SOLICITATION NOTICE
Q -- INTENT TO AWARD ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS TO QUEST DIAGNOSTICS
- Notice Date
- 1/25/2018
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 621511
— Medical Laboratories
- Contracting Office
- Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Office of Acquisition and Grants Services, Mail Stop 50, West Bldg, 3rd Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, Washington, District of Columbia, 20590
- ZIP Code
- 20590
- Solicitation Number
- 693JJ618PTOXICOLOGY
- Archive Date
- 1/29/2018
- Point of Contact
- Jomo S. Haldane, Phone: 2024930486
- E-Mail Address
-
jomo.haldane@dot.gov
(jomo.haldane@dot.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6 and FAR Part 13, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Washington, DC, intends to award a Sole Source, Time and Materials (T&M) Contract to Quest Diagnostics, to provide scientifically sound and legally defensible toxicological analyses of urine, blood samples, and tissue samples, obtained from railroad employees in post-accident testing. This is in accordance with FRA Post Accident Toxicological Testing Program (Program). This Program was implemented in 1986 pursuant to 49 CFR Part 219 -- Control of Alcohol and Drug Use, Subpart C -- Post-Accident Toxicological Testing. This sole source requirement meets the conditions of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), only one responsible source has been identified as reasonably available to provide the services that will satisfy the agency requirements. If any interested party believes they can meet the above requirement, it may submit a statement of capabilities. The statement of capabilities must be submitted in writing and must contain clear and convincing evidence that competition of this requirement would be advantageous to the Government. If parties choose to respond, any cost associated with preparation and submission of data or any other cost incurred in response to this announcement are the sole responsibility of the respondent and will not be reimbursed by the Government. Interested parties with the capability of meeting the proposed requirements are requested to provide an E-mail to the FRA point of contact, Jomo Haldane, (jomo.haldane@dot.gov) no later than 5:00 p.m. EST January, 26, 2017. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to open the requirement to competition based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.
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