Q301--NTX Reference Lab Testing

Sources Sought Notice This notice is for planning purposes only and shall not be considered an invitation for bid, request for quotation, request for proposal, or as an obligation of the government to acquire any products or services. Responses to this notice will be used for informational purposes only. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs from the government will arise as a result from a response to this announcement. No contract will be awarded from this notice. The information requested in this notice will be used to determine if there are sufficient socioeconomic small business concerns that are capable of performing the work described for the requirement. The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 17 is seeking sources for the following procurement: Reference Lab Testing; Contractor shall provide laboratory services to the Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Service of the VA North Texas Health Care System, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, located at 4500 S. Lancaster Road, Dallas, Texas. Tests will be performed as prescribed by the VA attending physician. See Statement of Work. BACKGROUND VA North Texas Health Care System Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Services (P&LMS) 4500 South Lancaster Road Dallas, TX 75216 DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES Contractor shall provide laboratory services to include analysis, reporting of analytic results, and consultation regarding selection, collection, transportation, and result interpretation. These procedures/tests shall be performed to the satisfaction of VA North Texas Health Care System (VANTHCS) Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Service, Chief of Staff, and the Contracting Officer s Representative (COR). See Price/Cost Schedule within Statement of Work for lists of estimated testing needs. (Yearly quantities are estimates only). See attached Statement of Work for the performance requirements. See paragraph 3. Turnaround Times and 8. Licensing and Accreditation with Statement of Work. RESPONSE If interested, please provide the following information in a response: 1. Name of Company 2. Point of Contact; name, phone number and email address 3. SAM UEI # or DUNS number 4. Company socio-economic status (i.e., Small Business, SDVOSB/VOSB) 5. Capability Statement The information provided in a response to this notice may be used in developing an acquisition approach. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking any proprietary or competitive sensitive information that is provided in a response. Submission Instructions: Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to perform the must respond to the notice to be considered by 9:00 AM CST, December 10, 2024. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to Jose.Campa@va.gov. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions.