Description
The Department of Veterans Affairs, Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center, is seeking a sole source contract for Linearity/Calibration Verification and Competency Assessments. The contract will be awarded to the College of American Pathologists, as they are the only known vendor that provides the required services. The contract will be firm priced for a five-year period, from 01/16/2026 to 01/15/2031. The vendor will provide calibration verification and validation of the analytical measurement range (linearity) for various tests performed at the VA facility, as well as competency assessments. The vendor must also provide evaluation reports that include a mechanism for the laboratory to compare its test performance and/or results against peer laboratories using the same instrument and method.
Some key points to consider are:
• The contract is for a five-year period
• The vendor must provide calibration verification and validation of the analytical measurement range (linearity) for various tests
• The vendor must also provide competency assessments
• The vendor must provide evaluation reports that include a mechanism for the laboratory to compare its test performance and/or results against peer laboratories
• The contract will be firm priced