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VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System Pathology Service
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The Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System is seeking a contractor to provide Medical Laboratory and Pathology Services across three facilities: the Omaha VA Medical Center, Lincoln Community Based Outreach Clinic, and Grand Island Community Based Outreach Clinic. The contractor will be responsible for pre-analytic processing, analysis, reporting, and interpretation of clinical and anatomical pathology specimens according to the laboratory manual. The VA will handle specimen collection, preparation, non-cytology grossing, accessioning, and the preservation and storage of final slides and blocks, which must be returned to the VA for permanent storage. Services must be provided on a scheduled basis in accordance with all specified terms, conditions, and applicable federal acquisition regulations. This procurement will result in a single-award, five-year fixed-price Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract, with an ordering period beginning April 1, 2027, and ending March 30, 2032. The contract falls under NAICS code 621511 for Medical Laboratories and PSC code Q515 for Medical Pathology. Interested offerors must be registered with an active profile in the System for Award Management with no exclusions to be eligible. The solicitation is issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contract Office 23, with the primary contact for this opportunity located in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
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NAICS
Place of Performance
NE, 68105, USASet-Aside
Timeline
Submission Closed
Organization & Contact Information
Full Description
The Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System (NWIHCS) intends to procure Medical Laboratory and Pathology Services. The Contractor shall be responsible for performing pre-analytic processing as defined in its laboratory manual, analysis, and reporting of analytical results and interpretation for clinical and anatomical pathology specimens as requested by participating facilities (listed below) during the contract period. The contractor shall provide Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Services, on a scheduled basis, in accordance with the specifications, terms and conditions herein. VA will be responsible for specimen collection, preparation, grossing (with the exception of cytology specimens), VistA accessioning, preservation and storage of final slides and blocks. All slides and blocks must be returned to the VA for permanent storage. This procurement shall be conductedIAW FAR Parts 12, 13, 15, and VAAR Part 873.
Services IAW the solicitation and resultant contract shall be furnished to three participating sites:
Omaha VA Medical Center – Man Laboratory
(Woolworth Avenue Omaha, Ne 68105)
Lincoln Community Based Outreach Clinic (CBOC) – Main Laboratory
(420 Victory Park Drive Lincoln, Ne 68510)
Grand Island Community Based Outreach Clinic (CBOC) – Main Laboratory
(2201 North Broadwell Avenue Grand Island, Ne 68803)
NAICS: 621511, for Medical Laboratories (Size Standard $41.5 Million)
PSC: Q515, for Medical Pathology
The resulting contract shall be a single-award, Five-Year, Fixed-Price, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity Contract. The anticipated Ordering Period shall be from:
Year 1 of Ordering Period: 4/1/2027 – 3/30/2028
Year 2 of Ordering Period: 4/1/2028 – 3/30/2029
Year 3 of Ordering Period: 4/1/2029 – 3/30/2030
Year 4 of Ordering Period: 4/1/2030 – 3/30/2031
Year 5 of Ordering Period:: 4/1/2031 – 3/30/2032
A Draft PWS and Draft Schedule are attached.
Prospective offerors are advised, in order to be eligible for award they must be registered and have an active profile in the System for Award Management, with no exclusions.
