What the buyer needs
AI summaryThe Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 21 is conducting market research to identify contractors capable of providing seven Full-Time Equivalent Medical Technologists. These Clinical Laboratory Scientists will support the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System under NAICS code 561320, which has a $34.0 million small business size standard. Interested contractors must submit capability statements by email before 10:00 A.M. PDT on November 16, 2026. Submissions must detail the company's socioeconomic status, Small Business Administration registration if applicable, Unique Entity ID, similar project experience, and compliance with limitation on subcontracting requirements.
Scope of work
- Perform automated and non-automated laboratory procedures in chemistry, urinalysis, hematology, serology, bacteriology, and immunohematology
- Evaluate suitability of specimens for analysis and prepare specimens ensuring physiologic states are maintained
- Select, perform, evaluate, and monitor test procedures using manual and instrumental techniques
- Conduct quality control procedures on equipment, reagents, and products
- Calibrate, standardize, adjust, maintain, and troubleshoot laboratory instruments
- Evaluate validity of data, correlate results with patient data, and clarify or confirm abnormal results
- Accession and receive samples into VA laboratory information system or prepare for reference laboratories
- Perform phlebotomy to obtain patient specimens including blood cultures and compatibility samples as needed
Minimum qualifications
- Full and unrestricted license in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States or District of Columbia
- Proficient in written and spoken English (38 USC 7402)
- Bachelor's degree
- Graduate from a medical technology program accredited by NAACLS
- Current certification/registration by ASCP or AMT
- Minimum one-year experience (inclusive of clinical training) within the past 5 years
- Validation of required licensure, credentials, training, current competencies, and fingerprints/background investigations
- Not listed on the HHS/OIG List of Excluded Individuals/Entities
Documents to include with your response
- Two proofs of identification on first day of work
- Credentialing documents requested by VA
- Certification regarding non-immigrant foreign nationals / legal status in Section D attachment
Incumbent and award research
No incumbent history found for this requirement. The notice does not cite a current contract, and no earlier award from this buying office matches it.
Market context
Awards in the same category (Temporary Help Services). This is not this requirement's award history.
Recent similar awards: Department of Veterans Affairs, NAICS 561320
| Vendor and award | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|
| TITAN-AUXO, LLC36C26127F0021 · 25.0 FTE IMAGAING SERVICES EO 14398 INCORPORATED INTO CONTRACT AWARD | $3.3M | Sep 30, 2031 |
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| ARROW ARC LLC36C24725N0257 · RADIOLOGY COVERAGE | $700.9K | Mar 31, 2030 |
Top vendors in this category: Department of Veterans Affairs, NAICS 561320, since Oct 1, 2024
1,694 contract awards in this NAICS over the period.
- 1. TITAN-AUXO, LLC$120.7M
- 2. ANSIBLE GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS LLC$74.6M
- 3. ARROW ARC LLC$63.0M
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Source: USAspending.gov federal award data (U.S. federal public data). A contract is called the incumbent only when the notice or its documents cite it by number.