36C24726Q0220_2 Combined Solicitation Pharmacy Lab Services RFQ Amendment

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Integrated Service Network 7, is seeking quotations for environmental laboratory specimen sampling services to support compounding pharmacies at the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center in Augusta, Georgia. The procurement requires five years of environmental microbiology testing services classified under NAICS code 541380 and PSC Q301, with services including USP 797 gloved fingertip sampling, media-fill test analysis, contact plate sampling, and microorganism identification to genus level. The awarded contractor must maintain AIHA Laboratory Accreditation Program (AIHA-LAP) certification for environmental microbiology and comply with USP Chapter 797 incubation standards, delivering formal lab reports via email within 14 days of sample receipt. Award will be made to the lowest priced, technically acceptable quote based on firm-fixed-price evaluation. Questions must be submitted by January 21, 2026 at 12:00 PM Eastern Time, with quotations due by January 23, 2026 at 12:00 PM Eastern Time, and all communications directed to Holly Bowling at Holly.Bowling@va.gov.

This is an open market procurement with no set-aside designation. The solicitation anticipates annual demand of approximately 450 gloved fingertip sampling units, 96 media-fill tests, 50 sequencing analyses per isolate, and 45 contact plate sleeves, with performance scheduled from May 1, 2026 through April 30, 2027 followed by four optional one-year extension periods. No specific budget range or award value has been disclosed in the solicitation materials. Delivery of all supplies and services is to the VA Augusta Health Care System Warehouse Building 95, with warehouse access available Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 3:30 PM excluding federal holidays. The place of performance is Augusta, Georgia 30901.