking any proprietary or competitive sensitive information that is provided in a response. Interested firms must respond to the notice to be considered. For any questions regarding this notice email the Contracting Point of Contact no later than Wednesday, July 18 2023, 5:00 PM Eastern Time.