Q301--5 Year BPA Decipher Prostate Test

The contract is a five-year Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) awarded to Veracyte Labs SD Corporation under solicitation 36C25926Q0178 by the Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 19, for the provision of Decipher Prostate Test services. The contractor will perform genomic testing on tissue samples obtained from prostate biopsies or surgical removals to determine the likelihood of cancer metastasis within five years. All testing, analysis, and reporting must be conducted at the contractor’s facility in compliance with CLIA, CAP, HIPAA, and VA Handbook 6500.6, with results delivered as comprehensive, patient-chartable reports containing genomic scores, confidence intervals, risk estimates, and clinical interpretations. The contract operates under an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) structure with five one-year ordering periods from May 2026 through April 2031, and includes an option to extend performance for up to six months total with adjustments only to labor rates. Services are performed under a firm-fixed-price basis, with an estimated total contract value of $486,088.50, and all payments must be submitted electronically in arrears upon receipt of properly formatted invoices. The delivery location is the Salt Lake City VA Medical Center, with F.O.B. Destination terms and formal acceptance occurring there. Specimens must be retained for seven days post-testing, and all labeling on test reports must include patient identifiers, physician information, specimen details, and laboratory data while safeguarding protected health information per HIPAA. The contractor is required to maintain continuous CLIA and CAP accreditation and must notify the VA immediately of any loss or suspension of licensure or certification. Strict non-personal services provisions prohibit any employer-employee relationship, direct patient contact, or unauthorized reporting, and all VA information must be handled within U.S. territory using FIPS 140-2 validated encryption, with no direct disclosure permitted without VA approval. Personnel must comply with VA security protocols, notify the Contracting Officer’s Representative within 24 hours of any staffing or clearance changes, and destroy all copies of VA data upon contract completion. Proposals were evaluated on a trade-off basis focusing first on technical compliance—mandatory for consideration—followed by price reasonableness and past performance confidence. Submission required electronic proposals in three volumes, limited to 4MB, sent exclusively via email to the designated Contract Specialist, with no fax or hand-carried submissions