Lab Testing Services

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Network Contracting Office (NCO 18), El Paso, TX intends to enter into an indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract for Laboratory Services for the Northern California VA Health Care System located in Yuba City and Chico, CA. The term of the contract is a base of one year with four one-year option periods. Solicitation documents are anticipated to be available October 5, 2016 or shortly thereafter and will be posted via the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website. Prospective Offerors should not expect notification of issuance of amendments other than via the FBO website and are responsible for obtaining all amendments as posted. Prior to submission of a proposal, Offerors are expected to read the solicitation documentation in its entirety to fully understand the scope of work and terms and conditions of the requirement(s).



The VA anticipates issuing this requirement as an unrestricted-insufficient small business solicitation. The solicitation will be available for download from http://www.fbo.gov. Interested Contractors will be responsible for downloading copies of the solicitation (and any subsequent amendments) from that website, and no hard copies are available. The solicitation will provide instructions to Contractors about the proposal submission process. Prospective Offerors are encouraged to register their interest in the solicitation on the FBO website so that they are notified of the issuance of the solicitation and any amendments.



In accordance with FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management, prospective Contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database under the applicable NAICS Code. Firms may obtain SAM information at https://www.sam.gov. To be eligible for award, Contractors must be registered in SAM.



The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 621511 (Medical Laboratories) with a business size standard of $32.5 Million. The classification code is Q301 (Medical-Laboratory Testing).



Questions concerning this announcement should be directed to the Contract Specialist using the e-mail link provided. No hard copies of the solicitation will be provided. Telephone requests for information or questions will NOT be accepted. Please email questions to Duryea Williams at duryea.williams@va.gov and ensure that the subject line includes Solicitation Number VA258-16-Q-0761.