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This is a Special Notice documenting the Department of Veterans Affairs' intent to sole source a firm fixed price contract for Calibration Verification Linearity Evaluation Services to the College Of American Pathologists (CAP). The John D. Dingell Detroit VA Medical Center is seeking CLIA '88 approved proficiency testing services to ensure that all VHA medical laboratories and ancillary testing sites comply with VHA Handbook 1106.01 proficiency testing requirements. The contractor will support the Detroit Healthcare System located at 4646 John R Street, Detroit, Michigan. The NAICS code is 541380 (Testing Laboratories and Services) with a small business size standard of $19.0 million, and the product service code is 6640.

The response deadline is March 27, 2026 at 3:00 PM Eastern Time. The contracting office is the Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 10 in Kettering, Ohio (zip code 45409-1337), with the Contracting Officer identified as Cierra S. Joshua (734-222-7154, Cierra.Joshua@va.gov). The Government intends to award this contract solely to CAP located at 325 Waukegan Road, Northfield, Illinois 60093, in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b)(2) based on the determination that only one responsible source exists. A sources sought notice was previously posted, and the Government notes that the determination not to compete is solely within its discretion. The notice will be archived 99 days after the response date.