This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number 36C25723Q1429 is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2023-05. The NAICS Code for this request for quotes is 621511 ($41.5 million). No set-aside is used for this solicitation. The items being requested are as follows (X represents ordering periods 1-5): Item Description Unit of Measure Quantity X001 DIALYSIS WATER EA 700 X002 FLOW ADDL MARKERS EA 200 X003 ACID FAST SMEAR EA 90 X004 ACID FAST CULTURE EA 90 X005 ACID FAST ID BIOCHEM EA 12 X006 ACID FAST ID 2 PROBES EA 10 X007 HIV 1/2 AB EA 50 X008 HIV 1/2 AB DIFF/CONFIRM EA 50 X009 MENINGITIS/ENCEPHALITIS PANEL EA 30 X010 E TEST SUSCEPTIBILITY - 1 DRUG X 6 EA 12 X011 E TEST SUSCEPTIBILITY - 1 DRUG EA 10 X012 KIRBY BAUER SUSC EA 10 X013 BACTERIAL ANAEROBIC ID EA 10 X014 AEROBE ID EA 10 X015 BACTERIAL AEROBIC ID EA 10 X016 BLOOD CULTURE FOR FUNGUS EA 10 X017 MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS PCR EA 10 X018 ANAEROBE CULTURE EA 10 X019 ANAEROBE ID EA 10 X020 BLOOD CULTURE FOR ACID FAST BACILLI EA 10 X021 MIC SUSP EA 12 X022 ID & SENSITIVITY EA 10 X023 FTA ABS CSF EA 10 X024 FUNGUS CULTURE EA 10 X025 FUNGUS SMEAR EA 10 X026 HERPES PCR EA 10 X027 WEST NILE VIRUS PCR CSF EA 10 X028 ANTI MITOCHONDRIAL ANTIBODY EA 2 X029 ASMA EA 2 X030 ASMA TITER EA 2 X031 CMV PCR EA 2 X032 Serum Viscosity EA 10 X033 HOMOGENIZATION EA 10 X034 Beta-Hydroxybutyrate EA 10 X035 CKMB EA 10 X036 PTH EA 10 X037 PHOSPHORUS EA 10 X038 C REACTIVE PROTEIN EA 10 X039 BNP EA 10 X040 CK EA 10 X041 PROCALCITONIN EA 15 X042 Troponin I EA 10 X043 CMP EA 10 X044 LACTATE EA 10 X045 LDH EA 10 X046 Uric Acid EA 100 X047 Magnesium EA 10 X048 Tacrolimus EA 10 X049 Vancomycin EA 10 X050 Cyclosporine EA 35 X051 THEOPHYLLINE EA 10 X052 AMIKACIN EA 15 X053 METHOTREXATE EA 10 X054 DRUG SCREEN URINE EA 10 X055 VALPROIC ACID EA 10 X056 CBC EA 10 X057 HEMOGLOBIN EA 10 X058 HCT-BODY FLUID EA 10 X059 PLATLET FACTOR 4 COAG EA 20 X060 DIC Panel (PT, PTT, Thrombin Time, FDP, Fibrinogen) EA 10 X061 PT/INR EA 10 X062 PLATLET FUNCTION SCREEN EA 10 X063 HLA Platelet Antibody Screen EA 10 X064 LEUKEMIA LYMPHOMA EA 10 X065 FLOW CYTOMETRY 1ST MARKER EA 9 X066 FLOW CYTOMETRY >16 EA 9 X067 PLATELET AGGREGATION EA 3 X068 Treponema Pallidum AB EA 15 X069 BMP EA 10 X070 Hepatic (Liver) Profile EA 10 X071 Heparin Induced PF4 AB Assay EA 25 X072 Lipase EA 10 X073 ACID FAST ID 4 PROBES EA 10 X074 RPR EA 15 X075 Hepatitis panel EA 25 X076 digoxin EA 25 X077 Salicylate EA 25 X078 Acetaminophen EA 25 X079 pH Body fluids EA 70 X080 Ethanol (serum) EA 25 X081 Ethanol (urine) EA 25 X082 X the number of additional markers used for diagnosis EA 9 X083 Interpretation using 2-8 markers EA 9 X084 Interpretation using 9-15 markers EA 9 X085 Interpretation using 16+ markers EA 9 The STAT/ Expedited reference laboratory testing being requested are for the Amarillo Veterans Healthcare System laboratory, located at: Department of Veterans Affairs Central Texas Veterans Healthcare System Laboratory 1901 Veterans Memorial Dr. Temple, TX 76504 The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial, applies to this acquisition. The provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The evaluation criteria are technical acceptability and price. Under technical includes the ability to provide all of the requested items in accordance with the Statement of Work and meet the minimum criteria listed under the clause in the attached solicitation. To be considered, offerors are to complete Section B.3 in the attached solicitation document, provide a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, provide a letter of authorization (if not the manufacturer) with its offer. The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. There are no addenda to this clause. The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following clauses cited in this clause are applicable: FAR 52.203-6, Restrictions on Contractor Sales to the Government (JUN 2020), with Alternate I (NOV 2021) FAR 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (JAN 