Legionella Sample Testing Services

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Integrated Service Network 23 (Network Contracting Office 23), is soliciting Legionella water sample testing services and dental water line sample testing services for the Minneapolis VA Health Care System. The procurement requires a qualified contractor to collect and analyze approximately 580 Legionella water samples quarterly from distal points throughout the medical center and approximately 380 dental water line samples quarterly from two dental clinics, with results reported within 15 calendar days for Legionella samples and 10 calendar days for dental samples. The contractor must utilize CDC ELITE-certified laboratories with environmental microbiology accreditation (EMLAP or NELAP) for Legionella testing and A2LA certification for dental waterline testing, maintain all necessary certifications and personnel clearances, and comply with VA infection control and water safety standards as established in VHA Directive 1061 and dental infection control policies. While specific evaluation criteria are not detailed in the available documents, the solicitation emphasizes compliance with technical requirements, laboratory accreditations, reporting timelines, and ability to respond to non-routine sampling requests within 24 hours for positive Legionella results. The solicitation was posted on February 17, 2026, with proposals due by March 3, 2026, at 4:00 PM CST, and a solicitation amendment was issued on February 26, 2026, addressing vendor questions regarding the 24-hour response requirement, contractor qualifications, and incumbent contract information.

This is a total set-aside contract for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), with the incumbent contractor identified as Hyperion Biotechnology, Inc. under contract number 36C26321P0382; however, the VA has not disclosed the total award amount for the incumbent contract. The contract is structured as an indefinite-quantity, firm-fixed-price instrument with a base period of performance from March 15, 2026, through March 14, 2027, followed by four one-year option periods extending through March 14, 2031. Non-routine sampling is permitted up to 10 percent of annual quantities for each service type, and contractors must not pay more than 50 percent of government payments to non-certified SDVOSB firms to maintain compliance with subcontracting limitations. The place of performance is the Minneapolis VA Health Care System, located at 1 Veterans Drive, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55417, with additional testing required at the Northwest Metro Community-Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) at 7545 Veterans Drive, Ramsey, Minnesota. All contractor employees must obtain background checks, security badge clearance, and complete VA Rules of Behavior and Privacy/HIPAA training prior to site access, with monthly invoicing submitted electronically through the VA's payment system.