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H299 - MICROBIOLOGICAL LABORATORY TESTING
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The Department of Veterans Affairs, through Network Contracting Office 10 on behalf of the VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System and the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, is seeking a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) to provide microbiological laboratory testing services in compliance with USP General Chapters <797> and <800>. The contractor must be accredited by the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) under ISO/IEC 17025 specifically for environmental and personnel sampling related to sterile compounding operations. This includes monthly surface sampling, semi-annual air and personnel media fill testing, and immediate testing following facility changes or quality events. The contractor is responsible for supplying all necessary testing materials—including microbial growth media plates with neutralizing agents, Enverify™ Surface Sampling Kits, SAS Air Samplers, and media fill materials—and must ensure that all samples are incubated within 48 hours of receipt, analyzed for colony-forming units, and identified to the genus level when action limits are exceeded. Final reports must be delivered electronically within 72 hours of incubation completion, containing Pass/Fail determinations, chain-of-custody documentation, incubation parameters, and signed compliance statements. Preliminary failing results must be reported immediately. The contract is anticipated to be awarded as a Firm-Fixed-Price agreement with a base period of one year and three one-year option periods. Performance is to occur at the contractor’s accredited laboratory facility, with samples shipped overnight from Cleveland, Ohio, with chain-of-custody forms accompanying all shipments. The NAICS code is 541380 with a size standard of $19.5 million in annual revenue, and the Product Service Code is H166. All submissions must be made via email to Thomas Bellamy no later than August 19th, 2026, at 3:00 PM EST, and offerors must be certified in SAM as a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business with a valid Unique Entity ID.
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Cleveland, OH, 44106, USASet-Aside
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Submission Closed
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This solicitation is being issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Network Contracting Office (NCO) 10, on behalf of VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System (VANEOHS) & Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio.
The VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System (VANEOHS) is looking to identify an appropriately accredited microbiological laboratory contractor that specializes in USP General Chapter <797> environmental and personnel sampling.
The contractor shall be capable of supplying necessary testing and competency materials, performing the required analyses, and delivering results that comply with USP standards and the specific requirements of VANEOHS.
Pharmacy staff must undergo regular assessments, and sterile compounding areas must be sampled to ensure compliance with regulatory standards, including U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP) General Chapters <797> and <800>. These assessments are integral to a comprehensive quality assurance program that prioritizes patient safety, staff competency, and the maintenance of a controlled environment within sterile compounding spaces.
Although trained pharmacy staff are responsible for conducting these tests, it is crucial that viable samples are incubated and analyzed by an independent third party to guarantee unbiased results.
Consequently, it is essential to identify an appropriately accredited microbiological laboratory contractor that specializes in USP General Chapter <797> environmental and personnel sampling.
See the following for accreditation requirements:
United States Pharmacopeia (USP) https://www.usp.org; USP defines what must be tested, when it must be tested, how to perform testing, and the acceptance criteria for sterile compounding environments.
American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) https://a2la.org; A2LA accredits the vendor to the specific tests required by USP. ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation demonstrates the laboratory is competent to perform the testing methods correctly and consistently for valid results.
The NAICS Code for this acquisition is 541380, size standard of $19.5 M.
The Product Service Code (PSC) is H166.
The contracting office is contemplating award of a Firm-Fixed-Price contract for this service. Contract length is anticipated to be Base plus 3 option years.
Questions regarding this solicitation must be addressed to Thomas Bellamy at thomas.bellamy@va.gov and are due NLT Wednesday August 12th, 2026 by 3:00pm EST.
Responses to this solicitation must be received via email NLT Wednesday August 19th 2026 by 3:00 pm EST.
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