Sources SoughtPosted Jan 30, 2026·Responses due Feb 6, 2026

Q301--VISN 15 New Reference Laboratory Testing | NAICS: 621511 | PSC Q301

Veterans Affairs · 255-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 15 (36C255)

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
621511
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
36C25526R0066
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
Q301
Place
USA
Contact
Mike Carson (michael.carson1@va.gov)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 36C25526R0066 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Jan 30, 2026 · this notice
    Sources Sought
  • Sep 29, 2026
    Pre-solicitation
    Open
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Mar 16, 2026 to Jun 4, 2026, middle of the range May 3, 2026.
Measured from 44 past early notices at Veterans Affairs, Department of with NAICS 621511 that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Jan 30, 2026).

Next steps for this stage

Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.

  • Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
  • Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
  • Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.

What the notice says

THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION, THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY and is issued in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 10 Market Research, to conduct market research. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. This Sources Sought Notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation or guarantee to issue a solicitation in the future. This Sources Sought Notice does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service. All information submitted in response … (show all)

to this announcement is voluntary; the Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the Government. Not responding to this Sources Sought Notice does not preclude participation in any future solicitation, if issued. This announcement is based on the best information available at this time and is subject to future modification. Purpose and Objectives Veterans Integrated Service Network 15 requires a contractor to provide reference laboratory testing services in accordance with the Performance Work Statement (PWS) and test list. The Government intends to award a contract with a base year, and four one-year option periods to be exercised at the Government s discretion. Per the attached DRAFT PWS, the following locations will require reference laboratory testing: 1. VA Medical Center, 800 Hospital Drive, Columbia, Missouri 65201-5275 2. VA Medical Center, 4801 Linwood Blvd, Kansas City, Missouri 64128-2226 3. VA Medical Center, 4101 S. 4th Street, Leavenworth, Kansas 66048-5014 4. VA Medical Center, 2401 West Main St., Marion, Illinois 62959-1188 5. VA Medical Center, 1500 N. Westwood Blvd., Poplar Bluff, Missouri 63901-3318 6. VA Medical Center, John Cochran Division, 915 N Grand Blvd, St. Louis, Missouri 63106-1621 7. VA Medical Center, 2200 Gage Blvd., Topeka, Kansas 66622-0001 8. VA Medical Center, 5500 East Kellogg, Wichita, Kansas 67218-1607 9. VA Health Care Center, 6211 E. Waterford Blvd., Evansville, Indiana 47715-2869 10. VA Medical Center, 1 Jefferson Barracks Drive, St. Louis, MO 63125-4181 11. VA Health Care Center, 711 South Mount Auburn Road, Cape Girardeau, Missouri 63703-6393 This Sources Sought Notice is being issued by the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Network Contracting Office (NCO) 15 located in Leavenworth, Kansas as part of market research for planning purposes. A draft a copy of the PWS and required test list with estimated quantities are attached and is the only information available at this time. The applicable NAICS Code is 621511 Medical Laboratories Size Standard - $41.5 Million Product Service Code is Q301 Medical Reference Laboratory Testing Responses: Please submit your response in accordance with the following instructions: Responses are due by 2/6/2026 at 15:00 CST. Responses shall be submitted via email to michael.carson1@va.gov. Subject line of the email shall include this Sources Sought Notice Number Indy Reference Laboratory Testing Firm Name Complete sections C-K and sign acknowledgement statement Submit this document with any relevant attachments Contractor Point of Contact to include: Name: Title: Phone: Email: Company Information to include: Name: Address: SAM Unique Entity ID (UEI): Tax ID Number: Business Size: Business Size/Type: Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), 8(a), Hub Zone Small Business, Women Owned Small Business (WOSB), Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), Small Business, or Large Business. All prospective Contractors are reminded that in accordance with FAR 4.11 they shall be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database and shall complete annual Representations and Certifications in SAM prior to any offer. SAM is located at http://www.sam.gov and consolidated the capabilities of CCR/FedReg, ORCA, and EPLS. There is no cost to use SAM. FOR SDVOSB/VOSB ONLY: Please note that if responding as an SDVOSB or VOSB, your company must be registered and certified in the VetCert database, which is available at: Veteran Small Business Certification (sba.gov) Please include a copy of your VetCert Certification with your response. Contractors Federal Supply Schedule Contract that carries the desired services. If you do not have a Federal Supply Schedule contract, you shall state open market : Provide the Schedule: Provide your GSA/FSS/SAC Contract Number: Provide the SIN(s) for reference laboratory testing: If any of the items are not on your GSA/FSS contract you will mark which items are open market. Contractor shall provide 3 past contracts for the same or similar services: Company 1 Company 2 Company 3 Name of Company: Company POC: Company POC phone: Company POC email Dollar amount of contract: Contract number: Period of Performance: Contractor shall respond to the following questions as part of the requirements in the PWS: Y N (check yes or no) Are you able to comply with all the requirements listed in the PWS section 8.4 Data Management/Transmission? Is your laboratory fully licensed/accredited and actively engaged in providing the specific services and laboratory testing outlined in the PWS section 1? Is your laboratory licensed/ accredited by the College of American Pathologists (CAP), The Joint Commission (JTC), or any other licensing and/or accreditation as required by law in order to perform the required testing listed in the PWS and Test Schedule? Is your laboratory certified as meeting the requirements of the Department of Health and Human Services Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act of 1988? Is your Laboratory Director an American Board of Pathology, certified Pathologist or American Board of Bioanalysis, certified Bio-analyst? Do you have at least three years of experience providing laboratory services and at least one year experience in transporting biomedical materials? Do you have all the CLIA certifications for the analyte specialties and sub-specialties listed in the PWS section 1.6.8? Are you able to comply with the quality review requirements in the PWS section 7? Are you able to provide on-site processing staff and equipment in accordance with the PWS section 2? Are you able to provide the equipment, data management system, security, and connectivity requirements in accordance with the PWS section 8.4? If awarded a future contract, do you plan to utilize a Sub-Contractor? If so, please provide the following information. Company Name: Address: POC Email: DUNs Number: Business Size: Describe work to be completed by the Sub-Contractor: Describe work to be completed by Contractor: Does the Sub-Contractor have all the appropriate licensure and accreditation mentioned above? Contractor shall provide CLIA certificate of accreditation listing analyte specialties and sub-specialties listed in the PWS section 1.6.8 for itself and for its Sub-Contractor. Contractor shall provide a letter from the Sub-Contractor that demonstrates that the Sub-Contractor agrees to perform all tests not performed by the Contractor, to include those tests that the Contractor is not certified to provide itself. Contractor shall include any relevant comments for any attachments, if applicable.

Who won similar work

3 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 621511.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
SOUTH CENTRAL PATHOLOGY LAB PA WICHITA 672181$2.9MMar 18, 2025
HEALTH SYSTEMS SCIENCES, LLC1$2.4MFeb 10, 2026
LOVELL GOVERNMENT SERVICES INC.1$172KSep 10, 2025

Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in.

Latest awards

Competitive landscape

For the 3 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.

  • 1 of these past winners lobbied Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) since 2024 (4 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) job
  • No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
  • 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
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Policy around it

Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.

  • 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
  • 25 rules from the department in the last 12 months
  • 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
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Market

For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards.

  • 0 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.

Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.