SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- LABORATORY REAGENTS
- Notice Date
- 11/16/2009
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Mobility Command, 6th Contracting Squadron, 2606 Brown Pelican Ave., MacDill AFB, Florida, 33621-5000, United States
- ZIP Code
- 33621-5000
- Solicitation Number
- F2V4FM9288A001
- Archive Date
- 12/8/2009
- Point of Contact
- Melissa A Robertson, Phone: 813-828-1187, Nicole M. Taylor, Phone: 813-828-7467
- E-Mail Address
-
melissa.robertson@macdill.af.mil, nicole.taylor-02@macdill.af.mil
(melissa.robertson@macdill.af.mil, nicole.taylor-02@macdill.af.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- OFFICE: 6 CONS/ LGCA, 2606 Brown Pelican Ave, MacDill AFB, FL 33621 SUBJECT: COBAS Integra 800/400 Systems DUE: 12:00 PM EST, 23 November 2009 POC: SrA Melissa Robertson, Contracting Specialist, Phone: (813) 828-1187; Fax: (813) 828-3667. DESC: This sources sought announcement is a market research tool for assessing industry interest in this potential requirement. The 6 CONS/LGCA at MacDill Air Force Base (Tampa), FL is seeking to identify sources that can provide reagents for COBAS Integra 800/400 Systems and related materials based on the requirements below. THIS IS A NOTICE FOR SOURCES SOUGHT ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL OR INVITATION FOR BID. THERE IS NO BID PACKAGE, SOLICITATION, SPECIFICATIONS OR DRAWINGS AVAILABLE WITH THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A PROCUREMENT COMMITMENT BY THE U.S. GOVERNMENT, IMPLIED OR OTHERWISE. NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS SYNOPSIS. RESPONSE IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY; NO REIMBURSEMENT WILL BE MADE FOR ANY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO THIS SYNOPSIS OR ANY FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION REQUESTS. THE GOVERNMENT SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR OR SUFFER ANY CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES FOR ANY IMPROPERLY IDENTIFIED INFORMATION. For purposes of this RFI, the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Codes is 334516. The size standard is 500 employees. The place of performance for this requirement will be at the 6th Medical Group, MacDill AFB. The contractor shall provide all labor, tools and materials necessary to provide lab reagents for the COBAS Integra 800 and 400 Systems. We are looking for a base year plus four option years. PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT FOR COBAS Integra 800/400 Systems SECTION TITLE 1.1 SCOPE OF WORK 1.2 POINT OF CONTACT 1.3 ORIENTATION 1.4 SPECIFIC TASKS 1.5 EDUCATION AND TRAINING REQUIRMENTS 1.6 EQUIPMENT ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT 1.7 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT GENERAL 1.1 SCOPE OF WORK. This contract will continue to provide the laboratory with a primary Chemistry analyzers and reagents needed for the laboratory to provide support to the Providers and subsequently the patients that receive medical care at the 6th Medical Group. This contract also provides for training and a service contract which includes scheduled preventive maintenance, telephonic technical support as well as in-house service if needed. The Integra 800 & Integra 400 analyzers are the 6th Medical Group's primary sources of providing clinical chemistry support for patient care. They are thoroughly integrated with the Medical Group's information system (IS) which includes all normal ranges, reference intervals and units of measurement. They also utilize the same methodology and this allows for the sharing of reagents and consumables. To integrate different chemistry analyzers into the system would negate this advantage. Additionally, it would require retraining of all personnel, timely integration into the IS, and create work-stoppage situations all which will have a tremendous negative impact on the continuity of patient care in the 6th Medical Group. The Integra 800 and the Integra 400 has been very dependable and have produced quality results that have directly contributed to the success of the mission of the 6th Medical Group. The contract period is from 1 Feb 2010 to 30 Sept 10 with (4) option years 1.2 POINT OF CONTACT. A point of contact and liaison has been provided for the Laboratory staff at the 6th Medical Group. 1.3 ORIENTATION. The training required to operate this instrumentation has already been accomplished. 1.4 SPECIFIC TASKS. The Integra 800 is utilized as the primary Chemistry analyzer and the Integra 400 are programmed to perform the following tests: NA, K, CL, GLUC3, BUN, CREA, CO2, URIC, PHOS, CA, TP, ALB, AST, ALT, ALP, GGT, CK, LDH, MG, AMYL, LIPA, TBIL, DBIL, CHOL, TRIG, & HDLC3 and the menu can be expanded if necessary. These tests aid the Providers in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disease. 1.5 EDUCATION AND TRAINING REQUIRMENTS. The staff is already trained on the operation of the Integra 800 and Integra 400 analyzers therefore no new training will be needed. 1.6 EQUIPMENT. The reagents are part of the contract that provides the analyzers at "No Cost" to the Government. 1.7 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT. Administrative support not required but technical support is available per the maintenance portion of the agreement. *Firms responding to this RFI are asked to provide the following information in their initial response: company's full name, business size to include small business size categories, i.e., 8(a), Service Disabled-Veteran Owned Small Business, HUBZone, etc., GSA Schedule or Government Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) number (if applicable), CAGE Code, DUNS number, address, point of contact, and a clear indication as to whether or not they can provide the service the government is seeking. Final responses to this RFI will be due at 12:00 PM EST 23 November 09. Responses will be reviewed and may result in further clarifications to further explore commercial capabilities with selected respondents. As industry may expect to see portions of submitted information in future solicitations, portions of the response containing proprietary information should be clearly marked as such. Information submitted will not be returned to the respective respondents. Oral submissions of information are not acceptable and will not be accepted in response to this notice. The POC for this RFI is SrA Melissa Robertson, Contracting Specialist, Phone: (813) 828-1187; Fax: (813) 828-3667. Submit all responses via e-mail to melissa.robertson@macdill.af.mil.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 6 MDG, MacDill AFB, Tampa, Florida, 33621, United States
- Zip Code: 33621
- Zip Code: 33621
- Record
- SN02004875-W 20091118/091116235720-7a8e8e5b584397d516d4369c858e3c56 (fbodaily.com)
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