The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has awarded a sole source contract to the College of American Pathologists (CAP) for $17,181.12 to provide proficiency testing and linearity materials for the VA's North Texas Health Care System. This is not a set-aside contract. CAP is a non-profit organization that specializes in laboratory quality assurance products and services for the federal government, including the VA, Department of Defense, and Department of Health and Human Services.
The contract covers the period from January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025 and is intended to ensure that all VA laboratories and testing sites within the North Texas region are in compliance with Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) requirements, as well as accreditation standards set by the VA and CAP. The materials to be provided include proficiency testing surveys and linearity verification kits for chemistry, immunology, microbiology, and other laboratory specialties. This contract is part of a larger $38.8 million IDIQ contract that CAP holds with the VA Headquarters for nationwide clinical laboratory proficiency testing services.
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