H299-- Cleanroom Laboratory Testing Services

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Integrated Service Network 6 is soliciting an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for cleanroom laboratory testing services to support the Salem VA Medical Center's pharmacy sterile compounding operations. The contractor must provide laboratory testing services compliant with United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Chapter 797 standards, including personnel competency testing, media fill tests, surface sampling, and microbiological analysis with genus-level identification of failed samples. The clinical laboratory must maintain ISO/IEC 17025 certification and perform all analysis in accordance with USP 2023 standards. While specific evaluation criteria are not explicitly detailed in the available documents, the solicitation emphasizes contractor capability to meet these technical and compliance requirements. The solicitation closing date has been extended to October 27, 2025, at 3:00 PM EDT, with an amendment addressing vendor questions and clarifying testing requirements.

This solicitation is designated as a Total Small Business set-aside, restricting competition to small business concerns. The contract is structured as a base year plus four option years, running from December 1, 2025, through November 30, 2030, with a total potential value of $19 million. Testing volumes include approximately 220 gloved fingertip tests, 138 media fill tests, 55 surface samples, and 204 total microbial count and identification tests annually, with an estimated 10-15 shipments per month and approximately 74 shipments anticipated annually. The solicitation indicates a 10-15 percent failure rate requiring retesting and expects contractors to provide pricing for dual incubation testing methods. The place of performance is Salem, Virginia 24153, USA, and contractors must comply with prevailing wage requirements established by the Department of Labor wage determination for the region.