The Naval Medical Logistics Command, 1681 Nelson Street, Frederick, MD 21702-9203, seeks interested vendors for a commercial Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) for the DoD Drug Program.1. SERVICE DELIVERY SUMMARY 1.1. The contractor shall provide to the government all labor, materials, facilities, and equipment except that provided as government furnished, necessary to analyze the human urine specimens for anabolic steroids. All testing is under the regulations, directives, policies, and guidelines set forth by the current versions of the DoD Drug Demand Reduction Program (DDRP), DoD Instructions 1010.1 (Para. 1 and 2) and 10.10.16 (section 5.1), and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) (Article 6) and subsequent revisions. The Contractor shall comply with all current guidelines and procedures and updates as published and distributed by the DoD, WADA, and the Contracting Officer?s Technical Representative (COTR). 1.2. Unless otherwise specifically provided for in this contract, the quality of all services rendered here under shall conform to the highest standards in the relevant profession, trade or field of endeavor. Individuals fully qualified in the relevant profession, trade, or field and holding any licenses required by law or regulation shall directly supervise all services rendered. 2. SUBCONTRACTORS OR ALTERNATE TESTING SITES OR LABORATORIES 2.1. None of the services required by this contract shall be subcontracted to, or performed by, persons other that the contractor or the contractor?s employees without advance prior written consent of the contracting officer. 2.2. All laboratories proposed for subcontracting must hold WADA-accreditation, and the contracting officer must approve all subcontractors. 2.3. The alternate laboratory shall agree to the terms and conditions of this contract. 2.4. The contractor shall incur any additional expenses in utilizing the backup laboratory. The alternate testing sites or laboratories must be approved by the contracting officer in advance of services. 3. Scope of Work: The contractor shall furnish all labor, equipment, materials, and facilities to perform anabolic steroid testing on human urine specimens under the forensic and scientific specifications of the WADA and the DDRP. The testing shall start within 30 days of BPA award. 3.1. Certification Requirements: The contractor shall be a WADA-accredited laboratory certified to perform anabolic steroid testing. 3.2. Proficiency Testing Requirements: The contractor shall participate in an independent proficiency program under WADA for anabolic steroid testing throughout the term of the contract and demonstrate acceptable performance on blind and known positive and negative specimens. If a failure occurs within the proficiency program, the contractor is required to inform the government of the failure and course of action taken. 3.3. Records and Manuals Review: The contractor shall make all records available to the government for review to include, but not limited to, procedure manuals, reagent, calibrator, and control data, and instrument maintenance and service records. 3.4. Shipping and Receiving: The government will ship specimens by commercial express courier under Chain of Custody and to the specifications of the contractor. The contractor shall receive specimens under chain of custody and initiate testing upon receipt. The contractor shall confirm the information for the specimen and annotate any discrepancies. 4.STEROID TESTING PROCEDURES: 4.1. Testing shall begin immediately upon receipt of the specimens. The contractor shall complete testing within 15 business days of receipt. 4.2. The contractor shall maintain specimen identity and integrity. The contractor shall maintain all specimens in a secure area with limited and controlled access throughout all phases of processing, testing, and storage from receipt to destruction. The contractor shall ensure that all aspects of the specimen accessioning, testing, and storage are under strict chain of custody with all signatures of involved individuals present. 4.3. The contractor shall ensure that all testing procedures are forensically and scientifically valid, and that they meet the WADA standards and comply with their guidelines. The contractor shall enlist testing procedures capable of detecting, but not limited to the compounds listed in the Anabolic Steroid Act of 2004 to include the following anabolic steroids: 19-nor-androsterone, Boldenone, Nandrolone, Stanozolol, Methandienone, Drostanonlone, Trenbolone, Methenolone 4.4. The contractor shall screen specimens by a reliable analytical method and confirm by a procedure accredited by WADA. 4.5. The contractor shall place all positive specimens in long-term, secure frozen storage for a minimum of 365 days from the reporting date or until termination of the contract. The contractor shall maintain all records for positive specimens to include test results, training records, quality control data, and instrument data for 3 years or until termination of the contract. The contractor shall return all records and specimens within 45 days to the government that are still in storage at the termination of the contract. The contractor shall notify the COTR before any record for positive specimens tested under this contract is destroyed. The contractor shall comply with all Privacy Act regulations and policies in destruction of records. 5.TEST RESULTS AND REPORTS: 5.1. The contractor shall report test results to the specified submitting agency within 15 business days of specimen receipt date. The contractor shall report results with reference to the laboratory identification number provided by the submitting agency. 