This Sources Sought Notice is for informational and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation or commitment by the Government. This notice is intended strictly for market research. The purpose of this Sources Sought notice is to obtain information from qualified sources with special interest relative to the North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) 325413, Viral in-vitro diagnostic substance manufacturing. The Government will not pay for information received in response to this Sources Sought, nor will the Government compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing the information provided. This Sources Sought does not constitute a commitment by the Government. Information provided in response to this market survey will be used for informational purposes only and will not be released. Contractor participation is not a promise of future business with the Government. Requirement Veterans Integrated Services Network (VISN) 12 has a requirement for an automated multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing system that is Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved to perform testing for viruses, bacteria, and yeast that cause respiratory, blood, brain, spinal cord, lung, gastrointestinal, and joint infections. Multiplex PCR system minimal testing capabilities: Respiratory Panel Viral Targets Bacterial Targets Adenovirus Coronavirus 229E Coronavirus HKU1 Coronavirus NL63 Coronavirus OC43 Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Human metapneumovirus Human rhinovirus/enterovirus Influenza A virus Influenza A virus A/H1 Influenza A virus A/H3 Influenza A virus A/H1-2009 Influenza B virus Parainfluenza virus 1 Parainfluenza virus 2 Parainfluenza virus 3 Parainfluenza virus 4 Respiratory syncytial virus Bordetella parapertussis Bordetella pertussis Chlamydia pneumoniae Mycoplasma pneumoniae Gastrointestinal (GI) Panel Viruses Bacteria Parasites Adenovirus F40/41 Astrovirus Norovirus GI/GII Rotavirus A Sapovirus (I, II, IV, and V) Campylobacter (jejuni, coli and upsaliensis) Clostridium difficile (Toxin A/B) Plesiomonas shigelloides Salmonella Yersinia enterocolitica Vibrio (parahaemolyticus, vulnificus and cholerae) Vibrio cholerae Diarrheagenic E.coli/Shigella Enteroaggregative E. coli (EAEC) Enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC) Enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC) lt/st Shiga-like toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) stx1/stx2 E. coli O157 Shigella/Enteroinvasive E. coli (EIEC) Cryptosporidium Cyclospora cayetanensis Entamoeba histolytica Giardia lamblia Blood Culture Identification (BCID) Panel Gram-positive bacteria Gram-negative bacteria Yeast Antimicrobial resistance genes Enterococcus faecalis Enterococcus faecium Listeria monocytogenes Staphylococcus spp. Staphylococcus aureus Staphylococcus epidermidis Staphylococcus lugdunensis Streptococcus spp. Streptococcus agalactiae Streptococcus pneumoniae Streptococcus pyogenes Acinetobacter calcoaceticusbaumannii complex Bacteroides fragilis Enterobacterales Enterobacter cloacae complex Escherichia coli Klebsiella aerogenes Klebsiella oxytoca Klebsiella pneumoniae group Proteus spp. Salmonella spp. Serratia marcescens Haemophilus influenzae Neisseria meningitidis Pseudomonas aeruginosa Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Candida albicans Candida auris Candida glabrata Candida krusei Candida parapsilosis Candida tropicalis Cryptococcus (C. neoformans/C. gattii) Carbapenemases IMP KPC OXA-48-like NDM VIM Colistin Resistance mcr-1 ESBL CTX-M Methicillin Resistance mecA/C mecA/C and MREJ (MRSA) Vancomycin Resistance vanA/B Meningitis/Encephalitis (ME) Panel Bacteria Viruses Yeast Escherichia coli K1 Haemophilus influenzae Listeria monocytogenes Neisseria meningitidis Streptococcus agalactiae Streptococcus pneumoniae Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Enterovirus (EV) Herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) Herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV-2) Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) Human parechovirus (HPeV) Varicella zoster virus (VZV) Cryptococcus gattii