Purchase Order 75H70524P00011

The Indian Health Service awarded a $66.4K firm fixed-price purchase order to the College of American Pathologists (CAP) on November 27, 2023, for proficiency testing materials and services at the Cass Lake Indian Health Service Hospital laboratory in Cass Lake, Minnesota. The contract, which extends through December 20, 2028, supports the laboratory's compliance with Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) licensing requirements and Joint Commission accreditation standards. CAP will provide quarterly proficiency testing panels covering over 80 analytes across multiple disciplines including chemistry, hematology, coagulation, and urinalysis. This procurement was awarded without set-aside designation and was structured as a sole source contract, recognizing CAP as the incumbent provider capable of delivering the comprehensive testing scope required by the facility.

As a non-profit organization and the world's largest association of board-certified pathologists, CAP serves as a primary provider of laboratory quality assurance products and services across federal healthcare agencies. The Indian Health Service has an existing Blanket Purchase Agreement with CAP valued at $75K for laboratory quality assurance services, and this purchase order represents a task order supporting ongoing clinical laboratory operations at the Bemidji Area facility. CAP's federal contract portfolio demonstrates extensive experience delivering laboratory accreditation, proficiency testing, and quality control services to the Department of Veterans Affairs, Defense Health Agency, and National Institutes of Health, positioning the organization as a specialized provider for federal healthcare laboratory compliance requirements.