NWI Offsite Pathology Services
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Solicitation from the Department of Veterans Affairs, for work in Nebraska. Due Nov 24, 2026, 10:00 AM (UTC-6), 13 days left.
| Solicitation number | 36C26326R0063 |
|---|---|
| Agency | Department of Veterans Affairs |
| Office | Network Contract Office 23 (36C263) |
| Notice type | Solicitation |
| Set-aside | Small business |
| Trade (NAICS) | Medical Laboratories (621511) |
| Product or service code | Q515 |
| Place of performance | Nebraska |
| Posted | Nov 10, 2026 |
| Response deadline | Nov 24, 2026, 10:00 AM (UTC-6) (13 days left) |
| Add the deadline to | Google Calendar · Apple / Outlook (.ics) |
Bid documents (10)
- Attachment 1: Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan NWI Pathology 250 KB
- Attachment 2: Contractor Rules of Behavior VA Handbook 6500.6 App. D 250 KB
- Attachment 3: Immigration and Nationality Act Certification 2.5 MB
- Attachment 4: Organizational Conflict of Interest 3.3 MB
- Attachment 6: VA Memorandum VA Technical Reference Model WebCIMS 80 KB
- Attachment 7: VA Updated Security Requirement for Network Connected Medical Devices and Systems 630 KB
- Attachment 8: INTRADEPARTMENTAL CONSULT FORM 489 KB
- Amendment 0001 427 KB
- NWI Pathology 860 KB
- Attachment 5: Pathology Schedule of Services 172 KB
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Federal prevailing wage rates for this place: Nebraska Davis-Bacon and SCA wage determinations.
Description
The Department of Veterans Affairs, Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System , has a requirement for medical laboratory, pathology and testing analysis 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); global surgical pathology cases would require grossing by the contractor. The VA will accession histology and cytology cases, VistA accessioning, preservation and storage of final slides and blocks.
All slides and blocks must be returned to the VA for permanent storage. NOTE: The Solicitation number in the announcement 36C26326R0063 was entered incorrectly, however, cannot be changed. The correct solicitation number is 36C26326Q0727.
This number has been reconciled throughout the documents.
Contracting contact
- Shanna M Comparato · [email protected] · (402) 995-3692
- [email protected] · (319) 339-7113
As published on the official notice. Ask questions in writing and before any questions deadline the notice sets.
Is your business small enough?
For NAICS 621511, a business counts as small if it has no more than $41.5 million in average annual receipts (SBA size standard). This notice is set aside, so only businesses under that size, or in the named program, can bid. SBA table, current as of Oct 15, 2026.
Notice history
- Oct 9, 2026: Solicitation Due Nov 10, 2026, 10:00 AM (UTC-6)
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- Vanderbilt University Medical Center $997,504 in this trade
About the buyer
The Department of Veterans Affairs awarded $83.7 billion in contracts in the last 12 months; its biggest suppliers were Optum Public Sector Solutions, Inc., Mckesson Corporation and Triwest Healthcare Alliance Corp. See what VA is buying now.
Who can bid: Small Business set-aside
Total and partial small business set-asides are open to any business under the SBA size standard for the notice's NAICS code.
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Medical Laboratories contracts right now
There are 18 open government contract opportunities in this trade (NAICS 621511), 4 posted in the last 7 days; 22% are set aside for small businesses. The agencies buying the most are Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of the Army and Indian Health Service. Most of the work with a stated place is in Nebraska, New Mexico and Kansas. A notice in this trade gives a median of 24 days from posting to deadline; this one gives 14 days.
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