SYNOPSIS / DESCRIPTION:

*****THIS REQUIREMENT IS BEING SOLICITED AS A TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE.  ONLY PROPOSALS FROM REGISTERED SBs in SAM.GOV WITH THE APPROPRIATE NAICS WILL BE ACCEPTED*****

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in subpart  12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice.  Please note that Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13.303-1, FAR Part 12 and DFARS Part 213.303 apply to this BPA.  This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.  The solicitation and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2023-006.  This acquisition currently has no Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) ratings.

The Puerto Rico Air National Guard has a requirement for a Medical Lab Services 5-year Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) under Combined Synopsis/Solicitation number W50S9325AQ005 and is being issued for Request for Quotes (RFQs).  This requirement is being solicited as TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE under NAICS code 621511 - “Medical Laboratories” which has a Small Business Size Standard of $41.5 million. (https://www.sba.gov/sites/default/files/files/Size_Standards_Table.pdf). 

FOR VENDOR’S PROPOSALS TO BE CONSIDERED, YOU MUST BE REGISTERED IN SAM.GOV under this NAICS or very similar NAICS.  Furthermore, your company must also demonstrate you have performed similar relevant services that shows you have the knowledge and expertise to provide support for Medical Lab Services.  Although not necessary, offerors are encouraged to submit their business capabilities statement to support this.  THIS REQUIREMENT IS SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS, pursuant to FAR 52.232-18.  No obligation of funds will be committed or executed on this master BPA and the government is not obligated to issue individual BPA calls or GPC purchases against this BPA.  Individual BPA calls or GPC purchases will have certified funding attached to them.

PLEASE SEE ATTACHED PERFOMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS) FOR MDG MEDICAL LAB SERVICES DETAILS AND Lab Services BPA-Quote Sheet v.2 Sample Scenario.

1.1 SET-ASIDE / FAR REGULATION:

Any awards resulting from this solicitation will be made using a TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS Set-Aside order of precedence as follows:

In accordance with FAR Subpart 19.502-2 Total Small Business Set-Aside Procedures, any awards under this solicitation will be made on a competitive basis first to small business concerns in accordance with FAR 19.502-2.  If there are no acceptable offers from small business concerns for a specific location, the set-aside shall be withdrawn and the requirement, if still valid, will be made on the basis of full and open competition considering all offers submitted by responsible business concerns for the location.

1.2  CONTRACT TYPE / EVALUATION CRITERIA:

This RFQ is subject to availability of funds per FAR 52.232-18.  The contract type for this procurement will be Firm-Fixed price PRICED Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) for five (5) 1-year Ordering Periods. 

Award of a BPA shall be made on the basis of Lowest Priced Acceptable Quote evaluation criteria considering the total base period.  An award of BPA will be made to the contractor(s) who offer the lowest rate pricing that relates to medical laboratory services.  The Contractor shall demonstrate through their offer that they will meet or exceed the technical requirements stated within the Performance Work Statement.  Issuance of potential forthcoming individual BPA calls (or Ordering Officer GPC purchases) shall be made on the basis of established BPA pricing rates from a contractor that is most advantageous to the Government, can service the location of the requirement, and whom has the capability to fulfill the requirement within the time period necessary. 

**Offerors are required to fill out the attached lab services scenario spreadsheet containing the offerors pricing for each lab test.  Please include pricing in the labeled column to allow the automatic calculation of totals for each period of performance year. 

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