Pathology Testing Services for Bassett Army Community Hospital (BACH), Fort Wainwright Alaska

This contract award notice pertains to the provision of comprehensive clinical and anatomic pathology testing services for Bassett Army Community Hospital (BACH) located at Fort Wainwright, Alaska. The contract, identified by solicitation number W81K0226QA031, is structured as an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) with a fixed-price pricing mechanism and includes a base period running from June 1, 2026, through May 31, 2027, supplemented by three option periods that extend the performance period through November 30, 2029. The sole-source award was justified under FAR 12.102(a) and FAR 8.405-6 due to the unique and urgent nature of the requirement; Pathology Consultants, Inc., based in Fairbanks, Alaska, is the only entity capable of meeting the stringent operational demands, including proximity to BACH to ensure timely specimen handling amid extreme weather and geographic isolation. Performance is governed by non-negotiable turnaround time mandates: STAT results must be delivered within one hour, breast tissue and cancer diagnostics within 48 hours, and culture processing within the same timeframe. The contractor must maintain current accreditation by both the College of American Pathologists and The Joint Commission as a mandatory condition for service delivery. Contract administration is managed by the Medical Readiness Contracting Office – Pacific based in Fort Shafter, Hawaii, with funding sourced from the Operations & Maintenance, Army appropriation for fiscal year 2026. While the contract value is unspecified, performance activities are centered on the contractor’s laboratory in Fairbanks, Alaska, with specimens originating from BACH in Fort Wainwright. The contract emphasizes physical proximity and logistical feasibility over price competitiveness, with no subcontracting permitted and no alternative vendors deemed feasible. Although no formal packaging, preservation, labeling, barcoding, or MIL-STD requirements are detailed, specimen integrity and timeliness are implicitly critical due to environmental conditions. The government retains final authority for acceptance, with inspections and compliance evaluated against CAP and Joint Commission standards, as well as the contractual turnaround benchmarks. No COR/COTR, invoicing instructions, payment details, pricing tables, or offeror certifications are provided, and no attachments or formal evaluation weights are included, reflecting a streamlined award based on necessity and capability rather than competitive scoring.