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 in support of the Memphis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, with proposals due October 14 at 10:00 AM Central Standard Time. No set-aside applies.

Place of performance is Memphis, Tennessee. The contract is a five-year IDIQ fixed-price agreement with four optional one-year renewal periods, running April 1, 2027, through March 31, 2032. The guaranteed minimum is 3,402 hours; the not-to-exceed ceiling is 340,240 hours. Required staffing includes one Cytopreparation Technician, two ASCP/AMT Certified Medical Technologists, one Pathologist Assistant, eleven Phlebotomists/Medical Technicians, and one Medical Transcriptionist. All personnel must reside within 75 miles of the facility.

Prior to contract performance, all personnel must complete background investigations, TB testing within the past 12 months, Hepatitis B vaccination documentation, current Basic Life Support certification, and VA Privacy and Information Security Awareness training. Contractors must comply with the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952, as amended, including E-Verify requirements, and must submit conflict-of-interest certifications addressing key personnel and identified subcontractors.

Prevailing wage rates apply under the Service Contract Act, governed by Department of Labor Wage Determination 2015-4673, Revision 33 (effective August 22, 2026), covering Arkansas, Mississippi, and Tennessee counties including Shelby County. Offerors must provide all-inclusive hourly rates by position category and submit complete proposals including past performance references, current resumes and certifications, and administrative documentation. The NAICS code is 621511, Medical Laboratories; PSC is Q301, Reference Laboratory Testing. Amendment A0002, issued October 9, corrected an administrative error regarding DOL wage determination rates.