Iowa Pathology Associates, P.C.

Iowa Pathology Associates, P.C., a for-profit Subchapter S corporation headquartered at 1212 Pleasant Street in Des Moines, Iowa, is a specialized pathology services provider that has established itself as a dedicated partner to the Department of Veterans Affairs. The company is registered in SAM.gov and maintains an active federal contracting presence focused exclusively on delivering diagnostic pathology and laboratory services to support veteran healthcare. Iowa Pathology Associates, P.C. specializes in providing comprehensive pathology physician services, diagnostic laboratory testing, and clinical pathology support to the VA healthcare system in central Iowa.

Since 2021, Iowa Pathology Associates, P.C. has received continuous delivery order awards from Veterans Integrated Service Network 23 (VISN 23), all valued between approximately $282,000 and $833,000, for pathology physician services and laboratory testing supporting the Central Iowa VA Health Care System. These delivery orders, issued without set-aside designations, have covered both on-site and off-site pathology laboratory services, including pathology physician services for microscopic examination of surgical specimens and emergency on-call coverage. The company has performed as a prime contractor on all awards, with no subcontractors mentioned, demonstrating direct service delivery capacity. Funding has been exclusively through the Department of Veterans Affairs via VISN 23, with delivery order periods ranging from six months to twelve months, including awards with ultimate completion dates extending through November 30, 2026. The consistent pattern of award renewals and increasing contract values reflects the VA's confidence in Iowa Pathology Associates, P.C.'s ability to reliably deliver specialized diagnostic services essential to veteran patient care.

Iowa Pathology Associates, P.C. currently holds an active Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) with a ceiling value of $3.31 million, awarded on December 1, 2025, by VISN 23 with performance extending through November 30, 2026, designated as a total small business set-aside. This single-award IDC encompasses pathology physician services and diagnostic laboratory testing with comprehensive service requirements including board-certified on-site pathologist coverage Monday through Friday, pathology assistant services for gross specimen examination, 24/7 on-call emergency coverage with 30-minute response requirements, and off-site specialized consultation services in cytopathology, dermatopathology, and hematopathology. The contract includes daily courier services, laboratory testing according to specified Current Procedural Terminology codes, and requires compliance with Service Contract Act wage determinations, professional liability insurance with $1 million per occurrence and $3 million aggregate coverage, and rigorous quality assurance surveillance including 100 percent patient safety incident reporting within 24 hours. The company previously held two additional IDCs with VISN 23: one valued at $833,238.79 with performance through November 30, 2025, and another valued at $1,795,596.44 with performance through January 31, 2025, both designated as single-award contracts without set-aside provisions. A delivery order valued at $639,393, effective December 1, 2025, through November 30, 2026, has already been issued under the current $3.31 million IDC, establishing the firm fixed-price delivery structure for ongoing pathology services to the Central Iowa VA Health Care System.