6550--VISN 4 Coagulation Testing

The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 4 is soliciting automated primary coagulation testing systems, reagents, consumables, and support services for the nine VA Medical Centers in Veterans Integrated Service Network 4, with offers due November 18, 2026 at 3:00 PM EDT. The procurement is unrestricted, with no set-aside used. It is a five-year IDIQ covering December 1, 2026 through November 30, 2031, with individual orders issued unilaterally and funded annually.

Delivery is FOB Destination to the Altoona, Butler, Coatesville, Erie, Lebanon, Philadelphia, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Wilkes-Barre, and Wilmington facilities in Pennsylvania and Delaware. The place of performance field lists Sharpsburg, PA 15215. The NAICS code is 334516 and the PSC is 6550.

Equipment must be FDA-approved and feature bi-directional bar-coded interface compatibility with VA systems, Beckman Coulter Remisol software compatibility, on-board refrigeration and reagent inventory, and handling of lipemic and icteric samples. Amendment 0002 removed factor assay requirements. Optical clot detection is acceptable, and the mechanical clot detection requirement was removed by Amendment 0001. The Philadelphia site requires a Beckman DXA automation line, and backup analyzers must match the primary model where required. Contractors must provide 24/7 support with a 24-hour onsite repair response, complete implementation within 180 days of award, and achieve 90 percent operational effectiveness within 30 consecutive days. Hardware and software upgrades are provided at no additional charge, and annual training covers one operator per facility per model.

Test volumes are five-year estimates that exclude quality control runs. Pittsburgh's PT estimate is 111,355 tests, Philadelphia's is 93,030, and Coatesville's is 2,300. Amendment 0002 requests per-test pricing for each service at each location, while earlier versions specified cost per patient reportable result (CPRR).

Evaluation factors are Past Performance, Price, and Technical Capability, using comparative evaluation without numerical scores. Award goes to one responsible quoter whose offer is most advantageous to the Government. Questions were due November 10, 2026 at 3:00 PM EST under Amendment 0001, and the Contracting Officer committed to a follow-on Q&A amendment. No site visits, industry days, or vendor presentations are permitted.