Q301--Media Fill Testing for Clean Room Compliance - Pharmacy Base 4 years

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Integrated Service Network 9, seeks laboratory testing services for surface sample testing and personnel aseptic technique competency testing in the Pharmacy Service's sterile compounding spaces at Robley Rex VA Medical Center in Louisville, Kentucky, with proposals due October 28 at 3:00 p.m. EDT. This is a 100% SDVOSB set-aside.

Place of performance is Robley Rex VA Medical Center, 800 Zorn Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky 40206. The contractor must be an ANSI/ANAB-accredited testing laboratory holding ISO/IEC 17025:2017 certification, with documented technician competencies, standard operating procedures, and working knowledge of CETA certification guides and ISO 14644 cleanroom standards. Testing scope includes gloved fingertip and thumb sampling, media fill testing, surface sampling from biological safety cabinets and laminar airflow workstations, and microbial contamination testing in accordance with USP standards. The contractor must pick up samples within 24 hours' notice, provide chain of custody documentation, deliver comprehensive reports within two weeks of testing completion, notify the VA within 24 hours when results meet or exceed action levels, and conduct retesting upon request.

The contract term runs 12 months beginning December 1, 2026, with four optional 12-month renewal periods through November 30, 2031. Annual quantities are 60 personnel contact plate samplings, 240 fingertip samplings, 60 personal aseptic technique samplings, 288 area contact plate samplings, and 50 positive retest estimates, with identical quantities for each option year. The estimated budget is $19 million firm fixed price with NET 30 payment terms. NAICS code is 541380, Testing Laboratories and Services; PSC is Q301, Reference Laboratory Testing. Delivery is FOB destination marked for Bobbie Campbell.