Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Services

The Riverside County Department of Animal Services in Riverside, California, is seeking a qualified vendor to provide comprehensive veterinary diagnostic laboratory services. The agency requires these services to support its animal health and disease surveillance efforts through accurate and timely laboratory testing. The selected provider will resolve the agency's need for specialized diagnostic capabilities that cannot be performed in-house. The scope of work covers laboratory testing services, specimen packaging, handling, logistics, and turnaround and delivery. Specific diagnostic tests requested by the agency include respiratory polymerase chain reaction, ringworm polymerase chain reaction, full histopathology, and feline hemoplasma polymerase chain reaction. The agency is establishing a contract period that will span five years. Eligible bidders must be onshore United States organizations. The agency requires the performance of the work to be conducted onsite. Bidders may submit their responses digitally via email or through the designated online portal. The agency is looking for proposals to determine the budget and pricing structure for these services. Bidders must submit all questions regarding this opportunity no later than June 3, 2026. The agency will evaluate proposals based on the bidder's ability to meet the specified testing, logistics, and turnaround requirements.