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Request For Information (RFI) Reference Lab Testing Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) for Billings, Miles City VA Clinic and Community Living Center

ID: 36C25925Q0312 • Type: Sources Sought

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Posted: May 2, 2025, 11:51 a.m. EDT

PLEASE SEE ATTACHEMENT TITLED: 36C25925Q0312-RFI Amendment 1

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION / SOURCES SOUGHT INQUIRY THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTATION. The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 19, Rocky Mountain Acquisition Center (RMAC) is seeking information and sources that can provide Reference Laboratory Testing Services for Billings VA Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOC) located at 1766 Majestic Lane Billings MT 59102 and Miles City VA community living center located at 210 Winchester AVE, Miles City MT 59301 and Miles City Community Based Outpatient Clinic located at 316 South Haynes Avenue, Miles City, Montana 59301. Services requested are as follows: 1. Testing of all venous and arterial blood samples and urine samples from veteran s patients as ordered by VA clinician. 2. Collection AND Testing of Laboratory samples as needed for routine and emergent care decisions. 3. Collection and testing of samples that cannot reach the VA lab in an acceptable timeframe. The NAICS code is 541380 Testing Laboratories and Services. Business Size Standard is $10 Million. The information submitted shall contain the company s business size status. This is a request for information and sources only, which may or may not lead to a future solicitation! This is not a request for quotation (RFQ). No questions will be answered. The VA will not pay for any information received resulting from this sources sought notice. Requests for copies of a solicitation shall not be honored or acknowledged. Information should be forwarded to the Contracting Officer. If your organization can provide these services and is interested in this opportunity, please respond to Ernest Appiah, Contract Specialist, Department of Veterans Affairs, NCO 19 via e-mail at Ernest.Appiah@va.gov and NCO19lab@va.gov with a statement describing your capabilities. The capability statement shall include a point of contact, complete mailing address, telephone number, email address and state the company s business size status. Please fill in and return the contractor information below. The deadline for this information is 9 AM Mountain Time, May 9th, 2025. In response to this announcement, please provide the information below: Company Name: Address: UEI (Unique Entity ID) Number: Contact Name: Phone No.: Email: Business Size Information - Select all that applies: Small Business Emerging Small Business Small Disadvantaged Business Certified under Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act HUBZone Woman Owned Certified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Veteran Owned Small Business Large Business FSS/GSA Contract Holder: Yes No FSS/GSA Contract Number: Effective Date/ Expiration Date: Proposed solution is listed and available on the above FSS/GSA Contract: Yes No Available pricing structure of proposed solution (select all that are applicable below): Pricing Model Please Indicate Availability Below: (Yes / No / NA) All on FSS Open Market only Mix of FSS & Open Market Cost Per Test (CPT) Other: (Please explain) Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Market Rearch Questions: Questions for Small Businesses ONLY: Limitations on Subcontracting (FAR 52.219-14) What percentage of the work would be subcontracted to another company? ________ If > 0, what is company s business size: __________ If subcontracting, what added value do you offer (FAR 52.215-23): _______________________________

Posted: April 11, 2025, 1:31 p.m. EDT
Background
The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 19, Rocky Mountain Acquisition Center (RMAC) is seeking information and sources to provide Reference Laboratory Testing Services for various VA facilities in Montana, specifically the Billings VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) and the Miles City VA community living center.

The goal of this inquiry is to identify potential vendors capable of delivering these essential laboratory services to support veteran patients.

Work Details
The services requested under this contract include:
1. Testing of all venous and arterial blood samples and urine samples from veteran patients as ordered by VA clinicians.
2. Collection and testing of laboratory samples as needed for routine and emergent care decisions.
3. Collection and testing of samples that cannot reach the VA lab in an acceptable timeframe.

Place of Performance
The contract will be performed at the following locations: Billings VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic located at 1766 Majestic Lane, Billings, MT 59102; Miles City VA community living center located at 210 Winchester Avenue, Miles City, MT 59301; and Miles City Community Based Outpatient Clinic located at 316 South Haynes Avenue, Miles City, MT 59301.

Overview

Response Deadline
May 9, 2025, 11:00 a.m. EDT (original: April 30, 2025, 11:00 a.m. EDT) Due in 3 Days
Posted
April 11, 2025, 1:31 p.m. EDT (updated: May 2, 2025, 11:51 a.m. EDT)
Set Aside
None
Place of Performance
Department of Veterans Affairs Dr. Joseph Medicine Crow VA Clinic (Billings CBOC) Billings, MT 59102 United States
Source
SAM

Current SBA Size Standard
$19 Million
Pricing
Likely Fixed Price
Est. Level of Competition
Low
Odds of Award
21%
Signs of Shaping
57% of similar contracts within the Veterans Health Administration had a set-aside.
On 4/11/25 VISN 19: Rocky Mountain Network issued Sources Sought 36C25925Q0312 for Request For Information (RFI) Reference Lab Testing Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) for Billings, Miles City VA Clinic and Community Living Center due 5/9/25. The opportunity was issued full & open with NAICS 541380 and PSC Q301.
Primary Contact
Title
Contract Specialist (CS)
Name
Ernest Appiah   Profile
Phone
(303) 712-5734

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Additional Details

Source Agency Hierarchy
VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF > VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF > NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 19 (36C259)
FPDS Organization Code
3600-00259
Source Organization Code
100176750
Last Updated
May 2, 2025
Last Updated By
edward.emerson@va.gov
Archive Date
May 23, 2025