# Reference Laboratory Services for the Portland VA Medical Center.

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/36c26026q0365

- Solicitation number: 36C26026Q0365
- Notice type: Award notice (first published as solicitation)
- Status: Awarded to Oregon Health & Science University for $8,939,431.00
- 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, Oregon
- County: Multnomah County (FIPS 41051). https://abierto.us/counties/multnomah-county-or-41051
- City: Portland. https://abierto.us/cities/portland-or-4159000
- First posted: March 11, 2026
- Last posted: June 17, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/e40858f8acdb400eb9ecdd8d6f04d4b2/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.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Oregon Health & Science University (UEI NPSNT86JKN51)
- Contract: 36C26026D0045
- Obligated: $0.00
- Competition: Full and Open Competition, 4 offers received
- Link: award number 36C26026D0045 equals the contract number; same awarding office 36C260 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_IDV_36C26026D0045_3600/


## Publications

- March 11, 2026: Solicitation, due April 10, 2026 at 8:00 PM EDT. Notice 6f34da9934534d8e9cae1618ca99dad2. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/6f34da9934534d8e9cae1618ca99dad2/view
- April 9, 2026: Solicitation, due April 24, 2026 at 8:00 PM EDT. Notice 191eb55ea4b643b1b4545e73620aa613. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/191eb55ea4b643b1b4545e73620aa613/view
- April 24, 2026: Solicitation, due April 30, 2026 at 8:00 PM EDT. Notice 6d5dc7c5a9954b0aa44551921670c9a2. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/6d5dc7c5a9954b0aa44551921670c9a2/view
- April 30, 2026: Solicitation, due May 6, 2026 at 8:00 PM EDT. Notice ae7a4b71669f4248b8a00574e4ae36e5. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/ae7a4b71669f4248b8a00574e4ae36e5/view
- June 17, 2026: Award notice. Notice 5498987562f14e4e927e32d767f40458. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/5498987562f14e4e927e32d767f40458/view
- June 17, 2026: Award notice. Notice e40858f8acdb400eb9ecdd8d6f04d4b2. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/e40858f8acdb400eb9ecdd8d6f04d4b2/view

## Points of contact

- Hector Gonzalez, Contracting Specialists, hector.gonzalez1@va.gov
- Jose E Ronstadt, jose.ronstadt@va.gov

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