# Fecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) Mailing Service Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/36c25725q0045 - Solicitation number: 36C25725Q0045 - Notice type: Special notice - Status: Awarded to Polymedco Cancer Diagnostic Products LLC for $5,355,000.00 - Department: Department of Veterans Affairs - Contracting office: 257-Network Contract Office 17 (36C257) - NAICS: 492110 Couriers and Express Delivery Services - Product or service code: R604 Mailing and Distribution Services - Set-aside: Total small business set-aside - First posted: October 8, 2024 - Last posted: January 14, 2025 - SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/8a73e1a0a2884c3ea75284eb59e3cff5/view ## Description Special Notice Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Procurement The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Network Contracting Office 17, intends to award a Firm-Fixed Price, Base plus one Option Year contract to Polymedco Cancer Diagnostic Products LLC for procurement of the following service and supply: Item Number Description Unit of Measure Quantity 0001 Fecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) EA 16,000 Mailer Service. Includes labor and materials. 1001 Fecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) EA 16,000 Mailer Service. Includes labor and materials. The Fecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) is a laboratory test used to check stool samples for hidden blood and is commonly used as screening method for colorectal cancer. The Contractor shall provide a mailer collection kit service for Veterans within the Veterans Affairs (VA) Heart of Texas Healthcare Network (various locations). The Contractor will use various means of telecommunications to inform Veterans of necessary testing, instructions for proper collection, and mailing collection kits for testing of 30,000 to 60,000 Veterans on an annual basis. Pricing includes all labor, materials, and supplies to perform this service. The current FIT kit used for colorectal screening is provided to the NTVHCS by Polymedco Cancer Diagnostics Products LLC, as part of the contract 36C25724D0008, Immunochemical Fecal Occult Blood Test (IFOBT) Cost-Per-Reportable-Result (CPRR). This contract also provides for the instrumentation to analyze the returned kits. The analyzer used at the NTVHCS is the Polymedco OC-Auto Sensor Diana. The automated FIT testing instrumentation and collection vial(s) combination is approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for colorectal cancer screening. The required collection kits have a 14-day inoculated stability and are compatible with the existing analyzer, the Polymedco OC-Auto Sensor Diana. Veterans will return the FIT collection kits to their servicing VA laboratory for analysis. This notice is not to be considered a request for quotations or proposals. A contract will not be awarded based on an offer received in response to this notice; however, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, by email, to the point of contact and referencing the notice ID 36C25725Q0045, which shall be considered by the agency. Proposals or offers received will be used to determine if a comparable source is available and more advantageous to the government. If no affirmative written response is received within 5 days from the publication of this notice, a contract/order will be issued to Polymedco Cancer Diagnostic Products LLC without any further notice. Intersted vendors must be an authorized distributor of the Polymedco FIT kits and offer proof by submitting an authorized distributor letter from Polymedco Cancer Diagnostic Products LLC. The proposed contract actions is for a service, which the government intends to negotiate with only one source. The anticipated statutory authorities permitting other than full and open competition for the requirement is 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. ## Award on USAspending - Recipient: Polymedco Cancer Diagnostic Products LLC (UEI JYKKQ1NLJRX7) - Contract: 36C25725D0017 - Obligated: $0.00 - Competition: Not Competed Under SAP, 1 offers received - Link: award number 36C25725D0017 equals the contract number; same awarding office 36C257 (high confidence) - Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_IDV_36C25725D0017_3600/ ## Publications - October 8, 2024: Special notice, due October 15, 2024 at 5:00 AM EDT. Notice fbbb1d730ef545e5b3fee981f7c8cc05. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/fbbb1d730ef545e5b3fee981f7c8cc05/view - October 16, 2024: Special notice, due October 15, 2024 at 5:00 AM EDT. Notice 8fa4336d1d8e40f7bfea97e54cda4ed5. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/8fa4336d1d8e40f7bfea97e54cda4ed5/view - October 16, 2024: Special notice, due October 18, 2024 at 5:00 PM EDT. Notice 91ac52bfbb35461cb3c80d585ba5aa41. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/91ac52bfbb35461cb3c80d585ba5aa41/view - January 14, 2025: Award notice. Notice 031d6c8fba66481ba5cc66e934ad6d74. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/031d6c8fba66481ba5cc66e934ad6d74/view - January 14, 2025: Award notice. Notice 0d7ee2986c364ed6a291b4b3ef04d8df. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/0d7ee2986c364ed6a291b4b3ef04d8df/view - January 14, 2025: Special notice, due October 18, 2024 at 5:00 PM EDT. Notice 8a73e1a0a2884c3ea75284eb59e3cff5. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/8a73e1a0a2884c3ea75284eb59e3cff5/view ## Points of contact - Kathryn Prose, Contract Specialist, kathryn.prose@va.gov, (254) 217-2835 --- Source: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities bulk extract and USAspending.gov award data. 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