P03 Sole Source Justification.pdf

This document is a Sole Source Justification for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to procure Esoteric Rapid Response and Reference Laboratory Testing services from Wisconsin Diagnostic Laboratories, a subsidiary of Froedtert Health. The contract will support the Pathology/Laboratory Medicine Departments at Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center and Hines VAMC, with a Fixed Price Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract.

The five-year contract is valued at $3,791,537.17, with ordering periods from December 15, 2025 to November 30, 2030. Services include specimen preparation, storage, transportation, analytical testing, result reporting, and consultative services. The procurement is justified under 38 U.S.C. 8153(a)(3)(A), which allows contracting with an academic affiliate without competitive procedures. Extensive market research was conducted using various federal databases, including VetBiz, Adds Up, FPDS, and GSA eLibrary, which yielded no alternative sources for these specialized laboratory testing services.