Q301--STAT Reference Lab Testing for Send Out

The contract solicits clinical and anatomic pathology reference laboratory testing services from a CLIA-certified provider for the Phoenix Veterans Affairs Health Care System, with performance centered in Phoenix, Arizona, and potential delivery points including the Long Beach, California, office. The scope encompasses specimen collection, preservation, transportation, testing, result reporting, and consultative support for tests not performed in-house, covering a range of immunosuppressant drugs and other clinical analytes across one base year and four option years, extending through June 22, 2031. All services must comply with federal and state regulations, including CLIA, CAP accreditation, HIPAA, OSHA, and CDC standards, with strict requirements for specimen integrity, 24/7 critical result communication, and zero tolerance for lost specimens or PHI violations. Packaging and shipping must adhere to 42 CFR Part 72, 49 CFR Parts 171 and 173, and IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations, ensuring proper labeling, manifests, and temperature control without reference to any MIL-STDs. The contract is a total small business set-aside with no trade-off or non-price evaluation factors; award will be made under the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) method, with price as the sole determinant, contingent upon the offeror meeting all requirements and being deemed responsible. Invoicing is mandated electronically through VA’s EIPP system or Tungsten Network, with payments processed via EFT, and no use of WAWF is permitted. The contracting officer is Marcos Diaz, with no designated COTR provided, and submissions must be emailed exclusively to his VA email by May 25, 2026, in PDF or Word format, with optional use of an Excel template. Offerors must provide current UEI and CAGE codes, represent their small business status and socioeconomic certifications, and affirm compliance with federal rules addressing equipment sourcing, lobbying, ownership disclosure, and buy American requirements. Although pricing details are not populated in the CLINs, the contract structure implies an IDIQ-type framework with option years subject to written notice and funding availability, while organizational conflict of interest is addressed implicitly through the non-personal services nature of the contract.