SOURCES SOUGHT
Q -- ThyroSeq Testing VAMC Memphis, TN
- Notice Date
- 2/28/2020 8:42:11 AM
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541380
— Testing Laboratories
- Contracting Office
- 249-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 9 (36C249) MURFREESBORO TN 37129 USA
- ZIP Code
- 37129
- Solicitation Number
- 36C24920Q0118
- Response Due
- 3/6/2020 12:00:00 AM
- Archive Date
- 04/05/2020
- Point of Contact
- Christina (Tina) SmithConrtacting Officer615-225-6395
- E-Mail Address
-
Christina.smith7@va.gov
(Christina.smith7@va.gov)
- Awardee
- null
- Description
- This is a Sources Sought notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding the availability and capability of all qualified sources to perform a potential requirement. Purpose and Objectives: Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method. NAICS code: 541380 and size standard is $15M. NOTE: Respondent claiming SDVOSB and VOSB status must be registered and CVE verified in VetBiz Registry www.vetbiz.gov. Project requirements: This requirement is for ThyroSeq Thyroid Fine Needle Aspirations and other specialty testing at the VAMC Memphis. This requirement addresses those patients who have had a thyroid biopsy and tissue needs to be sent for further testing to determine if the patient has cancer. These patients are poor candidates for surgery due to multiple comorbidities. The initial cytology results were indeterminate. In order to determine if the thyroid has a malignancy, there is a test called Thyroseq that measures the expression of 167 genes. This test is a genetic classifier and it is the only one of its kind currently available in the U.S. Turnaround Time: Testing will be performed within the published turnaround times established by contractor s Laboratory Test Directory. Contractor shall consistently meet its published turnaround times and closely monitor its ability to meet published turnaround times as an indirect measure of testing capacity. As testing demand warrants, vendor may initiate additional runs, hire additional employees, and/or purchase additional equipment to meet the needs of new, guaranteed, or anticipated business. Anticipated period of performance: 01 April through 30 September 2020. Information sought: Response to this announcement shall not exceed 10 pages and should include the following information: (1) A tailored capability statement indicating the firm s ability to provide a product and related services; (2) The respondents DUNS number, organization name, address, point of contact, and size and type of business (e.g., SDVOSB/VOSB, etc.,) pursuant to the applicable NAICS code; (3) Information should be provided electronically in a Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format. Please e-mail your response with the above information to Christina.Smith7@va.gov with the subject line Sources Sought Notice # 36C24920Q0118 by 5:00pm on 06 March 2020. Any questions should be emailed to Christina.Smith7@va.gov. Disclaimer and Important Notes. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization s qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. Confidentiality. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: VAMC Memphis;1030 Jefferson Ave.;Memphis, TN 38104, USA
- Zip Code: 38104
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 38104
- Record
- SN05576174-F 20200301/200228230315 (samdaily.us)
- Source
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