VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System Pathology Service
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 36C26326Q0726
- Agency
-
Veterans Integrated Service Network 23
Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 621511 Medical Laboratories
- PSC
- Q515 Medical- Pathology
- Place of performance
- Nebraska 68105, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Integrated Service Network 23 (Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System) intends to solicit Medical Laboratory and Pathology Services with a pre-solicitation response deadline of June 2, 2026. The resulting contract will be a single-award, five-year fixed-price Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity vehicle with an ordering period from April 1, 2027, through March 30, 2032.
Work is performed at three participating facilities: Omaha VA Medical Center Main Laboratory (Woolworth Avenue, Omaha, Nebraska), Lincoln Community Based Outreach Clinic Main Laboratory (420 Victory Park Drive, Lincoln, Nebraska), and Grand Island Community Based Outreach Clinic Main Laboratory (2201 North Broadwell Avenue, Grand Island, Nebraska). The contractor shall provide pre-analytic processing, analysis, reporting, and interpretation for clinical and anatomical pathology specimens; VA retains responsibility for specimen collection, preparation, grossing (except cytology specimens), accessioning, and permanent storage of slides and blocks.
All pathologists must hold current American Board of Pathology certification; cytotechnologists must be ASCP-certified. The contractor must maintain current CLIA certification, College of American Pathologists accreditation, and Joint Commission compliance. Specimen transport requires four daily pickups Monday-Friday from Omaha and one daily pickup from Lincoln and Grand Island CBOCs. Routine surgical cases must be reported within three to five working days; routine cytology within 14 working days (non-GYN) or 5 working days (GYN); STAT cases within two hours. Pricing is fixed-price based on Current Procedural Terminology codes with all-inclusive line-item pricing incorporating courier services, supplies, equipment, and personnel costs.
NAICS 621511 (Medical Laboratories, $41.5 million size standard); PSC Q515 (Medical Pathology).
Notice text
The Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System (NWIHCS) intends to procure Medical Laboratory and Pathology Services. The Contractor shall be responsible for performing pre-analytic processing as defined in its laboratory manual, analysis, and reporting of analytical results and interpretation for clinical and anatomical pathology specimens as requested by participating facilities (listed below) during the contract period. The contractor shall provide Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Services, on a scheduled basis, in accordance with the specifications, terms and conditions herein. VA will be responsible for specimen collection, preparation, grossing (with the exception of cytology specimens), VistA accessioning, preservation and storage of final slides and blocks. All slides and blocks must be returned to the VA for permanent storage. This procurement shall be conductedIAW FAR Parts 12, 13, 15, and VAAR Part 873.
Services IAW the solicitation and resultant contract shall be furnished to three participating sites:
Omaha VA Medical Center – Man Laboratory
(Woolworth Avenue Omaha, Ne 68105)
Lincoln Community Based Outreach Clinic (CBOC) – Main Laboratory
(420 Victory Park Drive Lincoln, Ne 68510)
Grand Island Community Based Outreach Clinic (CBOC) – Main Laboratory
(2201 North Broadwell Avenue Grand Island, Ne 68803)
NAICS: 621511, for Medical Laboratories (Size Standard $41.5 Million)
PSC: Q515, for Medical Pathology
The resulting contract shall be a single-award, Five-Year, Fixed-Price, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity Contract. The anticipated Ordering Period shall be from:
Year 1 of Ordering Period: 4/1/2027 – 3/30/2028
Year 2 of Ordering Period: 4/1/2028 – 3/30/2029
Year 3 of Ordering Period: 4/1/2029 – 3/30/2030
Year 4 of Ordering Period: 4/1/2030 – 3/30/2031
Year 5 of Ordering Period:: 4/1/2031 – 3/30/2032
A Draft PWS and Draft Schedule are attached.
Prospective offerors are advised, in order to be eligible for award they must be registered and have an active profile in the System for Award Management, with no exclusions.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Draft PWS for NWI Pathology_Sources Sought.docx | DOCX document | |
| Draft Schedule- Pathology contract_Sources Sought.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet |
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