Cytogenetic Rapid Response Reference Laboratory Testing

The Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Network Contracting Office (NCO) 12 intends to negotiate on a sole-source basis with Wisconsin Diagnostics Laboratories for Rapid Response and Esoteric Reference Laboratory Testing services to support the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center located in Milwaukee, WI. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 621511 with a small business size Standard of $41.5 million.

The authority for restricting competition on this requirement is 38 U.S.C. 8153(a)(3)(A), known as Sharing of Health-care Resources, which provides the authority to directly contract with an institution affiliated with the Department. This notice of intent is not a request for quotes or proposals. No contract award will be made based on quotations or proposals received in response to this notice. No solicitation document exists, and no telephone or email inquiries will be accepted.

Any responsible source who believes it can meet the requirement may submit a capability statement to Contracting Officer Robert Ruska Robert.Ruska@va.gov no later than Tuesday, November 4th, 2025, at 10:00AM (CST). A determination not to compete the requirement based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

Disclaimer and Important Notes: No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in responses to this notice. This notice does not oblige the Government to award a contract. The Government will not pay for information provided in response to this notice. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for market research purposes. The Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted.