Emergent Lab Testing

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Integrated Service Network 7, has published a Special Notice announcing its intent to sole source a contract for emergency laboratory testing services and specimen courier service to Medical University Hospital Authority in Charleston, South Carolina. This Notice of Intent to Sole Source, solicitation number 36C24726Q0272, was posted on February 5, 2026, and seeks to establish a 12-month firm fixed-price contract from April 1, 2026, to March 31, 2027, valued under FAR Part 13.5. The contract will support the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center by providing specialized laboratory testing services that cannot be performed in-house. This procurement falls under NAICS code 621511 (Medical Laboratories) and Product Service Code Q301 (Reference Laboratory Testing).

The objective of this sole source procurement is to secure emergency and specialized laboratory testing services for urgent specimens with limited viability, including mycobacteria stains, microbiology specimens, histology testing, immunoperoxidase stains, transplant compatibility testing, therapeutic drug testing, and flow cytometry, among 62 specific line items with defined CPT codes. Interested contractors must submit clear and convincing evidence that they can provide all requested services by 10:00 am CDT on February 11, 2026, via email to Contracting Officer Monica A. Reed at Monica.Reed@va.gov. Eligible contractors must maintain a current CMS CLIA Certificate for High Complexity Testing and accreditation from either the College of American Pathologists (CAP) or The Joint Commission (TJC), with capability to deliver STAT/emergency testing within 24 hours or less and maintain seven-day-a-week, 24-hour daily testing availability. The contractor must also provide specimen courier service with scheduled Monday-Friday pickups and on-demand weekend and night courier service. Performance will be evaluated based on turnaround times, test completion rates, and error rates as specified in the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan.