SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- Microbiology CPT
- Notice Date
- 12/19/2018
- Notice Type
- Synopsis
- NAICS
- 325413
— In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veteran Affairs;Network Contracting Office 10;5500 Armstrong Rd.;Battle Creek MI 49037
- ZIP Code
- 49037
- Solicitation Number
- 36C25019Q0234
- Response Due
- 12/26/2018
- Archive Date
- 2/24/2019
- Point of Contact
- brooke.hansen@va.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Page 3 of 3 The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 10, intends to solicit offers for Multi-station (Michigan/Indiana) Cost per Test. The contractor shall provide to the Veterans Affairs Facilities (listed below) a Cost-Per-Test (CPT) contract for an Automated Microbiology Sensitivity and Identification System. One Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract for the period of 01/15/2019 09/30/2023 is anticipated. This is an unrestricted procurement for commercial items that will be conducted using FAR Part 13.5 procedures. NAICS code 325413 applies, and the small business size standard is 500 employees. The basis of award will be Best Value. The solicitation will be made available on or about 1/3/2019. The contract requirements are anticipated to be: Summary: The contractor shall provide to the Veterans Affairs facilities (listed below) a Cost-Per-Test (CPT) contract for Automated Microbiology Sensitivity and Identification System that will include all equipment [including uninterruptible power supply (UPS)], installation, reagents, startup Quality Control (QC) and validation cards/panels, (if the contractor discontinues cards/panels, the contractor shall provide the requested number of cards/panels and reagents to perform the extra QC for validation studies at no charge), appropriate ATCC microorganisms for startup and weekly QC, all preventative maintenance, consumable supplies, bi-directional interface bar-coded computer interface compatible with the VA laboratory information system. Veterans Affairs facilities: VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System 2215 Fuller Rd. Ann Arbor, MI 48105 Battle Creek VA Medical Center 5500 Armstrong Road Battle Creek, MI 49037 Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center 1481 W. 10th Street Indianapolis, IN 46202 John D. Dingell VA Medical Center 4646 John R St. Detroit, MI 48201 Northern Indiana Healthcare System (VANIHCS) Ft. Wayne Campus 2121 Lake Avenue Fort Wayne, IN 46805 Aleda E. Lutz VA Medical Center 1500 Weiss Street Saginaw, MI 48602 Requirements: The contractor shall provide all labor, materials, equipment, and equipment parts and service, reagents, supplies, consumable, disposable items, parts, accessories, shipping and handling costs, and any other item(s) required to establish fully operational microbiology testing systems including appropriate start up and weekly ATCC quality control strains, to comply with CAP and CLSI regulations. Shipping and handling costs shall be the responsibility of the contractor and shall be included in the offer. The contractor shall provide at no charge software upgrades in order to maintain the integrity of the system as a state of the art system. These shall be provided as they become released, installed by the contractor (as appropriate) and supported by in-house technical training (as appropriate). The contractor shall provide all ancillary support equipment to fully operate the instrumentation as defined in these specifications. Remote access for the system troubleshooting shall be considered on a case by case basis. If provided, it shall only be through a VPN interface subject to the Department of Veterans Affairs IMS approval. Modems are no longer considered acceptable by the VA Information Security Office. The contractor shall provide any and all universal interface equipment in order to interface equipment with the VA laboratory information system. Currently, the Veterans Affairs facilities utilize Data Innovations as the universal interface. Contractor equipment must offer a bi-directional interface with Data Innovations and VISTA/DHCP. The contractor shall provide everything required for the installation, implementation, testing, and operations of the interface right up to the universal interface box, including the software license fee that may be required each time an instrument or software update is added to an existing system (e.g. ports, cards, panels, software, flash drives, licenses, etc.). If there are any software/hardware/panel upgrades for the contractor system during the life of the contract, the contractor is responsible for ensuring that the interface support system can accommodate any changes in the data stream going to and from the VA s laboratory information system and VA s computerized patient record system (CPRS). Any additional costs, e.g. consulting fees, travel expenses, and extra equipment, etc. will be borne by the contractor. In addition, the contractor shall include all ancillary components that are customarily sold or provided with the model of equipment proposed, (e.g., starter kits, tables/stands, etc.). The contractor shall provide an up to date procedure manual in CLSI format on a portable storage device (i.e. CD-ROM, disk, etc.) and/or an on-line CLSI formatted procedure manual in the instrument software. In addition, there is to be a printed hard copy version. The estimated quantities are below: Total Number of ID Tests for 5 Year Period Facility Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Total Tests Ann Arbor 3,600 3,672 3,745 3,820 3,897 18,735 Battle Creek 1,340 1,407 1,477 1,551 1,629 7,404 Detroit 3,300 3,366 3,433 3,502 3,572 17,173 Indianapolis 2,775 2,831 2,887 2,945 3,004 14,441 NIHCS 2,000 2,040 2,081 2,122 2,165 10,408 Saginaw 1,640 1,673 1,706 1,740 1,775 8,535 13,755 14,030 14,311 14,597 14,889 71,582 Note: Increase 2% per year Total Number AST Tests for 5 Year Period Facility Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Total Tests Ann Arbor 4,657 4,750 4,845 4,942 5,041 24,235 Battle Creek 2,040 2,142 2,249 2,362 2,480 11,273 Detroit 3,600 3,672 3,745 3,820 3,897 18,735 Indianapolis 3,330 3,397 3,465 3,534 3,604 17,329 NIHCS 3,000 3,060 3,121 3,184 3,247 15,612 Saginaw 2,320 2,366 2,414 2,462 2,511 12,073 18,027 18,388 18,755 19,130 19,513 93,813 Note: Increase 2% per year Total Number of Yeast ID Cards for 5 Year Period Facility Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Total Tests Ann Arbor 100 102 104 106 108 520 Battle Creek 0 0 0 0 0 0 Detroit 123 125 128 131 133 640 Indianapolis 250 255 260 265 271 1,301 NIHCS 60 61 62 64 65 312 Saginaw 120 122 125 127 130 624 653 666 679 693 707 3,398 Note: Increase 2% per year Total Number of Yeast Susceptibility Cards for 5 Year Period Facility Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Total Tests Ann Arbor 120 122 125 127 130 624 Battle Creek 0 0 0 0 0 0 Detroit 123 125 128 131 133 640 Indianapolis 275 281 286 292 298 1,431 NIHCS 0 0 0 0 0 0 Saginaw 0 0 0 0 0 0 518 528 539 550 561 2,696 Note: Increase 2% per year Total Number of Neisseria/Haemophilus Cards for 5 Year Period Facility Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Total Tests Ann Arbor 100 102 104 106 108 520 Battle Creek 0 0 0 0 0 0 Detroit 300 306 312 318 325 1,561 Indianapolis 125 128 130 133 135 651 NIHCS 40 41 42 42 43 208 Saginaw 40 41 42 42 43 208 605 617 629 642 655 3,148 Note: Increase 2% per year No solicitation is available at this time. ***No response to this special notice is necessary*** For information about this solicitation, e-mail Brooke Hansen, Contract Specialist, at brooke.hansen@va.gov. 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