Q301--Reference Laboratory Services - Detroit

The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO-10) seeks reference laboratory services for the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center in Detroit through an RFQ with responses due February 28, 2026 at 4:30 PM, with questions due February 2, 2026 by 12 PM. This is an open market, unrestricted, full and open competition under FAR 12 for commercial services.

The contract is an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity Firm Fixed Price vehicle with a minimum guarantee of $2,000 and maximum value of $5 million over a planned five-year term, with a planned start date of March 1, 2025. Place of performance is Patrick V. McNamara Federal Building, 477 Michigan Ave, 12th floor, Detroit, MI 48226. The NAICS code is 621511, Medical Laboratories, with a small business size standard of $41.5 million. The PSC code is Q301, Reference Laboratory Testing.

Services include specimen preparation, transportation, testing, reporting, and consulting for VA medical facilities. The contractor must hold CLIA certification, maintain HIPAA compliance, and integrate with VA electronic health record systems. The Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan requires 90–100% compliance across seven areas: licensing and accreditation, technical quality, timeliness, test accuracy, transportation and sample integrity, anatomic pathology review, and billing and invoicing. The Contracting Officer is Morgan Stein (Morgan.Stein@va.gov); the Contracting Officer's Representative is Erica Percy. Contractor personnel performing services must comply with Department of Labor Wage Determination requirements for Wayne County, Michigan (effective December 3, 2025). An amendment issued February 2 clarified pricing instructions for the revised Price Cost Schedule and confirmed that a separate written turnaround time statement is required in addition to schedule entries. Evaluation uses comparative analysis; the revised Price Cost Schedule is attached.