Q301--Reference Laboratory Testing

Open Pre-Solicitation Posted

Solicitation number
36C24227R0003
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

NAICS code
621511 Medical Laboratories
Place of performance
Department of Veterans Affairs Multiple VA Medical Centers, United States

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 2 intends to issue a requirements contract for comprehensive reference laboratory and esoteric testing services, with the formal RFP posting anticipated on or about October 7, 2026, under solicitation number 36C24227R0003.

This is an unrestricted procurement with no set-aside. The contract will serve five VA Medical Centers: James J. Peters VA Medical Center, VA New Jersey Healthcare System, VA Hudson Valley Healthcare System, VA New York Harbor Healthcare System, and Northport VA Medical Center (all located in New York area facilities).

The contractor must provide all personnel, labor, equipment, transportation, information technology, supplies, and supervision necessary to perform reference and esoteric laboratory testing. Specific deliverables include routine and STAT specimen pickup and transportation from multiple VA medical facilities, pre-analytic processing and sample preservation, laboratory analysis per contractor-developed test manuals and relevant standards, timely electronic and hardcopy result reporting with direct interface to the VA VistA Laboratory Information System, consultation on test selection and specimen requirements, provision of all collection and transport consumables, and maintenance of all required certifications and accreditations. The contractor must comply with HIPAA and VA information security requirements.

The NAICS code is 621511 (Medical Laboratories); the PSC code is Q301. This pre-solicitation notice is for informational purposes only. Offerors should monitor SAM.GOV for the full RFP and Statement of Work. The contracting office is VA Network Contracting Office 2 in Albany, New York; point of contact is Contracting Specialist Mariangie Rivera (Mariangie.Rivera@va.gov).

Notice text

NO PROPOSALS OR QUOTATIONS ARE REQUESTED AT THIS TIME.

THIS PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY.

THE FORMAL RFP WILL BE POSTED AT SAM.GOV UNDER THIS NOTICE NUMBER 36C24227R0003 ON OR ABOUT 10/07/2026. OFFERORS ARE ENCOURAGED TO MONITOR SAM.GOV FOR THE FORTHCOMING RFP AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION.

Brief Description of Services:

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Network Contracting Office (NCO) 2, on behalf of Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 2 South, intends to issue an RFP - Requirements Contract for comprehensive Reference Laboratory and Esoteric Testing Services. The contract will serve the VA Medical Centers listed in Appendix A.

The contractor must provide everything needed to perform all required reference and esoteric laboratory testing. This includes, but is not limited to:

All personnel, labor, equipment, transportation, information technology, supplies, and supervision

Routine and STAT pickup and transportation of specimens from multiple VA medical facilities to the contractor s laboratory

Pre-analytic processing and preservation of samples

Performance of laboratory analysis as specified in the contractor s test manual and relevant standards

Timely electronic and hardcopy reporting of results to ordering VA facilities, with direct system interface to the VA VistA Laboratory Information System (LIS)

Consultation regarding test selection, specimen collection, result interpretation, and specimen requirements

Provision of all consumables for specimen collection, preservation, and transport

Maintenance of all required certifications and accreditations

Compliance with HIPAA and VA information security requirements

A complete Statement of Work, with all details and requirements, will be included in the final solicitation.

Locations of Service (Appendix A):

James J. Peters VA Medical Center

VA New Jersey Healthcare System

VA Hudson Valley Healthcare System

VA New York Harbor Healthcare System

Northport VA Medical Center

Set-Aside: Unrestricted, this is not Set-Aside.

NAICS: 621511 Medical Laboratories

Files

File Type Posted
36C24227R0003.docx DOCX document

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