Fecal Immunochemical Testing - VISN 16

The Department of Veterans Affairs, VISN 16, is seeking responses for a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) to support Automated Fecal Immunochemical Testing (FIT) for occult blood detection across a vast service area covering more than 1.3 million Veterans. The BPA will have a one-year base period with four additional one-year option periods, creating a potential five-year performance window, and is structured as an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract. The requirement encompasses the supply of Automated FIT testing kits, including Custom Personal Collection Packs with preassembled collection paper, pre-addressed mailing envelopes bearing laboratory postage permit numbers, educational brochures, and sample vials, as well as supporting consumables such as thermal paper and OC sample bottles. Equipment such as the Polymedco Diana instrument is government-owned, and contractors must provide comprehensive, continuous 24/7 service coverage, including dedicated field service engineers at designated VA medical centers in Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Florida, and Texas. Delivery and performance occur across multiple VA facilities, with the contracting office located in Ridgeland, Mississippi. The solicitation does not specify pricing, unit costs, or contract value, as this is a sources-sought notice intended to gather information from potential vendors; all pricing details are to be provided by offerors. Packaging requirements are item-specific, such as 5 rolls of thermal paper per box and 20 collection packs per box, with labeling based on catalog numbers and implied barcoding for tracking, though no formal MIL-STD or preservation standards are cited. Inspection and acceptance are expected to occur at the delivery points—VA medical center laboratories—and no formal evaluation factors, weights, or award methodology are specified, although the firm-fixed pricing structure suggests a potential Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) approach. No socioeconomic set-asides are planned, and no formal contract clauses, representations, certifications, or detailed invoicing procedures are included in the solicitation, indicating that these elements will be developed post-award. The deadline for responses is June 16, 2026, and point of contact is Dyonne Williams at the Department of Veterans Affairs.