Complex case testing and consult services for anatomic pathology, to include transplants, neurology and infectious disease

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Contracting Office, Minneapolis, Minnesota, intends to establish a contract for the Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine for "Complex Case Testing and Consults for Anatomic Pathology, Neurology and Infectious Diseases". Testing and consult services require a comprehensive academic medical center with extensive expertise across a wide range of surgical pathology disciplines and organ systems, including transplants. The pathology department must include nationally recognized experts in a variety of areas of anatomic pathology, such as urologic, gastrointestinal, pulmonary, and soft tissue/ orthopedic pathology, In addition, the medical center must include a division or subdivision of ophthalmologic pathology with specialized ophthalmologic pathologists. Testing needs may consist of, but are not limited to, serological and in situ hybridization based tests for infectious diseases; quantitative tissue analysis for copper and iron; specialized neurological testing screening for hereditary disorders such as hereditary non-polyposis colon carcinoma syndrome; hemoglobin electrophoresis, determination of erythrocyte, CSF, and serum enzyme levels. Contractor will provide a courier pick up service of specimen from VAMC Laboratory same day as requested. It is anticipated that a contract with a base year plus four 12-month options to extend will be awarded. Solicitation VA-263-10-RQ-0453 will be issued on or about September 7, 2010. Proposals are due in the contract office on September 22, 2010, by 3:30PM CDT. Contact Linda Kelly, Contracting Administrative Support at 612-344-2163 or email linda.kelly2@va.gov with any questions.