Q301--VISN 5 Reference Lab Testing

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Integrated Service Network 5 (VISN 5), is soliciting proposals for Reference Laboratory Testing Services across six Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) systems. This unrestricted procurement will result in two single-award Firm Fixed Price Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts, with one contract awarded per geographic region. The services will support medical centers in both an Eastern region (Beckley VAMC in Beckley, WV; Martinsburg VAMC in Martinsburg, WV; VA Maryland Health Care System in Baltimore, MD; and Washington DC VAMC in Washington, DC) and a Western region (Louis A. Johnson VAMC in Clarksburg, WV and Huntington VAMC in Huntington, WV). The applicable NAICS code for this procurement is 621511 (Medical Laboratories), and the formal Request for Proposal (RFP) number is 36C24526R0021. The formal solicitation is tentatively scheduled to be issued on January 27, 2026, with a proposal submission deadline of March 3, 2026. All prospective contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database to be eligible for consideration.

This procurement carries no set-aside designations and is open to all qualified contractors meeting the stated requirements. The contract will have a total performance period of five years, during which the government will issue firm-fixed price Task Orders for each VA facility based on specific pricing periods and subject to the availability of funds. No incumbent contractor information or specific award value has been disclosed in the pre-solicitation notice. Interested parties should monitor SAM.gov for the release of the formal solicitation document on January 27, 2026, which will contain the complete Statement of Work, detailed evaluation criteria, pricing requirements, and additional technical specifications necessary for proposal submission.