2017) Far 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (JUN 2020) FAR 52.204 23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities (Jul 2018) FAR 52.204 25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. (AUG 2019) FAR 52.204-27, Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application (JUN 2023) FAR 52.209-6, Protesting the Government s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (NOV 2021) FAR 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (NOV 2015) FAR 52.219-4, Notice of Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (OCT 2022) FAR 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (SEP 2023) FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (OCT 2022) FAR 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (MAR 2023) FAR 52.222-3, Convict Labor (JUN 2003) FAR 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (APR 2015) FAR 52.222 26, Equal Opportunity (SEP 2016) FAR 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (JUN 2020) FAR 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (JUN 2020) FAR 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (DEC 2010) FAR 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (NOV 2021) FAR 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (AUG 2018) FAR 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (MAY 2014) FAR 52.222-43, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts) (AUG 2018) FAR 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (NOV 2021) FAR 52.222-55, Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under Executive Order 14026 (JAN 2022) FAR 52.222-62, Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (JAN 2022) FAR 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (JUN 2020) FAR 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (JUN 2008) FAR 52.229-12, Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements (FEB 2021) FAR 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer System for Award Management (Oct 2018) FAR 52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (MAR 2023) FAR 52.233-3, Protest After Award (Aug 1996) FAR 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Oct 2004) Additional Terms and Conditions: FAR 52.203-17, Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights (JUN 2020) FAR 52.204-4, Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Postconsumer Fiber Content Paper (MAY 2011 FAR 52.204-13, System for Award Management Maintenance (OCT 2018) FAR 52.204-18, Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (AUG 2020) FAR 52.237-3, Continuity of Services (JAN 1991) FAR 52.216-18, Ordering (AUG 2020) FAR 52.216-19, Order Limitations (OCT 1995) FAR 52.216-22, Indefinite Quantity (OCT 1995) FAR 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services (NOV 1999) FAR 52.222-49 Service Contract Labor Standards Place of Performance Unknown (MAY 2014) FAR 52.237-3, Continuity of Services (JAN 1991) VAAR 852.201-70, Contracting Officer s Representative (DEC 2022) VAAR 852.203-70, Commercial Advertising (MAY 2018) VAAR 852.211-72, Technical Industry Standards (NOV 2018) VAAR 852.232-72, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests (NOV 2018) VAAR 852.242-71, Administrative Contracting Officer (OCT 2020) Additional Provisions: FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management (OCT 2018) FAR 52.204-16, Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (AUG 2020) FAR 52.204-24 Representation Regarding Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (AUG 2019) FAR 52.229-11, Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements Notice and Representation (JUN 2020) FAR 52.233-2, Service of Protest (SEP 2006) VAAR 852.215-72, Notice of Intent to Re-Solicit (OCT 2019) VAAR 852.233-70, Protest Content/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (OCT 2018) VAAR 852.233-71, Alternate Protest Procedure (OCT 2018) VAAR 852.273-70, Late Offers (NOV 2021) Please submit all required documentation to Delphia Schoenfeld at [email protected], no later than October 20, 2023, 3 PM ET (2 PM CT).