6550--VISN 19 Compatible Cepheid Reagents and Consumables

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION / SOURCES SOUGHT INQUIRY The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 19, Rocky Mountain Acquisition Center (RMAC) is seeking information and sources that can provide molecular diagnostic test kits and consumables compatible with current Government-owned Cepheid instrumentation. Current, Government-owned Cepheid GeneXpert models include the Cepheid Infinity-48S, XVI, IV, and Xpress. VISN 19 clinical laboratory locations are listed below: Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center (Aurora, CO) Salt Lake City VA Medical Center (Salt Lake City, UT) Cheyenne VA Medical Center (Cheyenne, WY) Grand Junction VA Medical Center (Grand Junction, CO) Sheridan VA Medical Center (Sheridan, WY) Jack C. Montgomery VA Medical Center (Muskogee, OK) Ernest Childers VA Health Care Center (Tulsa, OK) Oklahoma City VA Medical Center (Oklahoma City, OK) Testing kits, reagents, supplies, and consumables are required so the VA Pathology and Laboratory Services listed above can perform the following microbiology molecular diagnostic testing at a firm-fixed price: Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Staphylococcus aureus (SA) Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) Norovirus Clostridium difficile Covid Influenza A/B Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Group A Streptococcus Mycobacterium tuberculosis Rifampin-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) Trichomonas vaginosis (TV) Bacterial vaginosis Vulvovaginal candidiasis BCR-ABL Factor II & Factor V The NAICS code is 325413 In Vitro Diagnostic Substances, Reagents, Test Kits and Sets and Small Business Size Standards is 1250 employees. The information submitted shall contain the company s business size status. This is a request for information and sources only, which may or may not lead to a future solicitation! This is not a request for proposal (RFP). This is for Market Research Purposes Only. No questions will be answered. The VA will not pay for any information received resulting from this sources sought notice. Requests for copies of a solicitation shall not be honored or acknowledged. Information should be forwarded to the Contracting Officer. If your organization can provide these services and is interested in this opportunity, please respond to Tania Urenda, Contract Specialist, Department of Veterans Affairs, NCO 19 via e-mail at Tania.Urenda@va.gov and NCO19lab@va.gov with a statement describing your capabilities and the chart below completed. The capability statement shall include a point of contact, complete mailing address, telephone number, email address and state the company s business size status. The deadline for this information is 9 AM Mountain Time, March 13, 2025. In response to this announcement, please provide the information below: Company Name: Address: UEI (Unique Entity ID) Number: Contact Name: Phone No.: Email: Business Size Information - Select all that applies: Small Business Emerging Small Business Small Disadvantaged Business Certified under Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act HUBZone Woman Owned Certified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Veteran Owned Small Business Large Business FSS/GSA Contract Holder: Yes No FSS/GSA Contract Number: Effective Date/ Expiration Date: Proposed solution is listed and available on the above FSS/GSA Contract: Yes No Available pricing structure of proposed solution (select all that are applicable below): Pricing Model Please Indicate Availability Below: (Yes / No / NA) All on FSS Open Market only Mix of FSS & Open Market Cost Per Kit (CPK) Cost Per Test (CPT) Other: (Please explain) Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Market Rearch Questions: Buy American Act (FAR 52.225) What percentage of the proposed product (including leases) is a: Domestic end product? _____________ (%) Foreign end product? _______________ (%) Questions for Small Businesses ONLY: Limitations on Subcontracting (FAR 52.219-14) What percentage of the work would be subcontracted to another company? ________ If > 0, what is company s business size: __________ If subcontracting, what added value do you offer (FAR 52.215-23): _______________________________ Nonmanufacturer Rule (FAR 52.219-33): Does your company manufacturer these proposed items? [  ] yes [  ] no Does your company exceed 500 employees? [  ] yes [  ] no If yes, list # of employees: _________ Does your company primarily engaged in the retail or wholesale trade and normally sells the type of item being supplied? [  ] yes [  ] no Does your company take ownership or possession of the item(s) with its personnel, equipment or facilities in a manner consistent with industry practice? [  ] yes [  ] no Does your company supply the end item of a small business manufacturer, processor or producer made in the United States, or obtains a waiver of such requirement pursuant to paragraph (b)(5) CFR 121.406. [  ] yes [  ] no If yes, what is the manufacturer s name? ________________