Q301--WESTERN REGION VISN Reference Lab Testing (VA-26-00000321)

The Department of Veterans Affairs, VISN 05, is preparing to solicit proposals for reference laboratory testing services across six VA medical center systems, divided into two regions: Eastern and Western. The Eastern region includes Beckley VAMC (WV), Martinsburg VAMC (WV), VA Maryland Health Care System (Baltimore, MD), and Washington DC VAMC, while the Western region covers Louis A. Johnson VAMC (Clarksburg, WV) and Huntington VAMC (Huntington, WV). This procurement is unrestricted and will lead to the award of two single-award, firm-fixed-price Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts, one per region, each spanning up to five years. Task orders will be issued at fixed prices for each facility and pricing period, contingent on fund availability. The solicitation, identified by RFP number 36C24526R0021, will be formally released on or around January 27, 2026, with responses due by March 3, 2026. The work falls under NAICS code 621511, relating to medical laboratories. Interested contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database to be eligible to submit proposals. Detailed requirements and the Statement of Work will be provided in the formal solicitation, which will be accessible through the official Contracting Opportunities website. Communication and inquiries are to be directed to the designated Contracting Officer, Alison Klein.