Description
The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a reference laboratory to provide professional pathology services, including laboratory testing and consultation, for organ transplant patients. The contractor will serve as a reference laboratory for the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Washington DC and will provide specialized reference laboratory testing. The period of performance is from May 10, 2026, to May 9, 2027. The contractor will be responsible for providing consultation services and laboratory testing on organ transplant patients, including renal consultations, and will comply with the licensing and certification requirements under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988.
Some key points to consider include:
• The contractor must be able to perform all laboratory testing specified in Attachment A.
• The contractor must provide patient results signed out by MedStar Georgetown University Hospital pathologists and reported through fax and/or email encrypted to VAMC.
• The contractor must comply with HIPAA and VA privacy policy, and maintain appropriate administrative, technical, and physical safeguards.
• The contractor must provide a capability statement and authorization letter to perform consultation services and laboratory testing on organ transplant patients at Medstar Georgetown University Hospital.