SOURCES SOUGHT
Q -- Clinical Laboratory Testing Services
- Notice Date
- 11/3/2008
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 621511
— Medical Laboratories
- Contracting Office
- Department of Labor, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management, Procurement Services Center, S-4306 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20210-0001
- ZIP Code
- 20210-0001
- Solicitation Number
- DOL099RI20635
- Archive Date
- 11/29/2008
- Point of Contact
- Jillian L Matz,, Phone: 202-693-4570, Jillian Matz,, Phone: 202-693-4570
- E-Mail Address
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matz.jillian@dol.gov, matz.jillian@dol.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Job Corps is seeking a qualified contractor who can provide clinical laboratory testing services for drug abuse, testing and identification of students who may have genital infections due to Chlamydia, and testing and identification of students who may be infected with the AIDS virus – Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). We are looking for firms that qualify under the Small Business Programs mentioned in Federal Acquisition Regulation Subpart 19. When submitting your response, please indicate under which programs you meet the criteria. The NAICS Code is 621511, and the Small Business Standard is $13.5 million. Job Cops is an open-entry/open-exit, career skills, academic, and life skills education and vocational training program for at-promise youth, ages 16 through 24. With 122 centers in 48 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, Job Corps is primarily residential with a small non-residential component. The program was established in 1964 and is presently authorized under Title I of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998. The program is administered by the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Job Corps. In addition to a National Office, there are six Job Corps Regional Offices located nationwide. The Job Corps Laboratory Testing Contract supports the Job Corps National Office in its current policies and procedures for HIV infection detailed in PRH Chapter 6 Appendix 603, issued June 2003; entrance laboratory testing for Chlamydia detailed in PRH Chapter 6 section 6.10 R1(c); and the Zero Tolerance policy for alcohol and other drugs of abuse which was instituted in May 1995 and amended in October 1997. Activities undertaken to support these mandates (1) provide each center with supplies and equipment as needed for collection and preparation of blood and urine specimens, (2) Arrange for pickup/delivery of specimens to lab from urban, suburban, and rural centers including sites in Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico, (3) Code specimens to ensure confidentiality, in a manner approved by lab and Job Corps National Office, (4) Analyze specimens, (5) Report individual test results to specific designated center staff, (6) Report Job Corps wide results to National Office of Job Corps (7) Assume responsibility for quality control of laboratory procedures, (8) Provide monthly billing to the National Office of Job Corps Representative, (9) Provide an online system with secure access for each center to request testing and obtain results. All contractors responding to this announcement must demonstrate their experience in the aforementioned work. Pertinent factors for consideration of qualifications are: (1)Personnel: Technicians, Technologists, Supervisors, and Directors of the Laboratory must be licensed by the state in which the tests are performed, or in the absence of state licensure requirements are certified by a national certifying registry such as the American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP). Personnel are required to participate in continuing education programs in addition to licensure. (2)Laboratory: The lab must have a Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA) license for testing of interstate samples. The Laboratory must be licensed in the State in which testing is performed and licensed in states that require licensure for the testing specimens. The Laboratory must submit a written internal quality control program to assure consistent performance. The lab must be HIPAA compliant for electronic submission of lab results. (3)Laboratory shall have a dedicated data processing system of providing individual results as well as statistical and demographic analysis and reports. (4)Laboratory will provide system requirements to Job Corps Data Center (JCDC) on back-end reporting and work with JCDC to integrate the back-end reporting and test result information distribution into Job Corps CDSS Suite of Applications (5)Contractor will provide a dedicated administrator and alternate to communicate with centers, JCDC, and the National Office, orally, and in writing (6)Samples will be transported by contractor through an arrangement to assure they are at contractors’ laboratory(ies) within 24 hours of pickup from continental US centers and 48 hours outside continental US. (7)Contractor shall provide educational services in the form of lectures or presentations All interested parties are invited to submit a capabilities statement, to Ms. Jillian Matz, Contract Specialist, Division of Job Corps Technical Training, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Suite N4308, Washington, DC 20210. Responses are due November 14, 2008 by 4 p.m. EST. Electronic copies of capability statements are preferred and may be emailed to matz.jillian@dol.gov. The response must be specific to each of the qualifications listed above to show that the respondent has the skills and experience. The submittals shall not exceed 10 pages, TOTAL. A determination by the Government to proceed with the acquisition as a set-aside is within the discretion of the Government. Please be advised that telephone inquiries will not be accepted. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL.
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