Phoenix Indian Medical Center Proficiency Testing

This is a notification of an intent to award a contract to College of American Pathologists under NAICS code 541380 Testing Laboratories by Indian Health Services under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source. In order to be in compliance with College of American Pathologist (CAP) and The Joint Commission (TJC) and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), PIMC Laboratory/Pathology must maintain a Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) Approved Proficiency Testing Program. The PIMC Laboratory/Pathology Department must comply with the following accreditation standards: American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) - Provides only Cytology PT Samples. CAP - Provides comprehensive accreditation program that include Cytology PT Samples. ACCUTEST, Inc. - Not comprehensive as reviewed by section supervisors noted that the PT program does not include Linearity, Calibration Verification, Quality Assurance Studies, and various PT samples such as Antigen Typing, Antigen Titration, D-Dimer, etc. If you can provide the services requested, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, which shall be considered by the Agency and may be e-mailed to contact@example.gov referencing notice number 75H71221C00007 by 12 pm PST, 5 May 2021. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract acquisition based upon responses to the notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed. Information provided will be used to assess tradeoffs and alternatives available for the potential requirement and may lead to the development of a solicitation. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. This is NOT a request for proposals. Any solicitation resulting from the analysis of information obtained will be announced to the public in Federal Business Opportunities in accordance with the FAR Part 5. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).