NEW - Specialized Reference Lab Testing   3

Background
This solicitation is for Specialized Reference Laboratory Services for the South Texas Veterans Healthcare System. The purpose of the resulting contract will be to provide a Blanket Purchase Agreement for Specialized Laboratory Fee Basis Testing for the South Texas Veterans Health Care System (STVHCS), Audie L. Murphy Division located at 7400 Merton Minter Blvd., San Antonio, TX 78229-4404.

Work Details
The contractor agrees to furnish all personnel, labor, transportation, equipment, materials, and supplies necessary to provide Specialized Laboratory Fee Basis Testing and guidance in Clinical Pathology procedures as specified herein for eligible VA beneficiaries of the South Texas Veterans Health Care System. The services must include a comprehensive testing menu with expert bone marrow and surgical pathology consults; cancer cytogenetics with short turnaround times; hematologic and solid tumor FISH testing at minimum 10-color flow cytometry; histology supported by an extensive IHC antibody library; and >120 molecular oncology tests with comprehensive combination of multi-method tumor profiles and targeted biomarker tests.
The vendor must offer programs that feature on-demand or live training and are available to pathologists who wish to sign out FISH, flow cytometry, and/or IHC, ISH. The vendor must offer Online access to Images, Slides and ordering to all STVHCS P&LMS Pathologists.

Place of Performance
The contract will be performed at the South Texas Veterans Health Care System (STVHCS), Audie L. Murphy Division located at 7400 Merton Minter Blvd., San Antonio, TX 78229-4404.