Blood Donor Panel Testing for Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center (FHCC)

Updated Oct 28, 2026

Sources Sought from the Department of Veterans Affairs, for work in North Chicago, Illinois. Due Nov 3, 2026, 10:00 AM (UTC-6), 6 days left.

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Federal prevailing wage rates for this place: Illinois Davis-Bacon and SCA wage determinations.

Description

SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS The Department of Veterans Affairs is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support a requirement for Blood Don Services for the following Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 12 facility: Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center (FHCC) in North Chicago, IL.

The result of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 621511 Medical Laboratories. There is no solicitation at this time.

This request for capability information does not constitute a request for proposals; submission of any information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary; the government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred. Requirements: Provide blood donor panel testing services to meet regulations set forth by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Association for the Advancement of Blood & Biotherapies (AABB), College of American Pathologists (CAP), The Joint Commission (TJC), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Center for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention, and Department of Defense Instruction (DoD Inst).

See Statement of Work on the following page for details. If your organization has the potential capacity to perform these contract services, please provide the following information:

1. Organization name, address, email address, Web site address if applicable, telephone number, and size and type of ownership for the organization; and
2. Tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort and documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability.

If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements. The government will evaluate market information to ascertain potential market capacity to provide services consistent in scope and scale with those described in this notice and otherwise anticipated.

Based on the responses to this sources sought notice/market research, this requirement may be set-aside for small businesses, sole sourced or procured through full and open competition. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions. Submission Instructions: Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to perform the above-listed services are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by 10:00am Local (Central) Time on November 3, 2026.

All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to [email protected]. Statement of Work Blood Donor Panel Testing Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center (FHCC), located at 3001 Green Bay Road, North Chicago, IL requires blood donor panel testing services, as detailed in the Blood Donor Panel Testing section, to meet regulations set forth by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Association for the Advancement of Blood & Biotherapies (AABB), College of American Pathologists (CAP), The Joint Commission (TJC), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Center for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention, and Department of Defense Instruction (DoD Inst).

The Contract shall be a five (5) year Ordering Period with five (5) one-year priced periods to be tasked off of at the discretion of the Government. SCOPE Contractor shall provide all labor, expenses, materials, tools, test equipment, analytical testing, supervision, expertise, and travel necessary to provide blood donor panel testing services. Any and all travel required by the Contractor to complete blood donor panel testing shall be covered by this Contract and shall not be separately charged to the Government.

CONTRACT ORDER PERIOD Contract shall be a five (5) year Ordering Period with five (5) one-year priced periods. Priced Period 1: 03/01/2027-02/29/2028 Priced Period 2: 03/01/2028-02/28/2029 Priced Period 3: 03/01/2029-02/28/2030 Priced Period 4: 03/01/2030-02/28/2031 Priced Period 5: 03/01/2031-02/29/2032 CONFORMANCE STANDARDS AND LICENSURE Contractor shall continuously hold current and valid Government licenses, permits, and approvals as required by FDA, CAP, Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA), AABB, and/or other State regulatory agencies as it pertains to transporting/testing samples, and the reporting of specified tests to include infectious diseases, as appropriate, and as mandated by federal and state statutes.

Contractor shall maintain valid certifications during the performance period of this Contract. All current permits, licenses, and certifications copies of the Contractor and if applicable, subcontractor shall be provided via email to the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) or designee(s) upon award and upon recertification, if applicable. Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer s Representative (COR) or designee(s) in writing within twenty-four (24) hours, upon its loss of any required certification, accreditation or licensure.

Contractor shall ensure its employees have the ability to perform the applicable duties consistent with their license and certification and ensure all laboratory testing staff comply with minimum Federal, State, and local law qualifications and requirements. Contractor shall ensure all testing and supervisory personnel at all Contractor-owned, affiliate, or subcontracted laboratories assigned to work under this contract meet and maintain the applicable personnel qualifications set forth under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) of 1988 regulations, the College of American Pathology (CAP) accreditation standards, or other accrediting organizations and State standards.

Blood donor panel testing and

The description continues in the official notice.

Contracting contact

• Contracting Officer · Joni Dorr · [email protected] · 414-844-4800x43248

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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 not set aside, but the size decides your small business status on it. SBA table, current as of Oct 15, 2026.

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About the buyer

The Department of Veterans Affairs awarded $84.6 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.

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