Q301--NEW - Amarillo Reference Lab Testing
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- Solicitation number
- 36C25726Q0002
- Agency
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Veterans Integrated Service Network 17
Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 621511 Medical Laboratories
- PSC
- Q301 Reference Laboratory Testing
- Place of performance
- Amarillo VA Health Care System 6010 Amarillo Boulevard, West Amarillo, Texas 79106, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Network Contracting Office 17 is conducting market research for comprehensive reference laboratory testing services for the Amarillo VA Health Care System and affiliated sites in Texas and New Mexico. The procurement seeks a full-service contractor to provide clinical, anatomical, and cytological specimen testing across over 500 different test types, including blood, urine, tissue, and other body fluids, along with interpretation, reporting, courier services, customer service, and system-interfaced lab result reporting. Key requirements include maintaining local patient service centers in Amarillo, Lubbock, and Clovis, implementing secure electronic interface with VA systems within 60 days of contract award, and achieving 95-100% compliance on performance standards including invoice accuracy, critical result notifications, and customer service response times. The contractor must be fully licensed and accredited under CLIA, CAP, and other regulatory requirements, with testing performed by board-certified pathologists and bio-analysts. Interested parties must submit responses including company information, contact details, SAM UEI number, socio-economic status, and capability statements by 10:00 AM CST on June 30, 2025, to Jose.Campa@va.gov.
This Sources Sought Notice does not specify any set-aside designation, though it specifically seeks to determine if sufficient socioeconomic small business concerns, including Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) and Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (VOSB), are capable of performing the work. No incumbent contractor or current service provider is identified in the documentation. The contract structure is planned as an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) arrangement with a base year from January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2026, followed by four one-year option periods extending through December 31, 2030, for a total potential contract duration of five years. While specific dollar values are not disclosed in this market research phase, the scope encompasses comprehensive laboratory services for multiple VA facilities across a broad geographic area. The procurement falls under NAICS code 621511 (Medical Laboratories) and Product Service Code Q301 (Reference Laboratory Testing), indicating the specialized nature of the required services.
Notice text
Sources Sought Notice
This notice is for planning purposes only and shall not be considered an invitation for bid, request for quotation, request for proposal, or as an obligation of the government to acquire any products or services. Responses to this notice will be used for informational purposes only. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs from the government will arise as a result from a response to this announcement. No contract will be awarded from this notice. The information requested in this notice will be used to determine if there are sufficient socioeconomic small business concerns that are capable of performing the work described for the requirement.
The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 17 is seeking sources for the following procurement: Amarillo Reference Lab Testing; Contractor shall provide reference laboratory services to the Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Service of the Amarillo VA Health Care System (AVAHCS), Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, located at 6010 Amarillo Boulevard, West, Amarillo, TX 79106. See Statement of Work.
BACKGROUND
Amarillo VA Health Care System
Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Services (P&LMS)
6010 Amarillo Boulevard, West
Amarillo, TX 79106
DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
Contractor shall provide full-service reference laboratory contract will provide services required for specimen testing, interpretation, testing supplies, courier, customer service, system interfaced lab result reporting services and verification of certification for test results. Services shall include analytical testing & results reporting for clinical, anatomical, and cytological modalities for any/all sample types, including but not limited to blood, urine, tissue, and other body fluids and will include courier services for specimen transportation from AVAHCS sites to reference laboratory as needed.
See Price/Cost Schedule and Attachment A within the Statement of Work (SOW) for lists of estimated testing needs. (Quantities are estimates only). See attached SOW for the performance requirements. See paragraphs 2.2, Electronic Interface, 2.3, Turnaround Times and 4, Licensing and Accreditation.
RESPONSE
If interested, please provide the following information in a response:
1. Name of Company
2. Point of Contact; name, phone number and email address
3. SAM UEI # or DUNS number
4. Company socio-economic status (i.e., Small Business, SDVOSB/VOSB)
5. Capability Statement
The information provided in a response to this notice may be used in developing an acquisition approach. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking any proprietary or competitive sensitive information that is provided in a response.
Submission Instructions: Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to perform must respond to the notice to be considered by 10:00 AM CST, June 30, 2025. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to Jose.Campa@va.gov.
Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Statement of Work.pdf | ||
| 36C25726Q0002_1.docx | DOCX document |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Q301--Amarillo Reference Lab Testing | Award Notice | |
| Q301--Amarillo Reference Lab Testing | Solicitation | |
| This notice | Pre-Solicitation |
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