Q301-- New Lab Staffing Contract Fiscal Year 2027-Path & Lab

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 9 seeks laboratory staffing services at the Lt. Col. Luke Weathers Jr. VA Medical Center in Memphis, Tennessee, with proposals due October 14, 2026 at 10:00 CDT. This is a 100% Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-aside; all offerors must be verified within the SBA's VetCert database at time of submission or be rendered technically unacceptable.

The procurement is structured as a 5-year Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) agreement effective April 1, 2027 through March 31, 2032, with a guaranteed minimum of 3,402 hours and a maximum not to exceed 340,240 hours. The estimated total award amount is $41.5 million. Required staffing comprises 16 Full-Time Equivalents: one Cytopreparation Technician, two ASCP/AMT Certified Medical Technologists, one Pathologist Assistant, eleven Phlebotomists/Medical Technicians, and one Medical Transcriptionist. Medical Technologists must be certified by ASCP-BOR or AMT; Pathology Assistants must hold current ASCP certification and a bachelor's degree in clinical biology or related field; Phlebotomists should be ASCP-BOR certified; Medical Transcriptionists must have pathology/laboratory experience. Pricing is fixed-price per hour. All contractor personnel require background investigations, security clearance adjudication, current TB testing, hepatitis B vaccination or declination, and completion of VA-mandated privacy, security awareness, and Rules of Behavior training prior to performance. The NAICS code is 621511, Medical Laboratories. Payment is made monthly in arrears upon receipt of properly prepared invoices submitted through the Tungsten Network portal, limited to actual hours worked as documented by VA timesheets. Prevailing wage rates apply under the Service Contract Act.