Please note that this is NOT a request for quotes or proposals, the Government is seeking information for market research purposes only. The Department of Veterans Affairs, VA James J. Peters VA medical center is currently conducting a market survey for qualified firms capable of providing all labor, supplies, equipment, maintenance, information technology, and supervision necessary to provide Urine Drug Testing for clinical medication monitoring and drugs of abuse utilizing Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) quantitative testing service to James J. Peters VA Medical Center, New York Harbor VA Healthcare System, Northport VA Medical Center, Hudson Valley VA HealthCare System, and New Jersey VA Healthcare System described herein. Reference Urine Drug Testing Services include, but are not limited to: The contractor shall provide referral laboratory services to include: ¢ Utilizing a single patient sample, perform quantitative testing using Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) methodology of medications typical for pain and substance abuse, as well as adjunct new generation medications (SSRI's) and emerging recreational drugs (bath salts, spice compounds) without the use of an immune assay screening methodology. ¢ Testing to include, but not limited to, common drugs in the following classes: Natural, semi-synthetic and synthetic opioids; Benzodiazepines; tricyclic antidepressants; serotonin uptake inhibitors; stimulants; barbiturates; illicit drugs ¢ Testing is to be completed by LC-MS/MS methodology only, without the use of Immuno-assay screening tests. ¢ All supplies necessary for collection of patient urine specimens " Specimen containers " Required requisition forms " Biohazard bags, preservatives, and absorbent sheets ¢ All supplies needed to transport samples from the sites to the testing facility: UPS/mailing bags, request forms, and pre-paid shipping labels. ¢ Pre-analytic processing, analysis and reporting of analytic results Specimen preparation and storage; transportation of clinical laboratory specimens, microbiology cultures, and stocks; performance of analytical testing; reporting of analytical test results; and consultative services. The North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) is 621511 Responses to this notice must be submitted in writing via email at [email protected] and must be received not later than September 29, 2016, 11:00 am EST. No telephone inquiries will be accepted. Interested firms should also add their information to the interested vendors list for this announcement at www.fbo.gov. The purpose of this notice is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classification//socioeconomic status (service-disabled veteran owned small business, veteran owned small business, HUB Zone, 8(a), small business or large business), relative to NAICS 621511. Responses to this notice will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. Responses to this notice should include company/individual name, a service capability statement, examples of similar facilities for which you have provided services to, DUNS number, address, point of contact and social-economic category (ex: SBVOSB, VOSB, 8(a), HUBZone, WOSB, EDWOSB, Small Business). If your firm is a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned or Veteran Owned Small Business, you must be CERTIFIED in VetBiz (see internet site: http://vip.vetbiz.gov). Contractor must be registered in System for Award Management (SAM), formerly CCR (see internet site: http://www.sam.gov). Responses to this notice must be submitted in writing via email at [email protected] and received not later than September 29, 2016, 11:00 am EST. All interested parties must respond to any related solicitation announcement separately from the responses to this announcement. Email: [email protected] No telephone inquiries will be accepted. Interested firms should also add their information to the interested vendors list for this announcement at www.fbo.gov.

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