VA NWIHCS Pathology Service

THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) – SOURCES SOUGHT IS ISSUED SOLELY FOR MARKET RESEARCH AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION The Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System (NWIHCS) intends to procure Medical Laboratory and Pathology Services, inclusive of autopsy 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. Services shall be furnished to three (3) participating sites: Omaha VA Medical Center – Main Laboratory (4101 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) 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 1. Responses to this Sources Sought Announcement must be in writing. The purpose of this Sources Sought Announcement is for market research only to make appropriate acquisition decisions and to gain knowledge of Small Businesses, including Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses and Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB/VOSB), who are interested in submitting proposals for this procurement and who are capable of performing the work required for this procurement. 2. The NAICS for this requirement is 621511 – Medical Laboratories, the PSC is Q515, for Medical Pathology 3. The Contractor shall provide all reference lab testing services for the test menu listed in Attachment B for the VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System. The required reference lab testing services (including supplies and packaging, testing, transportation, reports) include all of the test menu requirements identified in the Schedule of Services Test Spreadsheet (Attachment B) and all of the associated services identified in the DRAFT Performance Work Statement (Attachment A) attached to this Sources Sought Announcement. 4. Interested and capable Contractors are encouraged to respond to this notice not later than Monday, August 3rd, 2026, at 10:00 AM CDT, by providing all the following information via email only to Shanna.Comparato@va.gov: Company name Address Point of contact Phone, fax, and email of primary point of contact Contractor’s Unique Entity ID (SAM) number Contractor’s small business type, if applicable, (e.g. Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB), 8(a), HUB-Zone, Woman Owned Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, or Small Business). Statement indicating whether the Contractor is considered to be “small” under the size standard for the NAICS code identified under this RFI. Completed Attachment B provide the information requested in the spreadsheet for each laboratory and test listed in Attachment B, inclusive of a copy of active CLIA Certifications for each lab listed. Completed Attachment C – RFI VANWIHCS Pathology NOTE: The information requested above is required for the Government to evaluat...