Blood Gas Instrumentation Services

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 7 is seeking a contractor to provide Blood Gas Instrumentation Services for the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center in Charleston, South Carolina. The solicitation requires FDA-approved blood gas analyzers capable of performing comprehensive clinical parameter testing including pH, pO2, pCO2, bicarbonate, co-oximetry, and other specified measurements, with the contractor providing all necessary reagents, consumables, quality control materials, and maintenance support. The contract structure includes a one-year base period with three optional renewal years, and the contractor must supply and maintain two mirror-image ABL90 Flex Plus Series blood gas analyzers with continuous operation capabilities and rapid emergency support. The evaluation criteria will consider technical approach, past performance, and price, with offerors required to provide at least two past performance references from the last four years. Quotes are due by July 21, 2025 at 12:00 PM Eastern Time, with contract performance expected to begin on August 23, 2025.

This opportunity is set aside exclusively for certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees, and interested offerors must be registered in both Veterans Small Business Certification (VetCert) and Beta.SAM. The contract is structured as a single award firm-fixed-price agreement with an estimated annual volume of approximately 6,000 tests, though no specific award values or budget ranges were disclosed in the solicitation documents. The solicitation does not identify any incumbent contractors or current service providers for this requirement. Performance will take place at the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center in Charleston, South Carolina, with the contractor responsible for providing monthly leased equipment services. The contract falls under NAICS code 334516 for Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing and PSC code Q301 for Reference Laboratory Testing.