6515--Kidney Donor Test Kits

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The following is a Sources Sought/Request for Information notice. This posted notice is not a Pre- Solicitation or Solicitation document. The government is not currently soliciting bids, quotes or proposals at this time; however, reserves the right to do so at a later date.

The Pittsburgh VA Kidney Transplant Center under the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System located at University Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15240, has a future requirement for a blood and specimen courier. Under this program, the awarded contractor shall provide at minimum the following:
All materials to include but not limited to blood transfer kits.
The Contractor shall provide all kit materials.
Prepaid return specimen envelopes
Pre-paid shipping labels and logistical package tracking
Shipment and tracking of material and specimens to patients and from Test sites to the labs.
Logistical and customer service support.
Full 24-hour customer support system.
The contractor shall be responsible for providing (6) different types of blood kits, and pre-paid shipping labels with postage based on type of courier delivery as listed below.
Test Needed: HUMAN LEUKOCYTE ANTIGEN (HLA)
Kit contains: (1) White Box (1) Outer Box Label (1) Biohazard Bag (1) Tube, Red, 10mL Vacutainer® Plus, Plastic, Serum (1) UPS Clinical Labpak (1) 50ml Absorbent (1) Box Seal (1) 5-Tube Specimen Mailer (1)Exempt Human Specimen label (1) Lot Number Label (1) STAT label (1) Rubber Band (4) Tube, Yellow, 8.5mL Vacutainer®, Glass, Whole Blood ACD (5) Patient Label (1) Requisition (1) UPS NDA Saturday Delivery RSL
Potential frequency: 200
Shipping Method: Ground OB and NDA Sat Del shipping added into cost of the kit

Test Needed: Monthly Serum Sample
Kit contains (1) White Box (1) Outer Box Label (1) Biohazard Bag (1) 50ml Absorbent (1) Box seal (1) 5-Tube Specimen Mailer (1) Patient Label (1) Requisition (1) Exempt Human Specimen Label (1) Lot Number Label QUOTE VALID FOR 60 DAYS Description (1) Rubber Band (1) Tube, Red, 10mL Vacutainer® Plus, Plastic, Serum (1) Mailer (1) RSL-USPS-First Class
Potential frequency: 12,000
Shipping Method: RSL-USPS-FIRST CLASS USPS Priority OB and RS Shipping added into the cost of the kit
Test Needed: Recipient Living Donor Crossmatch Kit
Kit contains: (1) White Box (1) Outer Box Label (1) Biohazard Bag (1) 50ml Absorbent (1) box seal (1) 5-Tube Specimen Mailer (1) Patient Label (1) Requisition (1) Exempt Human Specimen Label (1) STAT Label (1) Lot Number Label (1) Rubber Band (1) Tube, Red, 10mL Vacutainer® Plus, Plastic, Serum (1) Mailer (1) RSL-USPS-First Class
Potential frequency: 200
Shipping Method: RSL-USPS-FIRST CLASS USPS Priority OB and RS Shipping added into the cost of the kit
Test Needed: Donor Specific Antibody (DSA)
Kit contains: (1) White Box (1) Outer Box Label (1) Biohazard Bag (1) UPS Clinical Labpak (1) UPS NDA Saturday Delivery RSL Description (1) Patient Label (1) Requisition (1) Rubber Band (1) Tube, Red, 10mL Vacutainer® Plus, Plastic, Serum (1) 50ml Absorbent (1) Box Seal (1) Exempt Human Specimen Label (1) 5-Tube Specimen Mailer (1) STAT label (1) Lot Number Label
Potential frequency: 500
Shipping Method: Ground OB and NDA Sat Del shipping added into cost of the kit

