Description
The Department of Veterans Affairs is soliciting a single‑award, firm‑fixed‑price IDIQ to provide comprehensive reference‑laboratory testing services for VA facilities in the Health Service Area 4.3 (formerly VISN 17) across Texas. The contractor must supply specimen collection kits, daily specimen transport, perform a broad menu of clinical, anatomic pathology, molecular, and specialty tests, and deliver results via a secure HL7‑based interface to VA’s VistA system. Additional responsibilities include 24×7 customer‑service support, monthly workload reporting, quality‑assurance participation, and compliance with CLIA/CAP accreditation, background‑check, and VA security requirements.
• Scope covers biochemistry, genetics, microbiology, immunology, pathology, and specialty NGS panels – each listed as separate line‑items with annual quantity estimates.
• Performance period: five one‑year ordering periods (Oct 1 – Sep 30 each year) with a base‑year POP of 03/01/2027‑02/29/2028 and an Option 4 extension to 2032.
• Contract ceiling $5 M, guaranteed minimum $100 K; invoices submitted monthly via Tungsten Network.
• All work performed for VA facilities in North, South, and Central Texas (San Antonio, Temple, Dallas, plus secondary sites).