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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF MARCH 27, 2015 FBO #4871
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Q -- Urine/Serum Drug Testing New England Veteran Affairs Medical Centers - Attachment

Notice Date

3/25/2015
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

621511 — Medical Laboratories
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;VA Boston Healthcare System;Contracting Officer (90C);940 Belmont Street;Brockton MA 02301
 

ZIP Code

02301
 

Solicitation Number

VA24115N0324
 

Response Due

4/14/2015
 

Archive Date

5/5/2015
 

Point of Contact

Heather L Simpson
 

E-Mail Address

4-2599<br
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Sources Sought Notice - Provide Urine/Serum Drug of Abuse Confirmation Testing Services This is a Sources Sought notice and not a request for quotes. This request is solely for the purpose of conducting market research to enhance VHA's understanding of your company's offered services and capabilities. The Government will not pay any costs for responses submitted in response to this Sources Sought. This Sources Sought notice provides an opportunity for respondents to submit their notice of ability in response to the requirement described below. Vendors are being invited to submit information relative to their potential of fulfilling the requirement below, in the form of a capability response that addresses the specific requirement identified in this Sources Sought. The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is seeking a vendor to provide Urine/Serum Drug of Abuse Confirmation Testing Services. Refer to the General Requirements section below for the requested service description. This Sources Sought is to facilitate the Contracting Officer's review of the market base, for acquisition planning, size determination, and procurement strategy. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS The contractor must provide the following services: a.Tests to be covered: provide urine/serum drug of abuse confirmation testing services for drug of abuse confirmation and oral fluid (saliva) screen. Confirmation testing to include but not limited to: "Amphetamine (panel of amphetamine, methamphet, MDA, MDMA, MDEA, and ephedrine) "Barbiturates (panel of butalbital, secobarb and phenobarb) "Benzodiazepine (panel of 7-aminoclonazep, a-hydroxyalprax, chlordiaz, lorazepam,nordiazepam, oxazepam and temazepam) "Cocaine (benzoylec) "Cannabinoids "Opiates (panel of 6-acetylmorphine, codeine, hydrocodone, hydromorph, meperidine, morphine, oxycodone, oxymorphone, norhydrocodone, and noroxycodone) "Methadone "Oxycodone (panel of oxycodone, oxymorphone and noroxycodone), "Propoxyphene "Buprenorphine (panel of buprenorphine and norbupren) "Bath Salts (panel of butylone, ethylone, flephedrone, MDPV, mephedrone, methedrone, methylone, naphyrone, pentylone, and scathinone) "ETG (panel of ethyl glucuronide, ethyl sulfate and ethyl gluc conf) "Fentanyl- serum (includes norfentanyl) "Synthetic Cannibinoids - Spice (panel of JWH-018, JWH-018 4-hydroxyp, JWH-018 5-pentanoic, JWH-073, JWH-073 3-hydroxybut and JWH-073 4-butanoic) "Dextrorphan "Phencyclidine "Oral Fluid screen - saliva (panel of amphetamine, barbiturates, benzo, cocaine, methadone, methamphetamine, opiates, oxycodone, phencyclidine, and cannabinoids) "Tramadol "Tapentadol "Ephedrine "Gabapentin "Propoxyphene "Ritalinic Acid b.Mandatory Turnaround Time (TAT): Provide results with a TAT of 48 hours from specimen receipt. VA Sites: If you have coverage for this specific requirement for one or more New England Veterans Affairs Medical Centers, please provide the facilities covered in your capability statement. "VA West Roxbury 1400 VFW Parkway, West Roxbury, MA 02132; "VA Boston, 150 South Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02130; "VA Brockton, (consolidated with West Roxbury) 940 Belmont Street, Brockton, MA 02401; "VA Bedford, 200 Springs Road, Bedford, MA 01730; "VA Connecticut, West Haven Campus, 950 Campbell Ave, West Haven, CT 06516; "VA Newington (consolidated with West Haven) 555 Willard Ave, Newington, CT 06111; "VA Providence, 830 Chalkstone Ave, Providence, RI 02908; "VA Maine, 1 VA Center, Augusta, ME 04330; "VA Manchester, 718 Smyth Road, Manchester, NH 03104; "VA Central Western MA, 421 North Main Street, Leeds, MA 01060; "VA White River Junction, 215 North Main Street, White River Junction, VT 05009 The CONTRACTING LABORATORY: 1.Shall provide the necessary personnel, transportation, materials, supplies, and equipment, to perform and report accurate and timely urine/serum drug of abuse confirmation tests. 2.Shall carry out its functions hereunder in full compliance with all local, state, and federal laws or regulations concerning drug testing, alcohol testing and program management. 3.Shall provide urine/serum drug of abuse confirmation testing services for urine/serum drug of abuse confirmation. Confirmation testing listed in General Statement a. Oral Fluid screen (saliva) testing as a testing service. 4.Shall perform testing entirely upon their premises or affiliate. 