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Page 1 of 2 THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. The Department of Veterans Affairs, VHA, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 19 Rocky Mountain Acquisition Center is ... Page 1 of 2 THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. The Department of Veterans Affairs, VHA, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 19 Rocky Mountain Acquisition Center is seeking potential sources that are capable of providing Urinalysis testing, including all equipment, reagents, standards, controls, supplies, consumable/disposable items, parts, accessories and any other item necessary for the generation of a patient Cost per Reportable Result (CPRR). This requirement is for all medical facilities in VISN 19: Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center, 1700 Wheeling St. Aurora, CO 80045 Grand Junction VA Medical Center: 2121 North Ave. Grand Junction, CO 81501 Fort Harrison VAMC: 3687 Veterans Drive, P.O. Box 1500, Fort Harrison, MT 59636 Billings CBOC: 1766 Majestic Lane, Billings, MT 59102 Cheyenne VAMC: 2360 east Pershing Blvd, Cheyenne WY 82001 Loveland CBOC: 5200 Hahn s Peak drive, Loveland CO 80538 Sheridan VA Healthcare System: 1898 Fort Rd, Sheridan WY 82801 Salt Lake City, UT 500 S Foothill Dr., SLC, UT 84148 Oklahoma City VA Health Care System, 921 NE 13th St, OKC Ok 73104 Lawton Outpatient Clinic Bldg. 4303 Pitman Street, Fort Sill Ok, 73507 Jack C. Montgomery VAMC: 1011 Honor Heights Drive, Muskogee, OK 74401 Ernest Childers OPC: 9322 E.41st Street, Tulsa, OK, 74146 NCO 19 is performing market research to determine if there is sufficient number of qualified (1) Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB); (2) Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB); (3) Small or emerging small business firms; or (4) Large businesses, who can fulfill the requirement. This Sources Sought notice is issued for the purpose of market research in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10. All SDVOSB, VOSB, small and large businesses capable of fulfilling the requirement are invited to respond. NAICS code to be used for this acquisition is 334516. All interested firms who can meet the requirements stated below should respond, in writing, with information describing their interest, capabilities, address and indicate which business category (SDVOSB, VOSB, Small or Large Business) for which they qualify and all interested firms should indicate whether they have a NAC or GSA contract by replying with their applicable contract number. Any information submitted by respondents to this sources sought synopsis is voluntary. This sources sought notice is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government reimburse any costs associated with the submission of information in response to this notice. Respondents will not individually be notified of the results of any Government assessments Responses and questions may be submitted electronically to: Juanita.Street@va.gov in a Microsoft word compatible format no later than Wednesday, January 30th, at 12:00pm Mountain Time. PHONE CALLS NOT ACCEPTED. SUMMARY OF REQUIREMENTS: 1. SCOPE: Contractor shall provide all equipment, reagents, standards, controls, supplies, consumable/disposable items, parts, accessories and any other item required for the proper operation of its' contractor owned automated urinalysis testing instruments and peripherals necessary for the generation of automated urinalysis reportable patient test result (CPRR) services on behalf of participating VISN 19 Pathology & Laboratory Medicine (P&LMS) departments. A services component will also be included in the contract, to provide all maintenance, repairs, upgrades, trainings and a Quality Control program. Equipment, supplies and services shall be provided to the: 2. DEFINITION OF CPRR: Contractors are required to provide a price for each patient test that can be performed on its equipment. The per reportable patient test price shall include costs covering (a) equipment use, (b) all reagents, calibrators, controls, supplies, consumable/disposable items, parts, accessories and any other item required for the proper operation of the contractor s equipment and necessary for the generation and reporting of a patient test result, (c) all necessary maintenance to keep the equipment in good operating condition (This element includes both preventive maintenance and emergency repairs and (d) training for Government personnel. Contractors are required to provide delivery, installation and removal of equipment at no additional charge. All hard drives are to be removed and handed over to the facilities for destruction when equipment is removed. 3. URINALYSIS ASSAYS: Automated Dipstick Urine Microscopic Urinalysis Body Fluid analysis: 5. ANALYZER CAPABILITIES: Walk-away automated sampling capability for urinalysis chemistry and microscopic testing. Minimum capacity up to 20 samples loaded at once. Direct, automated specimen pathway between the chemistry urinalysis specimen sampling and testing, and the microscopic urinalysis sampling and testing. Body Fluid testing to include all serous, CSF and Synovial with dilution protocols in place for various degrees of Turbidity.