Dialysis Water Testing Services for the Pittsburgh VA Medical Center Sources Sought THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY. This Request for Information (RFI) is intended for information and planning purposes only at this time and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Because this is a Request for Information announcement, no evaluation letters and/or results will be issued to the respondents. No solicitation exists. Therefore, do not request a copy of a solicitation. VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System Dialysis Department has historically sent out multiple water samples collected at the University Drive and Heinz campuses to reference laboratories for bacterial counts, endotoxin, and AAMI panel tests. These tests are necessary to ensure the sterility of the water system used by the Dialysis Department and the dialysate used by the patients. The vendor shall perform Bacteria/Colony counts, Endotoxin, and AAMI panel testing on water and dialysate samples sent by the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System. Requirements Reports will be emailed back to the Dialysis department (point of contact emails will be supplied to the vendor at the time of award). The vendor will receive samples Monday-Friday. The vendor will supply collection kits including requisitions. The vendor will supply shipping boxes with shipping labels to submit the water and dialysate samples. Shipping costs will be the responsibility of the vendor. Bacteria/Colony counts must be incubated for at least 7 days before the final results can be concluded. The AAMI Panel must include at least the following tests: Aluminum Arsenic Barium Cadmium Calcium Chromium Copper Flouride Lead Magnesium Mercury Nitrate Potassium Selenium Silver Sodium Sulfate Zinc Specific Conductance Beryllium Antimony Thallium CONTRATOR QUALIFICATIONS The vendor must currently be ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accredited. Vendor must provide a copy of this certification with their solicitation response. ESTIMATED USAGE Per Year Description of Services Annual Quantity Unit Bacteria/Colony Count 7 Day Test 612 Each LAL/Endotoxin Test 612 Each AAMI Panel Test 14 Each GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBILITIES: No Government Furnished Property (GFP) will be provided. Samples will be collected, packaged, and shipped by the VA Dialysis staff. Responses to this RFI should include company name, address, point of contact, phone number, and point of contact e-mail, UEI Number, Cage Code, size of business pursuant to North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) 541380 (size standard of $ 19 Million). Please answer the following questions: Please indicate the size status and representations of your business, such as but not limited to: Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), Hubzone, Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB), Large Business, etc.)? Is your company considered small under the NAICS code identified under this RFI? If you intend to subcontract any work on this contract, what portion of the total cost will be self-performed/will be performed by your organization? Please provide estimated detailed percentage breakdowns related to subcontracted work and completion of job. Does your company have an FSS contract with GSA or the NAC or are you a contract holder with any other federal contract? If so, please provide the contract number. If you are an FSS GSA/NAC contract holder or other federal contract holder, are the items/solution you are providing information for available on your schedule/contract? General pricing of your solution is encouraged. Pricing will be used for the purpose of market research only. It will not be used to evaluate for any type of award. Please submit your capabilities regarding the salient characteristics detailed above to establish capabilities for planning purposes. Please review salient characteristics/statement of work (if applicable) and provide feedback or suggestions. If none, please reply as N/A. Please provide your UEI number. This RFI will be conducted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13. Telephone responses will not be accepted. Responses must be received via e-mail to edward.ferkel@va.gov no later than, 10:00 AM Eastern Standard Time (EST) on September 16, 2024. This notice will help the VA in determining available potential sources only. Do not contact VA Medical Center staff regarding this requirement, as they are not authorized to discuss this matter related to this procurement action. All questions will be addressed by the Contracting Officer, Edward Ferkel. All firms responding to this Request for Information are advised that their response is not a request for proposal, therefore will not be considered for a contract award. If a solicitation is issued, information will be posted on the Contract Opportunities website for all qualified interested parties at a later date and interested parties must respond to the solicitation to be considered for award. This notice does not commit the government to contract for any supplies or services. The government will not pay for any information or administrative cost incurred in response to this Request for Information. Information will only be accepted in writing by e-mail to Contracting Officer, Edward Ferkel at Edward.ferkel@va.gov DISCLAIMER This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI.

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