5.Shall provide results with a TAT of 48 hours from specimen receipt. 6.Shall provide individual patient-chartable test result reports meeting CLIA requirements and must be electronically transmitted to each POC for local printing or faxed to each POC. Printed reports will include: "The name and address of the contract laboratory where each test was performed "The specimen accession number of the contract laboratory "The name of the contract Laboratory Director or Medical Director "A phone number to contact the contract laboratory concerning the test results "The contract laboratory's CLIA certification number "The patient's name "The patient's SSN "The patient's age or date of birth "The patient's sex "The Medical Center/CBOC specimen identification number "The specimen collection date "The Contractor's report date and time "The test name "The test result(s) "The unit of measurement for quantitative tests "The normal or expected range (reference range adjusted for age, sex, or race when appropriate) "The report status (i.e., final or interim) "Other interpretive information appropriate for the test(s) "CPT Code 7.Specimens must be stored by the testing laboratory for at least seven (7) days after the reporting of the results. 8.In cases of malfunction of the Contractor-supplied electronic reporting method lasting more than 24 hours, the Contractor must, without additional charge, provide express overnight shipping or courier delivery of printed reports to each POC until the automated information system is properly functioning. 9.Shall carry out its functions hereunder in full compliance with all local, state, and federal laws or regulations. 10.Shall certify and ensure that all employees, officers, or agents do not use Protected Health Information received from any VISN 1 site that would constitute a violation of any applicable provision in standards set forth in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). B. LICENSING AND ACCREDITATION- CONTRACTING LABORATORY 1.Shall have all licenses, permits, accreditation certificates required by law. 2.Shall be accredited by the CLIA or the College of American Pathologists. 3.Laboratory Director must meet requirements for directorship as outlined by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services [42CFR493.1443] for testing covered under this contract. 4.Must comply with the regulatory requirements of Health and Human Services Health Care Financing Administration. C. QUALITY CONTROL: To ensure proper handling and test performance, the contractor shall provide the following updated information upon request during the life of the contract. 1.Proficiency testing data will include challenges failed, a list of tests outside of the +/- 2SD range for the past (2) years. Testing lab shall notify VA of any test outside +/- 2 SD range during agreement period. 2.The VA will maintain an Internal Quality Control Program to monitor the quality of test results received from testing lab. Unidentified split specimens may be sent periodically to testing lab for analysis. A split specimen may also be sent to another reference laboratory for comparison. D. SERVICE: 1. CONTRACTING LABORATORY shall provide a Laboratory Manual containing the following information: "Department hours of operation "Accreditation "Technical Staff "Service Departments( Method of contacting, phone numbers, hours of availability) "Quality Assurance Information such as but not limited to specimen labeling and rejection criteria "Billing Procedures & fee schedules for services provided "Procedures and criteria for phoning reports and other important information "Report forms 2.CONTRACTING LABORATORY shall provide telephone number(s) and contact person(s) to be used by the VA Medical Center to make specimen problem inquiries and problem solving at all times including weekends and holidays. *NOTE: Also include names and telephone number(s) of technical Directors and Clinical Consultants available for consultation. 3.CONTRACTING LABORATORY agrees to maintain the minimum acceptable service, reporting systems, and quality control as specified herein. Immediate (within 24 hours) notification must be given to VA upon adverse action by a regulatory agency. 4.CONTRACTING LABORATORY shall assign a specific local account representative. 5.CONTRACTING LABORATORY shall advise facility of any changes in methodology, procedure or reference ranges. The Government will: 1.Perform specimen collection to obtain acceptable specimens from patients unless otherwise specified in which case will be negotiated with the contractor. 2.The Government will provide biologic specimens that have been collected and processed (centrifuged and separated, labeled, and preserved) per the Contractor's published pre-analytical requirements, and in accordance with good laboratory practices (GLP). 3.Order required tests in VISTA, or other LIS, if available, and provide the Contractor with test requests, lists or work documents with required patient demographics and ordering information. For these automated sites, the Government will not complete additional Contractor's forms, data entry or test requisitions in the Contractor's automated laboratory system. 