Purchase Order 36C25626P0070

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Integrated Service Network 16 awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order to the College of American Pathologists (CAP) on October 16, 2025, for Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA) Laboratory Proficiency Testing Services. The contract, valued at $26,750 and extending through September 30, 2030, supports the Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System's Pathology and Laboratory department in Biloxi, Mississippi. This sole-source award, executed without set-aside designation, was justified under FAR 6.302-1 as CAP was determined to be the only responsible source capable of meeting federal regulatory requirements under 42 U.S.C. 263a and 42 C.F.R. Part 493. CAP will provide comprehensive proficiency testing services across multiple laboratory specialties including Microbiology, Bacteriology, Virology, Immunology, Chemistry, Hematology, and Cytology.

As the world's largest association of board-certified pathologists, CAP is a non-profit organization with extensive experience delivering laboratory quality assurance and accreditation services to federal healthcare agencies. The organization holds multiple indefinite delivery vehicles across the Department of Veterans Affairs, Indian Health Service, and other federal agencies, including an $11 million indefinite delivery contract with VA Headquarters for laboratory accreditation services covering 257 VHA patient testing facilities. This purchase order represents a continuation of CAP's partnership with the VA to ensure compliance with clinical laboratory quality standards and regulatory requirements across the Veterans Health Administration system.