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This notice is for planning purposes only and shall not be considered an invitation for bid, request for quotation, request for proposal, or an obligation of the government to acquire any products or ... This notice is for planning purposes only and shall not be considered an invitation for bid, request for quotation, request for proposal, or 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 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 capable of performing the work described for the requirement. The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 17 seeks sources for the following procurement: Urinalysis Cost-Per-Reportable-Result (CPRR). The contractor shall provide Urinalysis CPRR to the Veterans Affairs (VA), El Paso VA Clinic, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Services (P&LMS) 5001 North Piedras Street, El Paso, TX 79930-4210, in accordance with the attached Statement of Work. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES. The El Paso VA Clinic requires Automated Clinical Laboratory Urinalysis Testing for urine dipstick chemistries and urine microscopic analysis using the CPRR invoicing method. The CPRR pricing shall include all equipment, comprehensive maintenance, software and hardware upgrades, workstations, servers, training, a quality control program, reagents, calibrators, controls, supplies, consumables, disposable items, parts, accessories, printers, uninterruptable power supply (UPS), and any other item required for the proper operation of its' contractor-owned automated urinalysis testing instruments and peripherals necessary for the generation of accurate automated urinalysis results. The urinalysis analyzers, reagents, controls, and calibrators must be FDA-approved. The Contractor retains the title of the equipment. 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. 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 socioeconomic status (i.e., Small Business) 5. Capability Statement 6. Description and specifications of proposed analyzers, reagents, controls, and calibrators. 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 Thursday, January 30, 2025, 4:00 PM Central Time.