THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) SOURCES SOUGHT IS ISSUED SOLELY FOR MARKET RESEARCH AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION 1. Responses to this Sources Sought Announcement must be in writing. The purpose of this Sources Sought Announcement is for market research only to make appropriate acquisition decisions and to gain knowledge of Small Businesses, including Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses and Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB/VOSB), who are interested in submitting proposals for this procurement and who are capable of performing the work required for this procurement. 2. The applicable NAICS Code is 621511 Medical Laboratories Size Standard - $41.5 Million Product Service Code is Q301 Medical Reference Laboratory Testing 3. The Contractor shall provide all reference lab testing services for the test menu listed in Attachment A for the Department of Veterans Affairs, Sacramento VA Medical Center, Mather, CA The required reference lab testing services of the test menu requirements identified in the spreadsheet (Attachment A) and all of the associated services identified in the DRAFT Statement of Work (Attachment B) attached to this Sources Sought Announcement. Interested and capable Contractors are encouraged to respond to this notice not later than: 02/24/2025 at 1:30 PM PT. Responses shall be submitted via email to ladonna.collins@va.gov Subject line of the email shall include this Sources Sought Notice Number 36C26125Q0190 Northern CA Reference Laboratory Testing Firm Name Complete sections c-g and sign acknowledgement statement Submit this document with any required and relevant attachments Company name Address Point of contact Phone, fax, and email of primary point of contact Contractor s Unique Entity ID (SAM) number Contractor s small business type, if applicable, (e.g. Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB), 8(a), HUB-Zone, Woman Owned Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, or Small Business). Statement indicating whether the Contractor is considered to be small under the size standard for the NAICS code identified under this RFI. Completed Attachment A providing the information requested in the spreadsheet for each laboratory test listed in Attachment A. NOTE: The information requested above is required for the Government to evaluate whether there are sufficient small business concerns of a particular type who are capable of performing the work required by this procurement to determine if this procurement should be set aside for a given type of small business concern. FAILURE TO SUBMIT THE IDENTITY, LOCATION, AND CLIA CERTIFICATION NUMBER OF THE LABORATORY THE CONTRACTOR WILL USE TO PERFORM EACH TEST LISTED IN ATTACHMENT A MAY BE VIEWED BY THE GOVERNMENT AS EVIDENCE THAT THE CONTRACTOR LACKS THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE THE REFERENCE LAB TESTING SERVICES REQUIRED BY THIS PROCUREMENT. THIS, IN TURN, MAY AFFECT THE GOVERNMENT S DETERMINATION ABOUT WHETHER THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SET-ASIDE PROCUREMENT HAVE BEEN MET. ALL of the following Testing Laboratory Information: Copy of the Contractor s CLIA Certificate of Accreditation that identifies the laboratory specialties/subspecialties that the Contractor is certified to perform and their effective date for each Contractor laboratory location at which the Contractor will perform the laboratory testing described in Attachment A. . For each subcontractor laboratory that the Contractor identifies to perform a test identified in Attachment A, provide a letter of commitment signed by the subcontractor, on the subcontractor s letterhead that: identifies each test that the subcontractor will perform for the Contractor. states that the subcontractor will perform the identified test(s) if the Contractor is awarded a contract for this test; and states that the subcontractor holds a CLIA Certificate of Accreditation in the laboratory specialties/subspecialties required to perform each test for each laboratory location where the subcontractor will perform the test. NOTE: The information requested above is required for the Government to evaluate whether there are sufficient small business concerns of a particular type who are capable of performing the work required by this procurement to determine if this procurement should be set aside for a given type of small business concern. FAILURE TO SUBMIT THE CONTRACTOR S CLIA CERTIFICATE OF ACCREDITATION THAT IDENTIFIES THE SPECIALTIES/SUBSPECIALTIES OF THE LABORATORY TESTS THAT THE CONTRACTOR IS CERTIFIED TO PERFORM FOR EACH CONTRACTOR LABORATORY LOCATION AT WHICH THE CONTRACTOR WILL PERFORM TESTING, OR FAILURE TO SUBMIT SUBCONTRACTOR LETTERS OF COMMITMENT THAT INCLUDE ALL OF THE INFORMATION REQUESTED ABOVE, MAY BE VIEWED BY THE GOVERNMENT AS EVIDENCE THAT THE CONTRACTOR LACKS THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE THE REFERENCE LAB TESTING SERVICES REQUIRED BY THIS PROCUREMENT. THIS, IN TURN, M