6515--VISN-4 Lab CPRR Instrumention Urinalysis- Cheimcal 9 Medical Centers
Closed Solicitation Posted
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- Solicitation number
- 36C24425Q0739
- Agency
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Veterans Integrated Service Network 4
Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 4 is seeking to procure automated urinalysis instrumentation for laboratory testing across nine medical centers in Pennsylvania and Delaware through solicitation 36C24425Q0739. The procurement involves a single award Blanket Purchase Agreement for primary and backup analyzers capable of both macroscopic and microscopic urinalysis testing, with specific requirements including FDA approval, random access capabilities, bi-directional computer interface compatibility with Data Innovations systems, and continuous reagent inventory management. Contractors must provide equipment, reagents, maintenance, training, and support services meeting Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act standards, with backup analyzers required to be fully-automated macroscopic only units. The evaluation will assess technical proposals, past performance references (minimum of three Past Performance Questionnaires), and pricing based on Cost Per Test structure. The solicitation deadline is July 18, 2025 at 2:00 PM EDT, with the anticipated BPA effective date of August 1, 2025.
This procurement does not utilize any set-aside designations and is conducted as an open market solicitation without incumbent contractor information specified. The contract structure includes a base period from August 1, 2025 through July 31, 2026 with four optional one-year extensions through July 31, 2030, with pricing at $1.75 per test and an estimated total five-year test volume of 977,005 tests across all facilities. The procurement covers annual test volumes ranging from 2,268 to 39,836 tests per site, with larger facilities defined as those processing over 15,000 macroscopic tests annually requiring both primary and backup analyzers from the same manufacturer. Performance will occur at nine VA medical centers including facilities in Altoona, Butler, Coatesville, Erie, Lebanon, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Wilkes-Barre, and Wilmington, with most operating 24/7 and requiring equipment to fit existing counter space without additional carts or wagons. The solicitation represents a comprehensive laboratory instrumentation contract with significant operational requirements across multiple high-volume healthcare facilities.
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VISN 04 CPRR Lab Instrumentation Urinalysis Chemistry
Solicitation# 36C24425Q0739
Vendor Questions / Government Responses
Per Attachment A Instrument Requirements, every location, except for Coatesville VAMC, is requiring a primary analyzer and a backup analyzer With Macroscopic and Microscopic capabilities- is that correct? The backup instrument requires the same functionality as the primary instrument?Â
Back up analyzers are macroscopic only.
Also, page 29 h.) Primary and backup analyzers (for larger facilities) shall be from the same manufacturer and offer the same technology- please define larger facilities ?Â
Large facilities would be facilities testing above 15,000 macroscopic per year.
Large facilities: Erie, Lebanon, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Wilkes-Barre and Wilmington.
In addition, please clarify what the backup requirement is for each location?
All backups are all fully- automated Macro Only.
If each site has a different requirement for their backup can you please clarify what each site requires for a backup?
Such as, fully automated Macroscopic and Microscopic, fully automated Macro only, or Semi-Automated Macro only
All backups are all fully-automated Macro Only.
Can you please confirm if any of the labs will require a wagon/cart that the instrument would sit on? Or will all instruments be sitting on existing countertop or table space?
No space is available for a wagon/cart. Analyzer/equipment must fit within measurements provided. In the Statement of Work
Attachment D Past Performance Questionnaire- can you please confirm, you would like this document to be filled out by the reference and sent to you directly? Please confirm you are looking for one (1) reference? I don t see a number of references required.Â
The Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ) is completed by the Reference evaluating past performance and returned directly to email address in the heading of the PPQ. A minimum of (3) PPQs may be submitted. (return to: stanley.kwasny@va.gov).
Would submission of CPARS be an adequate replacement for Attachment D?
CPARs can be used as Past Performance.
We noticed in Urinalysis SOW - Attachments (Attachment A Instrument Requirements) that Butler is showing requirements for backup analyzer. Please confirm whether to include a backup for Butler. Thank you!
Butler VAMC does not require a Backup Analyzer. Do not include a backup for Butler VAMC.
Additionally, the label of Column D appears to be incorrect, Back Up Analyzer Macroscopic / Microscopic we believe should read Back Up Analyzer Macroscopic Only .
In Attachment A - Column D has been changed to Back up Analyzer Macroscopic
During Open Market Research, we believe that only Chemistry Macroscopic backup testing is required. Can you please provide confirmation? Thank you!
All backups are all fully- automated Macroscopic Only.
I wanted to clarify the Urinalysis requirement for VISN 4 posted on SAM.gov- is this an FSS solicitation or Open Market? The pre-solicitation notice expressed this would be Open Market but the actual solicitation references the FSS terms.
This Solicitation is Open Market and we are accepting open market submissions. Any mention of FSS in the RFQ was an error and an amendment will be posted to Sam.gov to correct any areas.
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Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Corrected 36C24425Q0739 VISN RFQ.pdf | ||
| Corrected Unrinalysis SOW Attachs.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| 36C24425Q0739 0001.docx | DOCX document | |
| Urinalysis SOW Attachments.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| 36C24425Q0739.docx | DOCX document | |
| Attach D - Past Performance Questionnaire_Q0739.docx | DOCX document | |
| VISN 4 Facility Addresses.pdf | ||
| 6500 Append D Rules of Behavior_2024.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 6515--Lab Testing Services (On/Urine) | Award Notice | |
| This notice | Solicitation | |
| 6515--VISN-4 Lab CPRR Instrumention Urinalysis- Cheimcal 9 Medical Centers | Pre-Solicitation |
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