Q -- Centralized Newborn Screening Services

The subject synopsis is being amended to change the estimated date for release of the solicitation to August 2007, to change the estimated dollar value and to update the requirements as stated below: The Defense Supply Center Philadelphia (DSCP) is seeking proposals from contractors interested in entering into a Firm-Fixed Price Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Performance Based Service Contract (s) to support a Centralized Department of Defense (DOD) Newborn Screening Program (NSP) that uses tandem mass spectrometry for the detection of a core set of inherited, metabolic disorders and a panel of supplementary screening tests for additional disorders as recommended in the Uniform Condition Panel recommended by the American College of Medical Genetics. A list of disorders is attached. This procurement will encompass the following services for each newborn: 1. Provision of specimen collection kits including all necessary supplies 2. Timely transport of collected specimens 3. Accurate and timely laboratory testing of specimens 4. Accurate and timely interpretation of test results 5. Accurate and timely, comprehensive reporting/communication of results 6. Data management 7. Technical assistance 8. Clinic consultation to laboratory and clinical staff within the Military Health Care System 9. Follow-up services. The successful vendor will also be required to provide a board certified Genetic Counselor for consultative services to referring physicians. Furthermore, prior to ordering under any forthcoming contract and throughout the life of the procurement the contractor shall provide Medical Treatment Facilities (MTF) staff with training, education and technical assistance regarding proper sample collection process, sample shipment preparation and packaging, logistical coordination for sample processing, and physician education. As detailed above this procurement initiative includes a specimen collection kit. The unit price for a Specimen Test Kit is included in the unit price of the Newborn Screening Services identified above. Vendors will be required to provide a total delivered price for the five (5) year period of the contract. Total delivered price is defined as the total cost of the supply/service inclusive of all transportation, handling and reporting costs. The successful vendors pricing will be loaded into the DSCP Medical Electronic Catalog (ECAT). This solicitation applies to MTF worldwide. The Continental United States (CONUS) customer base includes facilities located in the 48 contiguous states and the District of Columbia. The Outside Continental United States (OCONUS) customer base will include facilities located outside the Continental United States, including Hawaii and Alaska. This procurement will be awarded to a maximum of (2) two vendors. One vendor will be responsible for servicing CONUS MTF?s and the other vendor will service OCONUS MTF?s. Based on the results of the evaluation one award may be made to the same vendor for both the CONUS and OCONUS regions. For all elements of Laboratory Testing and Analysis, the contractor shall comply with the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA1988), Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations for medical devices, and all other applicable Federal and State regulations. Any vendor that does not have a CLIA license or certificate is not eligible for award. Award of the CONUS region will be evaluated separately from the OCONUS region. Vendors may submit proposals to service the CONUS and OCONUS regions individually or collectively. However, all MTF?s located within these regions must be serviced to be considered for award. Proposals will be evaluated initially to ensure that the vendor has at least 5 years of industry experience as a newborn screening laboratory and has analyzed samples from a minimum of 250,000 newborns (both CONUS and OCONUS combined) utilizing Tandem Mass Spectrometry in the last 5 years. Any vendor not meeting this requirement will not be considered further for award. Vendors who do meet this requirement will have their technical and price proposals evaluated using ?Best Value? Source Selection Procedures. Technical merit will be considered more important than price. All Purchase Order, Purchase Order Confirmation, and Invoice transactions under this contract are required to be electronic. Each vendor will be required to use Web Supplier Interface. Vendors must have the capability of using this eCommerce system. Any resultant contract(s) will have a one (1) year base period with four (4) one year unilateral option periods. This procurement has an estimated dollar value of approximately $11 million for the CONUS region and $3 million for the OCONUS region over the 5 year contract period. Solicitation SPM2D1-07-R-0002 is expected to be issued August 2007 and can be found on the DLA Procurement Gateway at http://progate.daps.dla.mil/home/ Point of Contact is John Mahoney, DSCP-FSCA, 215-737-3906 or email john.mahoney@dla.mil. The solicitation may not become available until the solicitation issue date.