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SAMDAILY.US - ISSUE OF FEBRUARY 16, 2024 SAM #8116
SPECIAL NOTICE

65 -- Intent to Sole Source - Cost-Per-Test Arrangement for Tuberculosis Blood (QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus (QFT-Plus) and Helicobacter pylori (Stool antigen) Testing for the Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC).

Notice Date

2/14/2024 1:18:27 PM
 

Notice Type

Special Notice
 

NAICS

325413 — In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

W40M USA HCA JBSA FT SAM HOUSTON TX 78234-4504 USA
 

ZIP Code

78234-4504
 

Solicitation Number

W81K00-24-Q-0026
 

Response Due

2/21/2024 1:00:00 PM
 

Archive Date

03/07/2024
 

Point of Contact

Medina L. Woodson, Phone: 210-539-8525, Fax: 210-221-3446, Salameya Paulouskaya, Phone: 210-539-8656, Fax: 210-221-3446
 

E-Mail Address

medina.l.woodson.civ@health.mil, salameya.paulouskaya2.civ@health.mil
(medina.l.woodson.civ@health.mil, salameya.paulouskaya2.civ@health.mil)
 

Description

The Medical Regional Contracting Office, West (MRCO-W) is issuing this Sources Sought Notice to find potential sources to provide a cost-per-test arrangement for equipment and reagents/consumables, plus delivery, installation, training, and repair/maintenance services, to perform incubation and recovery, of mycobacterial specimens for the Department of Pathology and Area Laboratory Services, Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC) Department of Pathology and Area Laboratory Services Microbiology Laboratory, Fort Sam Houston, Texas. A base period of performance of twelve (12) months plus four (4) twelve (12) month option periods are contemplated. Basic Requirements: The system must include automated culture instruments able to collectively analyze non-blood specimens for presence of mycobacterial and fungal pathogens and include test methods approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Instrument must fit into a foot print no larger than 40 inches x 40 inches and have a maximum height of 55 inches. Test Menu and Special Requirements for Awarded Contractor: Vendor must meet, or improve, each Laboratory's existing turn-around times as a minimum, by any change in instrumentation. Vendor must be capable of supplying reagent and associated consumables for either manual testing or automated testing on a government-owned instrument for the following: ? Enhanced recovery of mycobacterial pathogens from non-blood sources, including but not limited to sterile body fluids, respiratory specimens, and tissues. ? Capable of taking fluorescence readings on an hourly basis, at minimum. ? Must have an integrated incubation system with a temperature range of 30-40C with monitoring capabilities. ? Instrument must have audible alarm to provide notification of positive specimens. ? Media container must allow for re-digestion of patient specimens in the event of nonmycobacterial contamination. ? Capable of holding a minimum of 500 patient specimens at a time Analytical Systems: a. Ability to manage testing workflow of hospital laboratory. b. Integrated modules must only require one system control center (computer and screen) to simplify operations. c. Instruments must have load on the fly capabilities for reagents, and specimens. d. Calibration of instruments must be easy and of minimal frequency. e. Instruments must plug into a standard 120V outlet and be provided with individually dedicated electrical cord. f. Instrument must have an integrated display or be able to connect to a manufacturer provided computer for locating and displaying specimens. g. Ability to link to MHS Genesis (LIS) for direct reporting. h. Analyzer must be able to scan barcodes and be compatible with 39 and 128 barcode types. i. Chosen analyzers must have minimal daily, weekly, and monthly maintenance downtime. Please provide total maintenance times, for daily, weekly and monthly maintenance. Please include any hands on, automated non-maintenance activities. j. Vendor to provide average number of service calls per year per analyzer, provide access to a 24/7 on-call support system, and perform preventive maintenance as required. Reagents and Supplies: 1. Vendor must provide applicable testing media for required specimen types: mycobacteriology specimens from non-blood sources. 2. Provided reagent bottles must contain a fluorescent indictor compatible with automated culture instruments. 3. Reagent tubes for non-blood culture instruments must be an open system to allow for re-digestion of specimens contaminated with non-mycobacterial species. 4. When applicable, reagents must be available for specimen digestion, growth supplementation, and antibiotic inhibition of non-target organisms. 5. Quality of Reagents, Supplies and Disposables: The contractor shall assure that all supplies provided/ordered for use on their equipment will be of the quality necessary to produce a quality product. The reagent quality must be high enough to satisfy proficiency testing standards of the College of American Pathologists (CAP) and the Joint Commission. In the event that the supplies are found to be defective and unsuitable for use with the contractor's equipment or the contractor has failed to comply with the requirements herein, the contractor is required to deliver the supplies within 24 hours of receipt of the verbal order. 6. Vendor must provide 5 years of FDA field action notifications.
 

Web Link

SAM.gov Permalink
(https://sam.gov/opp/a3f4e3c975e7450480c89d77fcbb6fe7/view)
 

Place of Performance

Address: JBSA Ft Sam Houston, TX 78234, USA

Zip Code: 78234

Country: USA
 

Record

SN06965466-F 20240216/240214230050 (samdaily.us)
 

Source

SAM.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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