5.2. The contractor shall not retest a positive specimen unless requested by an official from the submitting laboratory. The contractor shall not conduct research on specimens unless approved by the government. 6.LABORATORY MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS: 6.1. The laboratory shall have a qualified individual to assume professional, organizational, educational, and administrative responsibility for the facility. This individual shall ensure that the contracted facility has current procedure manuals, a quality assurance program, a quality control program and a training and certification program. This person also ensures compliance with all regulations, guidelines, directives, and policies. 6.2. The contractor shall have laboratory certifying scientists who review and release results. 6.3. The contractor shall ensure customer service through designated points of contact. 6.4. The contractor shall have the technical and automation capability to support electronic reporting and messaging. 7. CONSULTATION AND EXPERT WITNESS SUPPORT 7.1. The contractor shall have an expert available for telephonic consultation during normal business hours with the senior staff of the submitting agency. 7.2. The expert must be able to discuss the scientific and forensic procedures of the laboratory. They must be subject matter experts in the area of anabolic steroids. 7.3. The expert must be able to interpret data and provide a meaningful synopsis to the submitting agency. 7.4. The contractor shall furnish an expert witness for legal proceedings as requested by the government. The request shall be at least 10 business days in advance. The price for the expert witness services shall not differ from that stated in the price schedule of this contract. The agency requesting the support shall pay these expert witness fees. 8. LABORATORY RECORDS PACKET (LRP) 8.1. The government may request the contractor to provide documentary evidence in the form of a LRP to be used by the government at legal proceedings in conjunction with the testing performed under this contract. The contractor shall produce the LRP during the normal course of business. 8.2. The LRP will consist of, but not limited to, the following: 8.2.2. Certification and authentication by certified laboratory official who has custody of the documents in question and attests to the accuracy and validity of the documents. 8.2.3. Explanatory affidavit to include interpretation of the results. 8.2.4. Laboratory report form or memorandum signed by a Laboratory Certifying Official. 8.2.5. Screening and confirmation test results of the specimen. 8.2.6. Screening and confirmation test results of the QC samples. 8.2.7. Chromatogram or related document for the specimen. 8.2.8. Chromatogram or related document for the QC samples. 8.2.9. Certified true copy of all chain of custody documents. 8.3. Rates for the LRP shall not differ from that stated in the price schedule of the contract. 8.4. The contractor shall mail the LRP to the government within 10 business days after written request. 9.TRAINING 9.1. The contractor shall provide training to the government administrative staff on the retrieval of data and results for the purpose assembling LRPs within 45 days of the contract termination. 10.INSPECTIONS AND TOURS 10.1. The contractor shall provide and maintain an inspection system acceptable to the government covering the services under the contract. The contractor shall maintain complete records of all inspection documentation and make available for review by the government during the term of the contract and for as long as the contract requires. 10.2. The government has the right to inspect and test all services under the contract. In accordance with FAR 52.212-4 and 52.246-4. The government will perform inspections and site visits in a way not to delay the work. 10.3. The contractor at no additional expense to the government shall provide all assistance, facilities, resources, and services necessary for the government to conduct the inspections with safety and convenience. 10.4. If any of the services do not conform to contract requirements, the government at no additional expense may require the contractor to repeat the services until performance is acceptable. When the defects in services cannot be readily corrected by repeating, the government may (1) require the contractor to take necessary actions to ensure that future performance conforms to the standard stated in the contract and reduce the contract price to reflect the reduced value of the performed service. 10.5. If the contractor fails to promptly remedy any defects in performance the government has the option to (1) perform the required services under separate contract or any available means and charge to the contractor any cost incurred by the government that is directly related to the performance of such services or (2) terminate the contract for default. 