Q301--Metabolomics and Lipidomic Pulmonary Study

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 22 is soliciting offers for metabolomic and lipidomic analysis services for a Metabolomics and Lipidomic Pulmonary Study. The procurement requires vendors to conduct mass spectrometry analysis on 185 human samples to examine the health effects of e-cigarette vaping with particular focus on inflammatory and immune system changes. The work involves identifying 15,000-25,000 small molecule metabolites and lipids per sample, generating raw mass spectral data files, creating a processed dataset, and performing metabolite identification using the vendor's standards library. Evaluation will be based on technical approach, experience, past performance, and price as the award will be made to the most advantageous offer. Questions must be submitted by January 12, 2026, at 1:00 PM MST, and all offers are due by January 15, 2026, at 1:00 PM MST, with submissions required via email to Felicia Simpson at Felicia.Simpson@va.gov.

The solicitation was initially issued as a small business set-aside under NAICS code 541714 (Research and Development in Biotechnology) with a 1,000-employee size standard, though Amendment One updated it to full and open competition. No incumbent contractor or award value has been specified in the available documentation. The contract is structured as a firm-fixed-price agreement with a base period of performance from January 20, 2026, to January 19, 2027, requiring all supplies, reagents, labor, and consumable lab materials to be included in the vendor's pricing. Data must be delivered electronically within four weeks of mass spectrometry completion. Note that Amendment Two cancels the original solicitation number 36C26226Q0247, and all offerors must acknowledge all amendments or risk having their offers rejected without evaluation.