6550--Lab Testing Services - On | New Requirement (5years) - (Bridge 36C24425A0037 Expires 08/31/26) | New Long Term VISN 4 Laboratories Coagulation Testing | SPE 52882 | NCO 4 Services 5 | EDA: 07/31/26 VLD | Status: (VA-26-00067706)

Performance Work Statement: Clinical Laboratory Coagulation Instrumentation BPA Language: Intent: Pursuant to Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) and FSS Contract Clause I-FSS-646, it is the intent of the Department of Veterans Affairs, (herein afterwards referred to as VISN 4) to establish a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) for Automated Coagulation Instrumentation. The BPA shall be under the FSS Contract, Federal Supply Class (FSC) Group 66 III Cost Per Test (CPT)/Cost Per Reportable Result (CPRR), Clinical Laboratory Analyzers. The government will award a CPRR BPA to a single Contractor for Automated Coagulation Instrumentation. Contractor agrees to the following terms of the BPA exclusively with the VISN 4 facilities listed by Attachment/herein and awarded in the final BPA. However, as requirements change, facilities within VISN 4 may be added or deleted by supplemental agreement of the Government or Contractor. Additional tests/reagents/instrumentation may be added to the BPA as new technology becomes available on the market and added to the base FSS contract. Orders: All products ordered under this BPA, placed against the Federal Supply Schedule Award Contract(s), are subject to the terms and conditions of the FSS contract. This BPA does not obligate any funds. The Government is obligated only to the extent of authorized orders actually issued under the BPA by authorized individuals. Prices and Terms: VISN 4 will provide an estimated volume by test as reflected in Attachment A for each individual medical center and outpatient clinic laboratory. Pricing is based in the AVERAGE daily test volume for each facility. The Government estimates the volumes per facility as listed in Attachment A but does not guarantee volumes as listed; they are estimates only. Terms of Agreement: This will be a single award, firm-fixed price BPA for a base plus 4 option year contract. The contractor is required to immediately notify the CO (Government Contracting Officer), in writing, if at any time the FSS contract upon which this BPA is based, is no longer in force. The resulting BPA shall be automatically extended for the remaining term of the BPA without modification upon any extensions of the contractor’s FSS contract. In addition, where a new FSS contract replaces Contractor’s current FSS contract, the resulting BPA may be reassigned under the new FSS contract for the remaining term of the BPA with written agreement between Contractor and the contracting officer. This BPA is not a contract. If the Contractor fails to perform in a manner satisfactory to the CO, this BPA may be canceled with thirty (30) days written notice to the Contractor by the CO. This Contractor shall also reserve the right to terminate this contract with 30 days notification to the CO. The base period for this award is 9/1/2026-8/31/2027. Identification: Delivery Orders issued shall be identified by their applicable FSS Contract Number and BPA Number. FSS identification number is assigned through the VHA Procurement Activity, 36F797-18-D0351 Ordering Method: The participating facilities may order products via Electronic Data Exchange (EDI), telephone, facsimile or other written communication, identifying the products by number, quantity, purchase price, address for delivery, and any special instructions. Description/Specifications/Statement of Work Scope of Procurement: The desired instrumentation shall have the capability of performing or reporting the clinical parameters as defined in the statement of work. The instrument shall have random access capability (if discrete testing is required) and be able to able to simultaneously perform the complete profile as described below meet the performance characteristics for accuracy and precision as defined by the 1988 Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA) and the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI). This is a 1-year bridge for continuation of all current supplies and services until a long term contract can be established Equipment must maintain, or preferably reduce the number of work stations or overall labor required to accomplish the required testing by each laboratory. If the Contractor offers a family of analyzers, VISN 4 technical panel will determine if instrumentation proposed meets the needs of the using facility. Equipment shall be acquired for each of the clinical laboratories at the VISN facilities listed in Attachment A. The Contractor is required to provide a continuously stocked inventory of reagents, standards, controls, supplies, disposables, and any other materials required to properly perform test, complete lot conversions, and perform operator level maintenance on the equipment such that equipment operations are not interrupted. These items shall be of the highest quality, sensitivity, specificity and tested to assure precision and accuracy. Expiration date must be clearly marked on reagents, standards and control containers. Unexpected changes in methodology/technology shall be at the expense of the Contractor. Alert/Notification of any delays in shipment as well as any or all technical advisory/recalls/alerts, prior to or simultaneously with field alerts should be forwarded to the designated individuals determined at contract award. Special handling for emergency orders of supplies: In the event the supplies are found to be defective and unsuitable for use with the Contractor’s equipment, or the Contractor has failed to comply with the requirements for routine supply delivery, the Contractor is required to deliver the supplies within 24 hours of receipt of a verbal order for emergency delivery. If either circumstance has occurred, the Contractor shall deliver to the Government site in the most expeditious manner possible without additional cost to the Government, the necessary consumables in sufficient quantity as required to allow operation of the Contractor’s equipment for one week (under normal …