# Reference Laboratory Services for the Portland VA Medical Center.

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/36c26026q0220

- Solicitation number: 36C26026Q0220
- Notice type: Sources sought (first published as solicitation)
- Status: Closed. Deadline was December 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM EST
- Department: Department of Veterans Affairs
- Contracting office: 260-Network Contract Office 20 (36C260)
- NAICS: 621511 Medical Laboratories
- Product or service code: Q301 Reference Laboratory Testing
- Place of performance: Portland
- First posted: December 12, 2025
- Last posted: December 12, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/e4a279efd9564cc885b5cd09a2b438b7/view

## Description

The VA Portland Health Care System (VHAPORHCS) Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Service (PLMS) requires Referral Laboratory services to provide testing and interpretation to assist in the diagnosis and treatment monitoring of Veterans with cancers, bleeding disorders, and specialized diseases, including organ transplants. Referral (reference) laboratory that specializes with these types of complex tests and provide a quick turn-around-time (TAT) of the test results is required for care.

VAPORHCS is a VHA Level 1A facility which are the largest levels of volume and patient risks along with the largest number and breadth of physician specialists. VAPORHCS is also unique with active kidney and liver transplants partnering with its academic affiliate. VAPORHCS requires a full service of Referral laboratory that provides specimen testing, interpretation, testing supplies, customer service, and verification of certification for test results.

It is imperative that the Reference laboratory shall perform the following types of testing, to include expert consultation: Immunology, Hemostasis & Thrombosis, Hematology/Oncology, Anatomic Pathology, including Transplant and Renal Pathology, Neuropathology, Neuropathology, Dermatopathology, Cytopathology and Anatomic Pathology, Microbiology/Virology, Molecular, Flow Cytometry, Electron Microscopy, Ophthalmic Pathology and Diseases related testing, and Core Laboratory (Clinical).

These requirements must be maintained and will ensure accurate and timely test results are available to healthcare providers that ensure high quality healthcare is provided to the Veteran at the VA Portland Health Care System.

## Publications

- December 12, 2025: Solicitation, due January 12, 2026 at 8:00 PM EST. Notice 63aedde4c0e3499494d3168c0ff74278. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/63aedde4c0e3499494d3168c0ff74278/view
- December 12, 2025: Sources sought, due December 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM EST. Notice e4a279efd9564cc885b5cd09a2b438b7. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/e4a279efd9564cc885b5cd09a2b438b7/view

## Points of contact

- Hector Gonzalez, Contracting Specialists, hector.gonzalez1@va.gov

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