Core Lab Integration for Atlanta VA Medical Center
Awarded Limited / Sole Source Justification Posted
- Solicitation number
- VA-27-00000791
- Agency
-
Veterans Integrated Service Network 7
Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- Contract number
- 36F79719D0024-36C24726F0251
- NAICS code
- 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- PSC
- 6640 Laboratory Equipment And Supplies
- Place of performance
- Georgia 30033, United States
- 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 7, intends to award a sole-source task order to Abbott Laboratories Inc. under Federal Supply Schedule Contract 36F797-19-D0024 for core laboratory integration services at Atlanta VA Medical Center, with a total award amount of $13,916,264.70.
The justification cites GSAM/R 538.7104-3(b)(1)(ii), asserting that only Abbott can simultaneously satisfy three critical requirements: fit a near-complete automation solution into the constrained temporary laboratory space (765 square feet in Room 2B-174), support the cost-per-reportable-result (CPRR) financial model in which the VA is invoiced solely on reported patient test results rather than capital equipment, and deliver true collection-to-result digital integration with Index-based tracking from specimen draw through result release. The requirement encompasses high-throughput chemistry and immunoassay testing, vendor-neutral track automation, unified middleware and analytics, preanalytic processing, analytic testing, postanalytic archiving, installation, interface configuration with VistA and DIIM systems, validation, staff training, and relocation services. The solution includes an FDA-cleared traumatic brain injury blood test panel on the Alinity i analyzer platform. Market research included an RFI to five vendors (Abbott, Siemens, Roche, Beckman Coulter, Ortho), vendor technical proposals, CAD layouts, and site feasibility assessments. The task order provides a base year plus four one-year option periods and represents a follow-on to task order 36C24722N0054. Place of performance is Atlanta, Georgia. NAICS code 334516 applies.
Notice text
The Government requires an integrated core laboratory solution acquired under a cost‑per‑reportable‑result (CPRR) model, in which VHA is invoiced solely based on the number of reported patient test results rather than capital equipment purchases. The solution must provide high‑throughput chemistry and immunoassay testing, vendor‑neutral track automation, and unified middleware/analytics within the physical constraints of Rooms 2B‑174 and 2B‑170, while embedding all equipment, service, reagents, consumables, middleware, and automation costs into a single CPRR rate.
The requirement covers end‑to‑end core lab operations: pre‑analytic processing (centrifugation, decapping/recapping, aliquoting, routing), analytic testing (Chem/IA/ID), and post‑analytic archiving, including Indexor‑based tracking at phlebotomy and outreach sites to provide true collection‑to‑result visibility from specimen draw through result release. The digital ecosystem must support high auto verification rates, rules‑based QC management, real‑time turnaround‑time and workload dashboards, and integrated inventory management, all within the CPRR commercial structure so that AVAHCS pays only for verified reportable patient results rather than discrete hardware or service line items. The selected platform also uniquely offers an FDA‑cleared lab‑based TBI blood test panel on the core Alinity i analyzer, supporting rapid, objective concussion evaluation for Veterans within the same automated ecosystem.
Services required include installation, configuration of all required interfaces (including VistA and DI‑IM), validation, staff training, and relocation of the Phase‑2 solution into the permanent core lab in Phase 3, with these implementation and support activities treated as covered deliverables under the CPRR agreement. Essential physical characteristics include the ability to fit a near‑complete automation line into ≤765 sq ft in Room 2B‑174 during Phase 2 and a high‑density integrated solution into Room 2B‑170 in Phase 3, while meeting power, HVAC, and utility constraints and avoiding major structural renovation in the temporary space.
Awarded contract 36F79719D0024 to unknown vendor for unknown amount on 2026-08-21.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 36C24726Q0712.docx | DOCX document | |
| P03 Sole Source Justifcation-Atlanta Core Lab Integration redacted_Redacted.pdf |
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