10.6. The contractor shall allow the government to sponsor announced and prearranged site visits and tours of the contract facility as long as the activity does not disrupt operations. Under FAR 13.303-3, Preparation of BPAs, (a) The following terms and conditions are mandatory: (1) Description of agreement. A statement that the supplier shall furnish supplies or services, described in general terms, if and when requested by the contracting officer (or the authorized representative of the contracting officer) during a specified period and within a stipulated aggregate amount, if any. (2) Extent of obligation. A statement that the Government is obligated only to the extent of authorized purchases actually made under the BPA. (3) Purchase limitation. A statement that specifies the dollar limitation for each individual purchase under the BPA (see 13.303-5(b)). (4) Individuals authorized to purchase under the BPA. A statement that a list of individuals authorized to purchase under the BPA, identified either by title of position or by name of individual, organizational component, and the dollar limitation per purchase for each position title or individual shall be furnished to the supplier by the contracting officer. (5) Delivery tickets. A requirement that all shipments under the agreement, except those for newspapers, magazines, or other periodicals, shall be accompanied by delivery tickets or sales slips that shall contain the following minimum information: (i) Name of supplier. (ii) BPA number. (iii) Date of purchase. (iv) Purchase number. (v) Itemized list of supplies or services furnished. (vi) Quantity, unit price, and extension of each item, less applicable discounts (unit prices and extensions need not be shown when incompatible with the use of automated systems, provided that the invoice is itemized to show this information). (vii) Date of delivery or shipment. (6) Invoices. One of the following statements shall be included (except that the statement in paragraph (a)(6)(iii) of this subsection should not be used if the accumulation of the individual invoices by the Government materially increases the administrative costs of this purchase method): (i) A summary invoice shall be submitted at least monthly or upon expiration of this BPA, whichever occurs first, for all deliveries made during a billing period, identifying the delivery tickets covered therein, stating their total dollar value, and supported by receipt copies of the delivery tickets. (ii) An itemized invoice shall be submitted at least monthly or upon expiration of this BPA, whichever occurs first, for all deliveries made during a billing period and for which payment has not been received. These invoices need not be supported by copies of delivery tickets. (iii) When billing procedures provide for an individual invoice for each delivery, these invoices shall be accumulated, provided that? (A) A consolidated payment will be made for each specified period; and (B) The period of any discounts will commence on the final date of the billing period or on the date of receipt of invoices for all deliveries accepted during the billing period, whichever is later. The resultant award(s) shall be a Blanket Purchase Agreement(s) for a total of 5 years with a base year (CLIN 0001) and four option years (CLINS 0002-0005) . The estimated number of tests per year is 400 tests. In the event that multiple contractors express an interest in this requirement, more than one BPA may be issued and the resultant calls against the BPAs may be competed or rotated amongst the various BPA awardess. In the event that the next vendor was unavailable to respond to the BPA call, the activity would have the option of making award to the next vendor in rotation. Vendors interested in forming a competitive BPA for the services in accordance with the Statement of Work are required to submit proposals no later than 1300 (1:00 PM) local time Frederick, MD time on Friday 21 December 2007. Proposals shall be submitted to [email protected] or by fax to 301-619-2925 Attn: Michele Cameron. PROPOSAL CONTENT/FORMAT: Proposal shall be separated into TECHNICAL and BUSINESS sections. THE BUSINESS SECTION WILL NOT BE EVALUATED AS PART OF THE TECHNICAL EVALUATION. Vendors shall submit complete proposals. Award of a BPA will be made to those offerors meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards for the non-cost factors of WADA Certification and Past Performance described in the Technical Proposal Instructions below. EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD OF FUTURE CALLS: The technical factors, factors 1-3 below, combined are significantly more important than price, and are listed in descending order of importance. However, price may become a critical factor in the event that two or more offerors are determined to be essentially equal following the evaluation of all technical factors. In any event, NMLC intends to award to the proposal that provides the Best Value, cost and other factors considered, to the Government. 1. WADA Certification 2. Past Performance 3. Business proposal The government reserves the right to award to other than the lowest offeror if the Government determines that a price premium is warranted due to technical merit. The government reserves the right to award to other than the highest rated offeror. TECHNICAL PROPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS: Offerors are required to provide sufficient technical documentation to allow for thorough evaluation of proposal. 1.) WADA- Accredited. Must be a WADA-Accredited laboratory. Proof of WADA accreditation shall be provided with the Offerors' proposal. Due to chain of custody concerns, only United States based laboratories proposals? will be accepted. 2. Past Performance - The contractor's past performance will be based on the Contracting Officer's knowledge of the contractor's performance on past and present like services. 3.) BUSINESS PROPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS: Include price lists and discount percentage to the Government. Award of BPA will be established based on vendor's capability and percentage of discount offered. Any additional charges shall be listed and explained in the business proposal.

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