Q301--VISN22 | reference lab testing

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 22 (VISN 22) is soliciting proposals for reference laboratory testing services to support multiple VA medical facilities across California, Arizona, New Mexico, and surrounding southwestern states. The solicitation requires offerors to be CLIA certified and hold either College of American Pathologists (CAP) or Joint Commission accreditation. Key contract requirements include providing specimen collection materials, transportation services, testing capabilities, courier transportation, electronic interface with VA systems, monthly reporting, and biannual business reviews. The evaluation will be conducted in two steps: Step 1 assesses special licensure requirements, and Step 2 evaluates proposals based on offeror experience and pricing through a trade-off analysis, with experience weighted as more important than price. Offerors must submit detailed experience documentation using the provided Reference Laboratory Testing Experience Worksheet, and questions regarding the solicitation must be submitted by January 16, 2026, with proposals due on February 9, 2026, at 12:00 PM Pacific Time.

This solicitation carries no set-aside designation and represents an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with a five-year performance period from April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2031. The contract has a minimum order value of $1,000 and a maximum potential value of $49,000,000 across the base year and four option years. The fee schedule encompasses 1,652 individual laboratory test line items organized into three major categories: General Tests (1,353 tests), Allergens (226 tests), and Complex Antibodies (74 tests), with estimated annual quantities specified for each test. Performance will take place at VA Medical Centers, Outpatient Clinics, and Community-Based Outpatient Clinics throughout VISN 22 West and East sites, with primary locations in Phoenix, Arizona; Long Beach and Los Angeles, California; San Diego, California; Tucson, Arizona; and northern Arizona and New Mexico regions. The Network Contracting Office is located in Long Beach, California, and the primary point of contact is Contract Specialist Rebecca Gaba at Rebecca.Gaba@va.gov.