Q301 Histocompatibility Transplant Testing and Interpretation

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 20 is soliciting a five-year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for histocompatibility and immunogenetics testing and interpretation services to support the VA Portland Health Care System's transplant program. The contractor will be required to provide comprehensive referral laboratory services including specimen processing, analysis, result reporting, and clinical interpretation of 41 identified laboratory tests with associated CPT codes. Key qualifications include CLIA certification with appropriate specialties, OPTN accreditation and membership, CAP or equivalent accreditation, state laboratory licensure if required, and active affiliation agreements with both the Oregon organ procurement organization (Cascade Life Alliance) and the Portland VA Transplant Service. Technical evaluation factors focus on the contractor's demonstrated capability to provide all specified tests, identification of qualified supervisory personnel (General Supervisor, Clinical Consultant, and Technical Supervisor), ability to meet aggressive turnaround times (HLA typing within one hour and crossmatching within six hours for deceased donor testing), and commitment to maintaining a robust 24/7 on-call system for critical donor testing. Proposals must be received by February 27, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time.

This solicitation includes no small business set-aside and does not identify any incumbent contractors. The total contract capacity is valued at $9,000,000.00 across five one-year ordering periods from April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2031, with a minimum guarantee of $1,000.00. Pricing is structured as a Blanket Purchase Agreement with one base year and four optional one-year renewal periods, and offerors must submit individual unit costs for each of the 41 tests across all five ordering periods in Attachment B. Estimated annual utilization volumes vary significantly by test, with high-volume tests including HLA CLASS I and II Antibody Identification (950 tests each annually) and STAT Specimen Handling Fees (1,300 tests annually). The place of performance is Portland, Oregon 97239, with the VA Portland Health Care System's Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Service as the primary customer, and monthly invoicing will be required through the VA's Electronic Invoice Presentment and Payment System with NET 30 payment terms.