Q301--STAT and Back Up Lab Referral Testing

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Integrated Service Network 19, has published a Special Notice of Intent to award a sole source contract for STAT and back-up laboratory referral testing services. This notice, identified as solicitation number 36C25926Q0452, was posted on April 28, 2026, and represents the VA's intention to procure clinical diagnostic laboratory testing services for the Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center in Aurora, Colorado. The contracting office is located in Greenwood Village, Colorado, and this is classified under NAICS code 621511 (Medical Laboratories) with a business size standard of $41.5 million. As a sole source procurement, this opportunity is not being competed among multiple vendors, though the government retains the discretion to determine whether to proceed based on responses received.

The University of Colorado Hospital Authority is the intended recipient of this sole source award to provide 49 different laboratory tests with turnaround times ranging from 2 to 72 hours, including specialized testing such as PCR panels, drug level monitoring assays, and coagulation studies. Interested parties must submit capability statements and supporting documentation by 3:00 PM Mountain Standard Time on April 30, 2026, to Contract Specialist Phoebe Farmer at Phoebe.Farmer@va.gov. To be eligible, contractors must maintain Medicare and Medicaid approval, possess a valid Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA) certificate, comply with Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) performance standards, and maintain full HIPAA compliance. The contractor must also demonstrate the ability to meet all specified turnaround time requirements for the various laboratory tests included in the procurement scope.