H299 - microbiological laboratory testing
Closed Solicitation Posted
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- Solicitation number
- 36C25026Q0687
- Agency
- Veterans Integrated Service Network 10 Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541380 Testing Laboratories and Services
- Place of performance
- Cleveland, Ohio 44106, United States
- Points of contact
-
- Thomas Bellamy thomas.bellamy@va.gov (317) 988-1518
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 10, seeks an accredited microbiological laboratory contractor to perform environmental and personnel sampling for the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio, with proposals due August 19, 2026. The procurement is 100% set aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB).
Place of performance is the contractor's facility in Cleveland, Ohio 44106. The contractor must hold American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) accreditation as an environmental microbiology laboratory and maintain ISO/IEC 17025 certification; accreditation may be satisfied through a subcontracted laboratory performing the actual testing. The contractor must specialize in USP General Chapter environmental and personnel sampling.
The contract runs from September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2030, with a firm-fixed-price base year plus three option years. Total estimated value is $19 million. Services include supplying testing materials (microbial growth media plates with neutralizing additives, Enverify surface sampling competency kits, SAS air samplers, and media fill materials); performing sample incubation and analysis in compliance with USP standards beginning within 48 hours of receipt; and delivering final reports electronically within 48 to 72 hours of completion with colony counts, organism identification, compliance statements, and chain of custody documentation. Base-year deliverables include 276 gloved fingertip sample sets, 143 media fill tests at medium complexity, 30 surface samples plus 143 DCA surface samples, 52 air samples, 70 agar media plate 10-packs, 6 air sampler rentals, and one Enverify test. Contractor must maintain staffing and operational hours to receive samples on Saturdays. The NAICS code is 541380, Testing Laboratories and Services; PSC is H299.
Notice text
Solicitation Description
This solicitation is being issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Network Contracting Office (NCO) 10, on behalf of VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System (VANEOHS) & Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio.
The VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System (VANEOHS) is looking to identify an appropriately accredited microbiological laboratory contractor that specializes in USP General Chapter <797> environmental and personnel sampling.
The contractor shall be capable of supplying necessary testing and competency materials, performing the required analyses, and delivering results that comply with USP standards and the specific requirements of VANEOHS.
Pharmacy staff must undergo regular assessments, and sterile compounding areas must be sampled to ensure compliance with regulatory standards, including U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP) General Chapters <797> and <800>. These assessments are integral to a comprehensive quality assurance program that prioritizes patient safety, staff competency, and the maintenance of a controlled environment within sterile compounding spaces.
Although trained pharmacy staff are responsible for conducting these tests, it is crucial that viable samples are incubated and analyzed by an independent third party to guarantee unbiased results.
Consequently, it is essential to identify an appropriately accredited microbiological laboratory contractor that specializes in USP General Chapter <797> environmental and personnel sampling.
See the following for accreditation requirements:
United States Pharmacopeia (USP) https://www.usp.org; USP defines what must be tested, when it must be tested, how to perform testing, and the acceptance criteria for sterile compounding environments.
American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) https://a2la.org; A2LA accredits the vendor to the specific tests required by USP. ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation demonstrates the laboratory is competent to perform the testing methods correctly and consistently for valid results.
The NAICS Code for this acquisition is 541380, size standard of $19.5 M.
The Product Service Code (PSC) is H166.
The contracting office is contemplating award of a Firm-Fixed-Price contract for this service. Contract length is anticipated to be Base plus 3 option years.
Questions regarding this solicitation must be addressed to Thomas Bellamy at thomas.bellamy@va.gov and are due NLT Wednesday August 12th, 2026 by 3:00pm EST.
Responses to this solicitation must be received via email NLT Wednesday August 19th 2026 by 3:00 pm EST.
Attachments
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Microbiological Laboratory Testing Q and A 8-12-2026.pdf | ||
| Microbiological Laboratory Testing Q and A 8-6-2026.pdf | ||
| SOW Environmental and Personnel Sampling.docx | DOCX document | |
| 36C25026Q0687.pdf | ||
| Service Contract Act WD 2015-4727.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| H299 - microbiological laboratory testing | Award Notice | |
| H299 - microbiological laboratory testing | Solicitation | |
| H299 - microbiological laboratory testing | Pre-Solicitation |
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