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This is a Special Notice announcing the Department of Veterans Affairs' intention to negotiate a sole source contract with Quest Diagnostics Incorporated for Reference Lab Testing Services. The contract will support six VISN 12 hospitals (facility codes 537, 578, 585, 607, 676, and 695) located within Veterans Integrated Service Network 12. The procurement is being conducted as a Firm-Fixed Price Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with a 12-month ordering period and performance period of July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 621511 (Laboratory Services) with a business size standard of $41.5 Million.
The Great Lakes Acquisition Center (GLAC) is justifying this sole source award under 41 U.S.C. 1901 Simplified Acquisition Procedures, citing that only Quest Diagnostics is a responsible source capable of meeting requirements during VISN 12's transition to a new electronic health record management (EHRM) system. The services sustain existing reference lab testing operations critical to patient care while new test databases are established at significant government expense. A competitive solicitation for a new five-year IDIQ is planned in approximately 12 to 18 months to align with EHRM implementation. Interested firms may submit written notification by June 15, 2026 at 10:00 AM Central Time to Contracting Officer Erika Cannaday at erika.cannaday@va.gov. The government retains discretion to proceed or not proceed with competition based on responses received. No solicitation documents are available; telephone inquiries will not be accepted.
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Special Notice Special Notice
| SUBJECT* |
| VISN Reference Lab Services 537, 578, 585, 607, 676, 695 |
GENERAL INFORMATION
| CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE* |
| 53214-1476 |
| SOLICITATION NUMBER* |
| 36C25226Q0519 |
| RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE |
| 06-15-2026 10:00 CENTRAL TIME, CHICAGO, USA |
| ARCHIVE |
| 15 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE |
| RECOVERY ACT FUNDS |
| N |
| PRODUCT SERVICE CODE* |
| Q301 |
| NAICS CODE* |
| 621511 |
| CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS |
| Department of Veterans Affairs |
36C252 115 South 84th Street, Suite 101
Milwaukee WI 53214-1476
POINT OF CONTACT*
Contracting Officer Erika Cannaday erika.cannaday@va.gov
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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DESCRIPTION
The Great Lakes Acquisition Center (GLAC) intends to negotiate a sole source contract with Quest Diagnostics Incorporated for Reference Lab Testing Services for six (6) VISN 12 hospitals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. Reference Lab Testing services are already in use. This request is for sustainment of an existing service.
This acquisition is conducted under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 1901 Simplified Acquisition Procedures as implemented in RFO 12.102, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. This contract will be a Firm-Fixed Price IDIQ, 12-month ordering period, with a performance period of July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) is 621511 with a business size standard of $41.5 Million. This procurement is being conducted in accordance with RFO Part 6.103-1. The purpose of this sole source contract is to provide continuous testing affecting patient care while VISN 12 transitions to a new electronic health record management (EHRM) system is implemented, which will necessitate establishing new test databases at a significant cost to the Government. Solicitation for a new five year IDIQ will be undertaken to align with EHRM implementation so the test database build is not required immediately and again in approximately 12-18 months.
No solicitation documents are available and telephone requests will not be accepted. However, any firm that believes it can meet these requirements may give written notification to the Contracting Officer by 10:00 AM Local Time (Central) Monday, June 15, 2026. Information must be sent to the Contracting Officer, Erika Cannaday at erika.cannaday@va.gov. Responses received will be considered, however a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.
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