Q301--INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE - STAT and Esoteric Lab Testing Service, for the St. Cloud VA Health Care System.

The Department of Veterans Affairs, through Network Contract Office 23, intends to sole source a one-year firm-fixed-price service contract for STAT and esoteric laboratory testing services to CentraCare Laboratories at St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, Minnesota. The contract, identified by solicitation number 36C26326Q0752 and classified under NAICS code 621511, will provide 24-hour, seven-day-a-week laboratory testing services on an as-needed basis to the St. Cloud VA Health Care System, with the base period of performance running from August 1, 2025, to July 31, 2026. The contractor must be physically located within a ten-mile radius of the St. Cloud VA Medical Center and must hold full accreditation by the College of American Pathologists, Joint Commission, CLIA, or an equivalent body. The contract includes no options for renewal and encompasses a detailed schedule of specific laboratory tests including toxicology screens, hormone assays, blood chemistry panels, and microbiological cultures, all listed in Attachment A with estimated quantities but no stated unit or total contract value. Responses must be submitted exclusively via email to Contract Officer Joseph Bennett at Joseph.Bennett@va.gov with the subject line referencing the solicitation number, and must include the company name, address, primary contact information, SAM UEI number, and socioeconomic status classification. All submissions are for evaluation purposes only, and the government will not compensate offerors for their responses; the information received will determine whether a full and open competition or small business set-aside will be conducted. The deadline for submission is 5:00 PM Central Time on Thursday, June 4, 2026.