SPECIAL NOTICE
Q -- Notice of Intent to Sole Source
- Notice Date
- 12/11/2023 1:08:47 PM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 621511
— Medical Laboratories
- Contracting Office
- 261-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 21 (36C261) MATHER CA 95655 USA
- ZIP Code
- 95655
- Solicitation Number
- 36C26124Q0227
- Response Due
- 12/15/2023 1:00:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 01/09/2024
- Point of Contact
- Krystal Zoufaly, Contracting Officer, Phone: 916-923-4304
- E-Mail Address
-
krystal.zoufaly@va.gov
(krystal.zoufaly@va.gov)
- Awardee
- null
- Description
- This is an INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE NOTICE only. This is an intent to sole source notice for commercial items prepared in accordance with FAR Subpart 5.2, Synopses of Proposed Contract Actions. This announcement constitutes the only notice of intent to sole source and synopsis of proposed action. The Department of Veteran Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 21, intends to issue a sole-source contract under the authority of this non-competitive acquisition as implemented by 41 U.S.C 253(c) (1) - FAR 6.302-1 (only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements), to Stanford Health Care located at 300 Pasteur Dr #H3200, Stanford, CA 94305. Services will include a five-year indefinite-delivery-indefinite-quality (IDIQ) contract. The contractor shall provide specialized pathology laboratory testing services that aid in oncology or hematology disorder diagnosis, microbiology testing that aid in infection control diagnosis and STAT 24-hour testing services for VA Palo Alto Health Care System (hereinafter referred to as VAPAHCS) Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Service (hereinafter referred to as P&LMS) located at 3801 Miranda Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304. Services shall be provided on site and within 20 miles of VAPAHCS. The testing services and specimen courier service will be provided 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. STAT specimen pick up must occur within thirty (30) minutes of phone call/order, and STAT test results must be reported within two (2) hours of receipt. Specialized tests must be resulted within forty-eight (48) hours of test receipt. This notice of intent is not a request for quotations; interested parties may express their interest by providing a capabilities statement no later than 1:00 PM PST on 12/15/23, to krystal.zoufaly@va.gov. When responding to this announcement, respondents should refer to number 36C26124Q0227, Notice of Intent in the subject line. The capabilities statement must provide clear and unambiguous evidence to substantiate the capability of the party to provide the required services. Specifically, respondents must provide clear evidence that STAT specimen pickup and test results services can be provided within the timeframes stated above. Responding as an interested party under the www.beta.sam.gov website does not constitute convincing evidence of capabilities. A determination not to compete this proposed contract upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Verbal and facsimile responses are not acceptable and will not be considered. All interested parties are reminded to be registered with System for Award Management (SAM) at https://sam.gov/SAM/ in order to be eligible for award of Government contracts. No telephone calls will be accepted. If after 12/15/23, no viable responses have been received in response to this announcement, NCO 21 shall negotiate solely with Stanford Health Care. The Government anticipates the award of a firm-fixed-price contract. A determination by the Government whether to compete the proposed requirement shall be based upon responses received and is solely within the discretion of the government. Information received shall be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competition.
- Web Link
-
SAM.gov Permalink
(https://sam.gov/opp/725d9dae620241ab9353292a01a4a941/view)
- Record
- SN06908170-F 20231213/231211230040 (samdaily.us)
- Source
-
SAM.gov Link to This Notice
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