Cryptococcus neoformans Pneumonia (PN) Panel Viruses Bacteria (semi-quantitative) Atypical Bacteria (qualitative) Antimicrobial resistance genes Adenovirus Coronavirus Human metapneumovirus Human rhinovirus/enterovirus Influenza A virus Influenza B virus Parainfluenza virus Respiratory syncytial virus Acinetobacter calcoaceticus- baumannii complex Enterobacter cloacae complex Escherichia coli Haemophilus influenzae Klebsiella aerogenes Klebsiella oxytoca Klebsiella pneumoniae group Moraxella catarrhalis Proteus spp. Pseudomonas aeruginosa Serratia marcescens Staphylococcus aureus Streptococcus agalactiae Streptococcus pneumoniae Streptococcus pyogenes Chlamydia pneumoniae Legionella pneumophila Mycoplasma pneumoniae Carbapenemases IMP KPC NDM OXA-48-like VIM ESBL CTX-M Methicillin resistance mecA/C and MREJ (MRSA) Joint Infection (JI) Panel Gram-positive bacteria Gram-negative bacteria Yeast Antimicrobial resistance genes Anaerococcus prevotii/vaginalis Clostridium perfringens Cutibacterium avidum/granulosum Enterococcus faecalis Enterococcus faecium Finegoldia magna Parvimonas micra Peptoniphilus Peptostreptococcus anaerobius Staphylococcus aureus Staphylococcus lugdunensis Streptococcus spp. Streptococcus agalactiae Streptococcus pneumoniae Streptococcus pyogenes Bacteroides fragilis Citrobacter Enterobacter cloacae complex Escherichia coli Haemophilus influenzae Kingella kingae Klebsiella aerogenes Klebsiella pneumoniae group Morganella morganii Neisseria gonorrhoeae Proteus spp. Pseudomonas aeruginosa Salmonella spp. Serratia marcescens Candida spp. Candida albicans Carbapenemases IMP KPC NDM OXA-48-like VIM ESBL CTX-M Methicillin Resistance mecA/C and MREJ (MRSA) Vancomycin Resistance vanA/B The multiplex PCR system must be capable of providing results with limited hands-on time and a run time of less than one hour. The contractor must provide a two-day standard delivery and an option for expedited delivery of 24 hours. Multiplex PCR systems are needed to support the following VISN 12 facilities: Jesse Brown VA Medical Center Edward J. Hines, Jr. VA Hospital 820 S. Damen Avenue 5000 S. 5th Avenue Chicago, IL 60612-4223 Hines, IL 60141-3030 Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center Capt. James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center 5000 W. National Avenue 3001 Green Bay Road Milwaukee, WI 53295-0001 North Chicago, IL 60064-3048 William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital 2500 Overlook Terrace Madison, WI 53705-2286 Interested contractors capable of meeting the requirement should provide the following information in response to this Sources Sought. 1. Company name, address, point of contact and email address 2. Size status and representation/s of the company (i.e., Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), HUBZone, Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB), Large Business, etc.) 3. Is the company an SBA certified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) under the NAICS code 325413? 4. Include descriptive literature such as illustrations, brochures, catalogs, booklets, etc. 5. Are the proposed end items manufactured or produced in the United States? 6. If the company has a current federal contract, are the end items being offered available on the Federal Supply Schedule (FSS)? If so, what is the FSS contract number? Questions should be sent to the Contracting Officer, Stacy Massey at Stacy.Massey@va.gov. Responses to this sources sought must be received no later than July 18, 2024, at 5:00pm. As a reminder, this is a Sources Sought announcement only. There is no guarantee, expressed or implicit, that the market research for this acquisition will result in a particular set-aside or sole source award, or any other guarantee of award strategy. All information is to be provided on a voluntary basis at no charge to the Government. Interested vendors are reminded that in accordance with FAR 4.1102(a) Offerors and quoters are required to be registered in SAM at the time an offer or quotation is submitted in order to comply with the annual representations and certifications requirements. Registration is available at www.sam.gov.