4.For each test requisition, Government personnel will provide: "Patient's full name "Patient's SSN "Accession Number "Date of Specimen Collection "Date Specimen Shipped "Test(s) Requested/Code and Name "Ordering Physician's Name "Ordering Remarks/Comments (if clinically appropriate) "Patient's Age or Date of Birth "Patient's Sex "Type of Specimen "Patient's location (clinic/ward) Estimated Workload Testing Needed*Estimated # of Tests Yearly MARIJUANA, QUALITATIVE CONFIRMATION BY GCMS, URINE181 PCP, QUALITATIVE CONFIRMATION BY GCMS, URINE 12 AMPHETAMINES, QUALITATIVE CONFIRMATION, GCMS, URINE164 BARBITURATES, QUALITATIVE CONFIRMATION BY GCMS, URINE26 BENZODIAZEPINES,QUALITATIVE CONFIRMATION GCMS, URINE389 COCAINE METABOLITE, QUALITATIVE CONFIRMATION BY GCMS, URINE124 METHADONE AND METABOLITE, QUALITATIVE CONFIRMATION BY GCMS, URINE38 OPIATE, EXPANDED, QUALITATIVE CONFIRMATION BY GCMS, URINE 892 PROPOXYPHENE METABOLITE, QUALITATIVE CONFIRMATION BY GCMS, URINE1 OXYCODONE AND METABOLITE, QUALITATIVE CONFIRMATION BY GCMS, URINE44 BUPRENORPHINE, QUALITATIVE CONFIRMATION BY GCMS, URINE180 BATH SALTS PANEL, QUALITATIVE CONFIRMATION BY GCMS, URINE535 EtG (ETHYL GLUC), QUALITATIVE CONFIRMATION BY GCMS, URINE4975 FENTANYL, QUANTITATIVE, SERUM 272 SYNTHETIC CANNABINOIDS- SPICE, QUALITATIVE CONFIRMATION BY GCMS,UR762 DETROMETHORPHAN, QUALITATIVE CONFIRMATION BY GCMS, URINE58 ORAL FLUID - SALIVA SCREEN, QUALITATIVE CONFIRMATION BY GCMS, SALIVA36 TRAMADOL, QUALITATIVE CONFIRMATION BY GCMS, URINE571 TAPENTADOL, QUALITATIVE CONFIRMATION BY GCMS, URINE2 EPHEDRINE, QUALITATIVE CONFIRMATION BY GCMS, URINE12 GABAPENTIN, QUALITATIVE CONFIRMATION BY GCMS, URINE8 RITALINIC ACID, QUALITATIVE CONFIRMATION BY GCMS, URINE5 *These are estimates only. Volumes will vary and these are not guaranteed. Estimates obtained from utilization data from March 2014 through February 2015. The information provided is NOT intended to be a solicitation for proposals but rather for potential small businesses in determining their capability to meet requirements. RESPONSE COMMITMENT I.NOTES: A.All questions, comments or concerns should be directed to Heather.Simpson@va.gov B.Submittals furnished will not be returned to the sender. No debriefs will be conducted. Eligibility in participating in a future acquisition does not depend upon a response to this notice. C.Proprietary information is neither requested nor desired. If such information is submitted, it must clearly be marked "proprietary" on every sheet containing such information, and the proprietary information must be segregated to the maximum extent practicable from other portions of the response (e.g., use an attachment or exhibit). II.TIMELINE : A.This request will close on stated date within the FBO site. III.Requested information: Interested parties shall provide the following information in addition to your capability response: A.Format: 1.MS Word or pdf format (please ensure email is under 5 mb) 2.Page limit - 2-4 pages (please make the response as brief and concise as possible) 3.Company name and Sources Sought number listed on each page B.Specifics: 1.In your response, please provide the following information based on the requirement. a.Your company's capability of fulfilling this requirement as it is described. b.The facilities your company is capable of covering. 2.Please also provide name of company, company address, a contact person's name, telephone number, fax number and email address. 3.DUNS number, and indicate if actively registered on System for award management (SAM) 4.Contractual vehicles the company holds, such as NAC or GSA schedules. 5.Socio-economic Status & NAICS Code: State the size of your company [e.g., 8(a) (including graduation date), HUBZone-certified small business, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned small business, small business, large business, etc.]. Notes: 1. This Sources Sought is for planning purposes only, and does not constitute a commitment, implied or otherwise, that a procurement action will follow. The Department of Veterans Affairs will use the information submitted in response to this notice at its discretion and will not provide comments to any submission; however, The Department of Veterans Affairs reserves the right to contact any respondent to this notice for the sole purpose of enhancing The Department of Veteran Affairs understanding of the notice submission. 2. The content of any responses to this notice may be reflected in any subsequent solicitation, except for content marked or designated as business confidential or proprietary which will be fully protected from release outside the government. The Department of Veteran Affairs Contracting Office POC: Heather Simpson Contract Specialist Email: Heather.Simpson@va.gov
 

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File Name: VA241-15-N-0324 VA241-15-N-0324.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=1942059&FileName=VA241-15-N-0324-000.docx)

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