Q301--Gloved Fingertip and Thumb (GFT) Media, Direct Compounding Area (DCA) Media and Media Fill Test Services (VANCHCS)

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 21 (VA VISN 21) is seeking laboratory testing services for Gloved Fingertip and Thumb (GFT) samples, Media-fill Test samples, Viable Active Air samples, and Viable Surface samples. The solicitation, numbered 36C26125Q0033, requires a contractor to provide ISO 17025 accreditation and perform sample incubation, processing, and analysis according to 2023 USP standards. Key contract requirements include incubating and analyzing personnel-related samples, identifying microorganisms to at least genus level when exceeding USP action levels, with the VA providing media, plates, and paddles while handling sample collection and shipping. The evaluation will be based on technical capability, SDVOSB/VOSB status, past performance, and price. Quotes are due by December 31, 2024, at 1:00 PM PST, with a base performance period from March 1, 2025, through February 28, 2026.

The contract is set aside for 100% small businesses under NAICS code 541380 with a size standard of $19 million. The opportunity includes a base period and four potential one-year option periods, allowing for a maximum contract duration of five years. The place of performance will be at the VA Northern California Health Care System in McClellan Park, California. While specific award values are not explicitly stated, the solicitation falls under the Reference Laboratory Testing product service code (Q301). The contract specialist managing this procurement is Durell Salaz, and potential offerors will need to submit a past performance survey completed by previous clients to demonstrate their capabilities in laboratory testing services. Contractors must comply with the wage determination document (2015-5631 Rev.22) which establishes minimum wage rates for various occupational categories in California counties.