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THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) SOURCES SOUGHT IS ISSUED SOLELY FOR MARKET RESEARCH AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION 1. Responses to this Sources Sought Announcemen... THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) SOURCES SOUGHT IS ISSUED SOLELY FOR MARKET RESEARCH AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION 1. Responses to this Sources Sought Announcement must be in writing. The purpose of this Sources Sought Announcement is for market research only to make appropriate acquisition decisions and to gain knowledge of Small Businesses, including Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses and Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB/VOSB), who are interested in submitting proposals for this procurement and who are capable of performing the work required for this procurement. 2. The applicable NAICS Code is 621511 Medical Laboratories Size Standard - $41.5 Million Product Service Code is Q301 Medical Reference Laboratory Testing 3. The Contractor shall provide Pharmacy Gloved Fingertip Testing, (GFT MFT) services for the Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Sierra Pacific Network (VISN 21) in accordance with the statement of work attached to this sources sought notice. Interested and capable Contractors are encouraged to respond to this notice not later than: 03/17/2025 at 3:30 PM PT. Responses shall be submitted via email to ladonna.collins@va.gov Subject line of the email shall include this Sources Sought Notice Number 36C26125Q0373 GFT and MFT Media-fill kits and testing Firm Name Submit this document with any required and relevant attachments Company name Address Point of contact Phone, fax, and email of primary point of contact Contractor s Unique Entity ID (SAM) number Contractor s small business type, if applicable, (e.g. Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB), 8(a), HUB-Zone, Woman Owned Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, or Small Business). Statement indicating whether the Contractor is considered to be small under the size standard for the NAICS code identified under this RFI. A capability statement that provides detailed information for one or more reference contracts that demonstrates the Contractor s experience providing the services outlined in the statement of work. GENERAL STATEMENTS OF CAPABILITY ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE. The Contractor must provide the following information for each reference contract that the Contractor identifies as evidence of the Contractor s capability to perform the work required by this procurement: the legal name of entity with whom the Contractor held the contract. the contract numbers. a description providing details of the specific tasks the Contractor performed under that contract. the dates during which the Contractor performed the contract. the name, phone number, and email address of a person at the entity with whom the Contractor held the contract who can verify the information the Contractor provides regarding this reference contract. If a Contractor offers to demonstrate experience performing reference the requested services through the proposed use of subcontractors, the Contractor must identify the legal name of each subcontractor that the Contractor proposes to use and provide all of the information required above for one or more reference contracts performed by each subcontractor that the Contractor intends to use. NOTE: The information requested above is required for the Government to evaluate whether there are sufficient small business concerns of a particular type who are capable of performing the work required by this procurement to determine if this procurement should be set aside for a given type of small business concern. FAILURE TO SUBMIT ALL OF THE INFORMATION REQUESTED ABOVE TO SUPPORT A CONTRACTOR S CLAIMED EXPERIENCE MAY BE VIEWED BY THE GOVERNMENT AS EVIDENCE THAT THE CONTRACTOR LACKS THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE PHARMACY GLOVED FINGERTIP TESTING, (GFT-MFT) SERVICES REQUIRED BY THIS REQUIREMENT. THIS, IN TURN, MAY AFFECT THE GOVERNMENT S DETERMINATION ABOUT WHETHER THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SET-ASIDE PROCUREMENT HAVE BEEN MET. 5. All Contractors who provide goods or services to the United States Government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database found at https://www.sam.gov. Registration must include Representations and Certifications. --End of Sources Sought Announcement--