Cost per test for lease of Immunoassay testing equipment for Portland VAMC.

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 20 seeks to procure an immunoassay instrument through a cost-per-test lease contract for the Portland VA Medical Center. The solicitation requires a vendor to provide comprehensive laboratory testing capabilities for multiple medical tests including 25 OH Vitamin D, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella Zoster Virus immunity, Fecal Calprotectin, CMV IgG/IgM, Toxoplasma IgG/IgM, M. Tuberculosis testing, and H. Pylori Ag testing. The vendor must supply the instrument along with all necessary reagents, controls, calibrators, supplies, field service support, and training to operate the immunoassay analyzer. Technical requirements include a minimum 5-hour walk-away time, compatibility with VA Laboratory Information System, and a minimum throughput of 200 tests per hour. The Request for Quotation was posted on June 16, 2025, with quotes due by June 30, 2025, at 5:00 PM Pacific Time.

This solicitation has no set-aside designation and is unrestricted competition. The contract structure is a five-year Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) arrangement with a guaranteed minimum value of $500 and a maximum capacity of $1,500,000 spanning five ordering periods from August 1, 2025, to July 31, 2030. Estimated annual test volumes range from 200 to 31,000 tests across the various testing categories, providing vendors with projected utilization for cost-per-test pricing calculations. The contract performance will take place at the Portland VA Medical Center in Portland, Oregon. The procurement falls under NAICS code 325413 for In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing and PSC code 6640 for Laboratory Equipment and Supplies.