Reference and Esoteric Laboratory Testing
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Solicitation from the Department of Veterans Affairs. Due Nov 30, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC-5), 30 days left.
| Title as posted | Q301--Reference and Esoteric Laboratory Testing |
|---|---|
| Solicitation number | 36C24227R0003 |
| Agency | Department of Veterans Affairs |
| Office | 242-Network Contract Office 02 (36C242) |
| Notice type | Solicitation |
| Set-aside | None |
| Trade (NAICS) | Medical Laboratories (621511) |
| Product or service code | Q301 |
| Posted | Oct 30, 2026 |
| Response deadline | Nov 30, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC-5) (30 days left) |
| Add the deadline to | Google Calendar · Apple / Outlook (.ics) |
Bid documents (4)
- Bid document 647 KB
- Statement of Work REFERRAL AND SPECIALIZED LAB TESTING SERVICE 277 KB
- PRICE COST SCHEDULE 196 KB
- Vers5SCAIndex 137 KB
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Description
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Network Contracting Office (NCO) 2, on behalf of Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 2 South, intends to issue a formal solicitation for a Requirements contract for comprehensive Reference Laboratory and Esoteric Testing Services. The contract will serve the VA Medical Centers.
Contracting contact
- Mariangie Rivera · Contract Specialist · [email protected]
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 not set aside, but the size decides your small business status on it. SBA table, current as of Oct 15, 2026.
Notice history
- Oct 30, 2026: Presolicitation Due Nov 30, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC-5)
- Oct 6, 2026: Presolicitation Due Nov 30, 2026, 10:00 AM (UTC-5)
- Oct 6, 2026: Presolicitation Due Nov 30, 2026, 10:00 AM (UTC-5)
- Sep 22, 2026: Presolicitation Due Oct 7, 2026, 10:00 AM (UTC-4)
Companies that win this kind of work
Federal contractors paid for medical laboratories work, who also hold VA contracts (last 12 months): possible competitors, or partners to team with.
- Quest Diagnostics Incorporated $70.8 million in this trade
- Laboratory Corporation Of America $70.4 million in this trade
- Mayo Collaborative Services, Inc. $7.1 million in this trade
- Tempus AI, Inc $5.5 million in this trade
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center $997,504 in this trade
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.
Medical Laboratories contracts right now
There are 16 open government contract opportunities in this trade (NAICS 621511), 5 posted in the last 7 days; 12% are set aside for small businesses. The agencies buying the most are Department of Veterans Affairs, Indian Health Service and Washington Headquarters Services (WHS). Most of the work with a stated place is in New Mexico, Kansas and Illinois. A notice in this trade gives a median of 34 days from posting to deadline; this one gives 31 days.
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Recent awards in this trade
- Mdxhealth, Inc. $12.0 million · Department of Veterans Affairs · Oct 29, 2026
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