Special Notice: Sources Sought
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), VISN 08, VA Caribbean Healthcare System (VACHS), San Juan VA Medical Center (SJVAMC), 10 Casia Street One Veterans Plaza, San Juan P.R. 00921-3201, is looking for certified, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), Small business, and/or other than small businesses sources for the following: Phlebotomist Services, on-site, The authority for this procurement is Title 38 USC 8153, health-care resources, non-personal services, and Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services. This is a band new requirement, there is no incumbent.
Place of Performance:
San Juan VA Medical Center (VACHS):10 Calle Casia, San Juan, P.R 00926.
Ponce OPC: #1802 Calle Navarra Ponce, P.R. 00716-2001.
Mayaguez OPC: Maya State Road PR 2 K.M.149.9 AVE. Algarrobo #175 Mayaguez P.R.
00681-1507.
Arecibo VA Clinic: Hato Abajo, PR 2 INT. 660-K.M 78 Arecibo, P.R.00616.
Ceiba VA Clinic:312 AVE. Lauro Piñeiro Ceiba, PR 00735.
Comerio VA Clinic: Jose de Diego Street, Suite 15 Comerio P.R. 00782
Guayama VA Clinic: FISA Building, 1st Floor, Paseo de Pueblo K.M. 0.3 Lote 6 Guayama,
P.R. 00784
Period of Performance: The anticipated period of performance for this contract will be for the base year and four (4) one (1) year option periods.
Description of Services: The Contractor shall furnish all key personnel to provide on-site Phlebotomy Services to eligible beneficiaries of the Department of Veterans Affairs, at San Juan VA Medical Center and all other stations mentioned previously.
The phlebotomists shall be highly reliable in providing services and support that meet or exceed customer requirements and expectations. Contractor phlebotomists must have direct work experience working in a healthcare setting. Contractors will be working with: Outpatient setting; Geriatric patient population; various behavioral groups who may be disoriented, disabled, or reduced physical function and Clinically complex group of chronic/mentally ill patients.
This is a request for sources and information only and it is intended for market research and
planning purposes, which may or may not lead to a future solicitation. This is not a request for
quotes. The VA will not pay for any information received resulting from this Sources Sought
notice. Requests for copies of a solicitation shall not be honored or acknowledged. However, if
your firm can provide these requirements, and it is interested in this opportunity, please provide
written notification to the Contracting Officer. SDVOSB or VOSB must be certified in the
Veterans Small Business Certification website at: Veteran Small Business Certification
(sba.gov).
Confidentiality: Contractor agrees to abide by all applicable Federal laws and regulations pertaining to the privacy of patients and or VA employees, including all Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996/ Information Security regulations as they are implemented within the VA. The contractor also agrees to abide by the confidentiality requirements of the protocols.
Only responses from authorized representatives of the firm will be considered.
Product Service Code (PSC): Q702 Technical Medical Support
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code: 621511 Phlebotomy Services
Business Size Standard: $41.5M
Point of Contact(s): Fernando Defillo (813) 796-3917, [email protected]
Scope: The contractor will perform Phlebotomy Services on-site at the VA location.
INTERESTED PARTIES:
All interested firms must be registered in SAM (System for Award Management) to be eligible for award of Government contracts. Interested parties responding to this Sources Sought request shall submit a capability statement with the following information at a minimum:
Point of contact with phone number and email
Company name and address
SAM.gov Unique Entity Identification code
Socio-economic status to identify business class as being a large business, SDVOSB, VOSB, small business, Woman Owned, etc.
Documentation relating to capability of performance.
Any other pertinent company documentation, prior to submission of offers to a solicitation.
Any SDVOSB or VOSB firms responding to this Sources Sought Notice must be certified and verified in the Veterans Small Business Certification website at: Veteran Small Business Certification (sba.gov)
The response due date to this Sources Sought notice is March 11, 2026, at 4:00pm EST.
Please email responses to Fernando G. Defillo at [email protected]. Only electronic responses will be accepted.