SOURCE SOUGHT NOTICE THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT IS FOR INFORMATION & PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY; IT IS NEITHER A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT NOR A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS OR QUOTES AND DOES NOT OBLIGATE THE GOVERNMENT TO AWARD A CONTRACT. A CONTRACT MAY NOT BE AWARDED AS A RESULT OF THIS SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT. REQUESTS FOR A SOLICITATION WILL NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE. RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT MUST BE IN WRITING. THE PURPOSE OF THIS SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT IS FOR MARKET RESEARCH TO MAKE APPROPRIATE ACQUISITION DECISIONS AND TO GAIN KNOWLEDGE OF POTENTIAL QUALIFIED VENDORS CAPABLE OF PERFORMING THE WORK. DOCUMENTATION OF TECHNICAL EXPERTISE MUST BE PRESENTED IN SUFFICIENT DETAIL FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO DETERMINE THAT YOUR COMPANY POSSESSES THE NECESSARY FUNCTIONAL AREA EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE TO COMPETE FOR THIS ACQUISITION. SYNOPSIS: THE LOUIS A. JOHNSON VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER (LAJVAMC) DESIRES TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT FOR AUTOPSY SERVICES. THE SCOPE OF SERVICE INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO: CONTRACTOR SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING EITHER A PARTIAL OR FULL AUTOPSY (AS INDICATED ON THE AUTHORIZATION FOR AUTOPSY FORM), INCLUDING STANDARD GROSS AND MICROSCOPIC SAMPLINGS, PHOTOGRAPHY, NEUROPATHOLOGY, AND TOXICOLOGY ON CADAVERS. LAJVAMC WOULD ARRANGE SERVICES TO TRANSPORT THE BODY IF NEEDED. THE OUTSIDE SOURCE WOULD PERFORM THE AUTOPSY. THE BODY WOULD BE TRANSPORTED BACK TO THE LAJVAMC UPON COMPLETION. ALL INTERESTED AND QUALIFIED PARTIES SHOULD PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION VIA EMAIL TO ME: CAPABILITY STATEMENT SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS (SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESS, VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESS, 8(a), HUB, WOMEN OWNED SMALL BUSINESS, SMALL BUSINESS OR LARGE BUSINESS) GSA/FSS/SEWP SCHEDULE NUMBER (IF AVAILABLE) COMPANY INFORMATION INCLUDING POINT OF CONTACT INFO THE APPLICABLE NAICS CODE IS: 621511 MEDICAL LABORATORIES RESPONSE DATE (DEADLINE): AUGUST 28th, 2024 FOR PLANNING AND SCHEDULING PURPOSES, TO INSURE BEING INCLUDED IN OUR MARKET RESEARCH FOR THIS PROCUREMENT, RESPONSES MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON AUGUST 28th, 2024. TIME PERMITTING, RESPONSES RECEIVED AFTER THAT DATE MAY BE INCLUDED IN OUR RESEARCH BUT CANNOT BE GUARANTEED. CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS: DEPARTMENT OF VETERAN AFFAIRS 510 BUTLER AVE MARTINSBURG, WV 25401 POINT OF CONTACT: JABBAR PRINGLE CONTRACT OFFICER JABBAR.PRINGLE@VA.GOV NOTICE TO POTENTIAL OFFERORS: ALL OFFERORS WHO PROVIDE GOODS OR SERVICES TO THE UNITED STATES FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MUST BE REGISTERED AT SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM LOCATED ON THE WEB AT WWW.SAM.GOV). IT IS DESIRABLE THAT ANY OFFEROR TO HAVE COMPLETED THEIR BUSINESS ONLINE REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS APPLICATION (ORCA). ADDITIONALLY, ALL SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN OWNED BUSINESSES OR VETERAN OWNED BUSINESSES WHO RESPOND TO A SOLICITATION ON THIS PROJECT MUST BE REGISTERED WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS CENTER FOR VETERANS LOCATED AT Veteran Small Business Certification (sba.gov). ALL INTERESTED OFFERORS SHOULD SUBMIT ALL REQUESTED INFORMATION STATE ABOVE BY EMAIL ONLY TO JABBAR.PRINGLE@VA.GOV BY THE RESPONSE DATE STATED ABOVE. NO PHONE CALLS WILL BE ACCPETED. REFERENCE THE FOLLOWING IN THE SUBJECT FIELD OF THE EMAIL: AUTOPSY SERVICES *THIS IS A MARKET SURVEY FOR INFORMATIONAL AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION AND DOES NOT OBLIGATE THE GOVERNMENT TO ISSUE A SOLICITATION. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THE GOVERNMENT WILL NOT PAY FOR ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED UNDER THIS ANNOUNCEMENT*
