Exhibit B - Clinical Reference Laboratory Testing Services QA Matrix FINAL.xlsx

This is a Quality Assurance (QA) Matrix spreadsheet designed to establish performance standards and evaluation criteria for Clinical Reference Laboratory Testing Services. The matrix functions as an exhibit to the HT001526RE001FINAL solicitation issued by the Defense Health Agency for a follow-on clinical reference laboratory testing contract.

The QA Matrix serves as a measurement tool to assess contractor performance across key operational and technical dimensions required to support approximately 205 Military Treatment Facilities globally. The matrix establishes benchmarks and acceptance criteria for the contractor's ability to deliver approximately 6,960 specialized medical tests, maintain secure bidirectional electronic interface connectivity with the MHS Genesis electronic health record system, and comply with DoD cybersecurity requirements including NIST SP 800-171 and CMMC 2.0 framework standards. The evaluation criteria embedded within this matrix directly support the Government's Performance Price Tradeoff source selection methodology, where technical performance and risk factors are weighted significantly more heavily than price considerations. As an appendix to the ID/IQ contract solicitation covering a five-year base period plus one five-year optional period, this QA matrix will be incorporated into task order requirements and serve as the primary mechanism for ongoing contractor performance monitoring and compliance verification throughout the contract's ten-year potential ordering period.