VA Palo Alto Autopsy Services

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 21 seeks autopsy services at VA Palo Alto Health Care System through an SDVOSB set-aside, with proposals due May 21, 2026. This is a service-disabled veteran-owned small business exclusive procurement.

Place of performance is Palo Alto, California, with services to be provided offsite within 50 miles of the VA Palo Alto Health Care System. All physicians must be board certified in anatomic or forensic pathology by the American Board of Pathology or American Osteopathic Board of Pathology and work at a facility accredited by the College of American Pathologists, National Association of Medical Examiners, or equivalent agency. Services include gross and microscopic autopsy examinations with and without brain/central nervous system analysis, limited regional autopsies, office of decedent affairs administrative fees, and round-trip transportation of decedents from Bay Area mortuaries to VA Palo Alto.

The contract period runs from June 1, 2026 through May 31, 2031, consisting of a base year plus four one-year option periods. The estimated award value is $41.5 million. The NAICS code is 621511, Medical Laboratories, with a size standard of $41.5 million. Preliminary anatomical diagnosis is due within three business days; final autopsy diagnosis reports are due within sixty business days, with copies of the Final Anatomical Diagnosis to be faxed to the Laboratory Director and originals mailed to the Chief of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Service. Evaluation criteria include technical capability and experience, past performance, SDVOSB status, and price. Invoices are submitted monthly in arrears through the Tungsten electronic portal with payment by electronic funds transfer.