National Toxicology Support RFP

ID: 1605C2-24-R-00005 • Type: Solicitation

Description

Posted: April 4, 2024, 8:24 p.m. EDT

To: All Interested Vendors

The Government appreciates the industry questions submitted for the referenced solicitation. The questions received suggest there are alternative approaches that may inform the new solicitation. Thus, the Government has decided that it is in its best interest to reconsider the approach to obtaining these services and conduct additional market research. Therefore, this solicitation is hereby canceled, effective as of the date of this notification and posting.

The Department of Labor, Office of the Senior Procurement Executive (OSPE), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management (OASAM) and the Office of Job Corps appreciate the time and effort to submit questions in response to the solicitation. We hope all vendors will remain interested and assist us over the next few months as we continue our due diligence in conducting market research. We also hope you will consider submitting proposals in response to the revised solicitation, anticipated to be issued in the very near future.

If you have questions and/or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact the Contracting Officer, Valerie Pickard at Pickard.Valerie.S@dol.gov.

Posted: March 13, 2024, 3:57 p.m. EDT

Posted: March 8, 2024, 9:21 p.m. EST

Posted: March 1, 2024, 5:40 p.m. EST

Background
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has a requirement to provide nation-wide toxicology, COVID and other laboratory testing, materials, equipment, supplies and services to the Employment Training Administration (ETA)’s Office of Job Corps (OJC). Job Corps is a national residential training and employment program established to address the multiple barriers to employment faced by opportunity youth throughout the United States. The program provides comprehensive career development services to students, including academic, career technical training independent living skills, career readiness and success training, and employment support services. Each Job Corps center has health and wellness staff who provide students with basic medical care that includes managing chronic illness, promoting self-managed health care, and teaching preventive health education to encourage good wellness habits and prevent avoidable illness, injury, and death.

Work Details
The Contractor shall provide laboratory screening of Job Corps students for drugs of abuse, testing and identifying students who may have genital infections caused by Chlamydia, and testing and identifying students infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). This includes supplying all (currently 122) Job Corps centers with all supplies and equipment necessary to collect blood and urine specimens, package and ship specimens to the lab where they shall be processed and analyzed. The Contractor shall report test results to all centers. The Contractor shall also inform centers of any problems encountered in the process.
In addition, the Contractor shall provide COVID-19 infection testing supplies and support including qualified personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision, and other related items and non-personal services.

Period of Performance
The resultant contract shall consist of one 12-month base period and four 12-month option periods. The dates of the Period of Performance are as follows: Base Period: 05/17/2024 - 05/16/2025; Option Period I: 05/17/2025 - 05/16/2026; Option Period II: 05/17/2026 - 05/16/2027; Option Period III: 05/17/2027 - 05/16/2028; Option Period IV: 05/17/2028 - 05/16/2029.

Place of Performance
The place of performance will primarily be the Contractor’s office/laboratory. However, travel may be required to Job Corps centers, regional offices, the U.S. Department of Labor Headquarters, or other locations as determined by DOL.

Overview

Agency

DOL Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management (OASAM) [DOL]

Response Deadline

April 5, 2024, 12:00 p.m. EDT (original: March 29, 2024, 12:00 p.m. EDT) Past Due

Posted

March 1, 2024, 5:40 p.m. EST (updated: April 4, 2024, 8:24 p.m. EDT)

Set Aside

None

NAICS

621511 - Medical Laboratories

PSC

Q301 - Reference Laboratory Testing

Place of Performance

Washington, DC United States

Source

SAM

Current SBA Size Standard

$41.5 Million

Pricing

Multiple Types Common

Est. Level of Competition

Average

Signs of Shaping

76% of similar contracts within the DOL Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management had a set-aside.

On 3/1/24 DOL Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management issued Solicitation 1605C2-24-R-00005 for National Toxicology Support RFP due 4/5/24. The opportunity was issued full & open with NAICS 621511 and PSC Q301.

Primary Contact

Name

Dave Chiu Profile

chiu.dave@dol.gov

Phone

(202) 693-3092

Secondary Contact

Name

Valerie Pickard Profile

pickard.valerie.s@dol.gov

Phone

(202) 693-4591

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Additional Details

Source Agency Hierarchy

LABOR, DEPARTMENT OF > OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT > DOL - CAS DIVISION 2 PROCUREMENT

FPDS Organization Code

1605-1605C2

Source Organization Code

500167188

Last Updated

June 30, 2024

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