Q301--Path & Lab - HLA Testing - TVHS
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 36C24926Q0198
- Agency
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Veterans Integrated Service Network 9
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
- Department of Veteran Affairs Nashville VA Medical Center Nashville, Tennessee 37212, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Integrated Service Network 9, is seeking vendors to provide transplant immunology testing services, specifically HLA (Human Leukocyte Antigen) typing, ABO typing, HLA antibody testing, and crossmatching services to support organ transplantation at the Tennessee Valley Healthcare System (TVHS) in Nashville, Tennessee. Key contract requirements mandate that the contractor be ASHI-accredited, located within a 50-mile radius of the TVHS campus, capable of performing all testing on-site, and available 24/7/365 with specified turnaround times. Performance standards require 100% specimen integrity, 90% compliance with published turnaround times, and four-hour emergency response times for urgent specimens. This is a Sources Sought Notice for market research purposes only; responses are not offers and cannot be accepted to form a binding contract, with no payment obligation or entitlement for responding vendors. Interested parties must submit a capability statement addressing their ability to meet the requirements to Rebecca Espinoza, Contract Specialist, at Rebecca.espinoza@va.gov no later than 10:00 am CST on May 7, 2026, with responses referencing solicitation number 36C24926Q0198.
This procurement does not utilize any set-aside designations, and no current contractor or incumbent is identified in the available documentation. While no specific award value or budget range is disclosed in the pre-solicitation materials, the contract is structured as a five-year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) vehicle divided into one-year ordering periods, with payment based on a price schedule billed per specimen tested on a monthly basis in arrears. The contract covers a comprehensive test menu including high and low resolution HLA typing, HLA antibody screening and identification using flow cytometry and Luminex platforms, cytotoxic and flow cytometry crossmatching, and miscellaneous services such as serum archiving. The contractor must maintain professional liability insurance, provide workers' compensation, comply with HIPAA requirements, and submit monthly reports summarizing performance metrics. This pre-solicitation notice was posted on April 23, 2026, with a capability statement deadline of May 7, 2026, and any resulting contract will be awarded through a subsequent competitive process.
Notice text
This Sources Sought Notice is for market research purposes only and shall not be
considered an Invitation for Bids, Request for Quotations, or a Request for Proposal. Do
not submit a proposal or quote in response to this notice.
The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking Transplant Immunology Testing in
support of transplant services for the VA Medical Center, Nashville Campus; 1310 24th
Avenue South; Nashville, Tennessee 37212-2637. The period of performance will tentatively be a five-year Indefinite Delivery Contract with one-year ordering periods.
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In accordance with RFO 15.101(c), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot
be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Additionally, there is no
obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services described
in this sources sought notice. You will not be entitled to payment for direct or indirect
costs that you incur in responding and the Government does not intend to pay for the
information submitted in response to the notice. Any contract that might be awarded
based on information received or derived from this market research will be the outcome
of a competitive process. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking
proprietary, restricted, or otherwise sensitive information contained in their response.
Any interested business concerns with the capability to provide services must submit a
capability statement addressing its ability to meet the requirements in the attached
Statement of Work to Rebecca Espinoza, Contract Specialist, at
Rebecca.espinoza@va.gov later than 10:00 am CST May 7, 2026. Responses should
contain 36C24926Q0198 Reference Lab/Transplant Immunology Testing Services
VAMC Nashville in the subject line. Questions regarding this Sources Sought Notice
will not be answered.
POINT OF CONTACT:
Rebecca Espinoza, Contract Specialist
Rebecca.Espinoza@va.gov
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| HLA testing PWS.docx | DOCX document | |
| 36C24926Q0198.docx | DOCX document |
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