Q301--Anatomic Pathology Reference Lab Testing

1. The Department of Veterans Affairs, NCO 20, intends to solicit quotes for Anatomic Pathology Reference Lab Testing for the Portland VA Medical Center, Portland, Oregon. A Statement of Work (SOW) will be included in the solicitation. The Request for Quotations number is 36C26023Q1021.

2. The solicitation will result in the award of a single contract. The resulting contract will be a fixed-price contract. The applicable NAICS code is 541380 (Testing Laboratories and Services), and the small business size standard is $19.0M. This procurement will be competed as Unrestricted.

3. The intended contract period of perfromance is a base period and four one-year option periods.

4. Telephonic requests for the solicitation will not be honored. When issued, the solicitation will be available via the Contracting Opportunities website, http://sam.gov. The tentative solicitation issue date is Sep 7, 2023, and the anticipated closing date is Sep 14, 2023. Interested Quoters are advised to consult the actual solicitation for final dates and times.

5. Quoters from all capable and responsible sources will be considered. All prospective Contractors are required to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) (http://sam.gov) database.