Test Needed: IgG/IgM Kit
Kit contains: (1) Box Seal (1) 5-Tube Specimen Mailer (1) Exempt Human Specimen Label (1) STAT Label (1) Lot Number Label (1) Red Top Tube (1) White Box (1) Outer Box Label (1) Biohazard Bag (1) 50ml Absorbent (4) Lavender Tubes (1) Reference Laboratory Request Form (1) UPS Clinical Labpak (1) UPS NDA Saturday Delivery RSL (1) Rubber Band (1) Patient Label
Potential frequency: 150
Shipping Method: UPS NDA Saturday Delivery RSL Ground OB and NDA Sat Del Shipping added into the cost of the kit

Test Needed: Living Kidney Donor HUMANLEUKOCYTE ANTIGEN (HLA) and Crossmatch Kit, EA.
Kit contains: (1) Lot Number Label (1) Rubber Band (4) Tube, Yellow, 8.5mL Vacutainer®, Glass, Whole Blood ACD (1) White Box Distribution and Processing Fee per kit (cost to manage PHI Paperwork, Shipping and handling) Cost is built into the kit costs at $2.00 per kit (1) Biohazard Bag (1) 50ml Absorbent (1) Box Seal (1) 5-Tube Specimen Mailer (1) Outer Box Label (1) UPS Clinical Labpak (4) Patient Label (1) Tube, Red, 10mL Vacutainer® Plus, Plastic, Serum (1) Requisition (1) UPS NDA Saturday Delivery RSL
Potential frequency: 300
Shipping Method: UPS NDA Saturday Delivery RSL Ground OB and NDA Sat Del Shipping added into the cost of the kit

ALL INTERESTED PARTIES MUST ALSO HAVE AN ACTIVE REGISTRATION IN THE SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM) DATABASE. TO REGISTER, PLEASE VISIT WWW.SAM.GOV.

Responses to this notice shall include:

Company Name
Address
Point of Contact
Phone Number
Email Address
DUNS Number
CAGE Code
Tax ID Number

** Note: In accordance with the U.S. Supreme Court decision regarding Kingdomware, service
disabled veteran owned (SDVOSB) and veteran owned (VOSB), who are interested in this
procurement and consider themselves to have the resources and capabilities necessary to
provide these services shall be verified in VetBiz Registry as follows to be considered:
http://www.vip.vetbiz.gov/.

Process in 38 U.S.C. 8127(d) whereby a contracting officer of the Department shall award contracts on the basis of competition restricted to small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans, if the contracting officer has a reasonable expectation that two or more small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans will submit offers, and that the award can be made at a fair and reasonable price that offers the best value to the United States. For purposes of this VA specific rule, a service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) or a veteran-owned small business (VOSB), must meet the eligibility requirements in 38 U.S.C. 8127(e), (f) and VAAR subpart 819.7003 and be listed as verified in the Vendor Information Pages (VIP) database.
Please provide answers to all questions below regarding your firm s Socio-Economic status pursuant to North American Industrial Classification Code (NAICS) 334516; Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
1. Is your business a small business under NAICS 334516? YES ______ NO ______

2. Is your firm a Veteran-Owned Small Business? YES ______ NO ______

3. Is your firm a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business? YES ______ NO ______

4. Is you firm a certified HUB Zone firm? YES ______ NO ______

5. Is your firm a Woman Owned business? YES ______ NO ______

6. Is your firm a Large Business? YES ______ NO ______

7. Do you have a GSA/FSS schedule for these items? YES______ NO______

Schedule Number: ___________________

Expiration Date: _____________________

Please provide a capability statement as well as any relevant literature addressing your organization s ability to supply the required services/items. Also, please include a point of contact name, phone number and email address.
Note: Questions regarding this notice should be addressed to Victoria Droz via email only. NO PHONE CALLS WILL BE ACCEPTED REGARDING THIS REQUIREMENT.

Please submit all responses to this notice via e-mail to:
Victoria Droz
Contracting Officer
Victoria.Droz@va.gov

Responses to this Sources Sought Notice are required by no later than 16:00 PM EST on Tuesday, March 11, 2025.

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