Q301--FY27 (BASE+4) STAT Laboratory Testing - Syracuse (VA-27-00010334)

Special Notice of Intent to Sole Source This is a SPECIAL NOTICE ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. The Department of Veteran Affairs, VISN 2 Network Contracting Office intends to award a sole source contract for the Syracuse VA Medical Center within the Upstate NY Healthcare Network shown below. This proposed contract action is for a service in which the Government intends to award a firm fixed-price contract with only one source for a Base Period plus four (4) Option Periods to University Pathologists Laboratories, 750 East Adams Street, Syracuse, New York 13202-2306 under the authority Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 6.302-1(a)(2), only one responsible source. Places of Performance: Department of Veterans Affairs VISN 2 VA Medical Centers Syracuse VAMC 800 Irving Avenue Syracuse, NY 13210-1276 Purpose and Objectives: The intent of this Special Notice is to identify potential offerors capable of providing analysis, monitoring, and reporting findings of laboratory and pathology tests for the VA Upstate NY Healthcare System at Syracuse VAMC. Contractor shall provide STAT laboratory testing on Veteran patient specimens seven days a week, including holidays, 24 hours a day. Contractor laboratory requires mandatory licensing and accreditation possessing a NYS Department of Health Clinical Laboratory Permit, Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) License and College of American Pathologists (CAP) Accreditation. General Requirements The contractor must comply with the following general requirements: Contractor shall utilize board certified pathologists and accredited technologists to perform services for this contract. The Contractor shall hold the following certifications and provide documentation of the same with the proposed quote: NYS Department of Health Clinical Laboratory Permit CLIA License CAP Accreditation and/or Joint Commission Contractor shall provide services to include sample pick-up, transport, processing, analysis and diagnostic reporting of surgica