36C25926Q0162 0002.docx

This is Amendment 0002 to a Request for Quote (RFQ) for a new five-year Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) for Salt Lake City Heart and Kidney Transplant Rejection Test Services and Reporting. The amendment extends the submission due date for solicitation 36C25926Q0162 to February 6, 2026 at 9:00 AM Mountain Standard Time. The contracting office is the Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO 19) located in Greenwood Village, Colorado, with the point of contact being Contracting Officer Lindsey Zwaagstra. The place of performance is the Department of Veterans Affairs Salt Lake City VA Medical Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The underlying solicitation is for molecular rejection assays using the Molecular Microscope Diagnostic System (MMDx) to test heart and kidney transplant biopsies from Veterans at the Salt Lake City facility. The government estimates an annual volume of 20 tests each (100 total over the five-year BPA period) and has indicated that CLIA-validated laboratory-developed tests are acceptable, though MMDx is required. Specific specimen requirements include heart tissue biopsies of two 0.5mm bites or one slightly larger bite, and kidney tissue biopsies of 5mm. The NAICS code 621511 (Medical Laboratories) applies with a $41.5 million business size standard, and the solicitation is unrestricted. The government anticipates awarding a firm-fixed price contract and reserves the right to make no award.