Request for Quote (RFQ) #: 36C25926Q0363 New Five-Year Blanket Purchase Agreement for VISN 19 (Labs) for Prostate Cancer Testing (Non-Invasive).
Per Statement of Work
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) Part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Offers are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. The Government reserves the right to make no award from this solicitation.
*The deadline for all questions is 09:00AM MT August 26, 2026.
All questions must be submitted in writing no later than the question cut-off date marked above. All questions will be answered officially through an amendment to the solicitation.
**Quotes are to be provided to Alejandra.Sierra@va.gov and NCO19Lab@va.gov no later than 8:00am MT, September 02, 2026.
Quotes shall not be hand carried. Faxed quotes shall not be accepted. Emailed quotes are the only method of submitted quotes (4MB email limit). The Government reserves the right to make the award solely on initial Quotes received. Offerors bear the burden of ensuring that all portions of the offer (and any authorized amendments) reach the designated office before the deadline specified in the solicitation. This RFQ shall be completed in its entirety, and signed and dated, failure shall not be considered for award.
This is a Request for Quote (RFQ), and the solicitation number is 36C25926Q0363. The government anticipates awarding a firm-fixed price contract resulting from this solicitation.
This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2026-01 (eff. 03/13/2026) FAR Deviation APR 2026 (eff. 04/23/2026).
The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 621511 Medical Laboratories with a business size standard of $41.5 Million. This solicitation is unrestricted.
See Attached Line-Item Schedule.
Description of Requirements for the items/Services to be acquired: The contractor shall provide a non-invasive urine based molecular liquid biopsy test for men such that the test provides a risk score that helps to differentiate patients with high risk from a low risk of aggressive prostate cancer and thus indicate the need for a prostate biopsy. The test risk score should be based on an analysis of RNA markers and should not incorporate PSA levels in its algorithm, nor require the DRE (digital rectal exam) prior to collection of the urine specimen.
Delivery and acceptance are to be F.O.B Destination (RFO 52.247-34): The Contractor shall ship test kits directly to the patient s home, which shall include a prepaid return label for return shipment to the vendor s facility. Upon request from a VISN 19 facility, the contractor shall also ship test kits to that facility s laboratory department for distribution to patients. All kits shipped to VISN 19 facilities shall include a prepaid return label to the vendor s facility. Kits may be shipped to the following VISN 19 facilities:
Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center (RMRVAMC), 1700 N. Wheeling St, Aurora, CO 80045
Fort Harrison VA Medical Center (FHVAMC), 3687 Veterans Drive, Fort Harrison, MT 59636
Benjamin Charles Steele VA Clinic (Billings), 1766 Majestic Lane, Billings, MT 59102
Grand Junction VA Medical Center (GJVAMC), 2121 North Ave., Grand Junction, CO 81501
Oklahoma City VA Medical Center (OKCVAMC), 921 NE 13th St., Oklahoma City, OK 73104
Salt Lake City VA Medical Center (SLCVAMC), 500 S. Foothill Dr., Salt Lake City, UT 84148
Jack C. Mongomery (VAMC), 1011 Honor Heights Drive, Muskogee, OK 74401
Ernest Childers VA Outpatient Clinic (ECVC), 8921 S. Mingo Rd. Tulsa, OK 74133
James Mountain Inhofe VA Medical Center (JMIVAMC), 440 S. Houston St., Tulsa, OK 74127
52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items applies to this acquisition
Any award made as a result of this solicitation will be made on an All or Nothing Basis.
State if quoted items are available and priced through offerors existing Government-wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC), GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contract, or VA-wide Acquisition Contract.
Offerors are warned against contacting any VA personnel other than the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist prior to placement of any award made resulting from this RFQ. If such contact occurs and found to be prejudicial to competing offerors, the offeror making such contact may be excluded from award considerations.
All proprietary information shall be clearly and properly marked. If the Offeror submits annexes, documentation, attachments or the like, not specifically required by this solicitation, such will count against the Offeror s page limitations unless otherwise indicated in the specific volume instructions below.
All information shall be confined to the appropriate file. The offeror shall confine submissions to essential matters, sufficient to define the quote and provide an adequate basis for evaluation. Offerors are responsible for including sufficient details, in a concise manner, to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of each quote.
The offeror shall complete the highlighted sections provided as an attachment and titled BPA Terms.
ADDENDUM to RFO 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS COMMERCIAL
Submission of quote shall include the following volumes: (I) Technical capability or quality to meet the Government requirement; (II) Past Performance; and (III) Price (IV) BPA Terms.
Volume I - Technical capability or quality to meet the Government requirement.
The offeror shall submit a quote demonstrating how it meets the requirements of the Statement of Work. Offerors shall provide materials such as brochures, data sheets, and technical specifications to demonstrate that they can provide the Prostate Cancer Testing (Non-Invasive) to comply with the requirement shown in the Statement of Work (SOW). Offerors shall specify if they agree to each of the terms in the SOW or if exceptions apply. If exceptions apply, include the exception(s) taken and the offeror s proposed resolution.
Volume II Past Performance
Offeror must provide up to two recent and relevant past performance references attesting to contract performance (including contract numbers, amount of contract award, point of contact with email address, telephone numbers and other relevant information, and a description of product/work performed under the contract and how well they performed).Â
Relevant past performance is defined as present/past performance effort involved similar scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires. Annual amount is used to determine similar scope and magnitude.
Recent past performance is defined as performance completed within the last three years or currently in progress.
Past performance must include a description of the following:
1.           Name of offeror being reviewed
2.           Name of company completing review.
3.           Description of services performed
4.           Performance dates
5.           Total contract value
6.           Addresses
7.           Contract numbers
8.           Performance Rating
Offeror shall provide completed Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQ) from prior contracts and it shall be signed by point of contact that oversaw performance or equal representative. See attachment S02 Past Performance Questionnaire. Submissions of the PPQ can be sent directly to the Government POC, alejandra.sierra@va.gov from the offeror as part of proposal submission or directly from third party by the proposal deadline.
Volume III Price
The offeror shall complete the line-item pricing schedule provided as an attachment and titled
"See attached Line-Item Schedule"
Volume IV BPA Terms
The offeror shall complete the highlighted sections provided as an attachment and titled BPA Terms.
(End of Addendum to 52.212-1)
52.212-2, Evaluation--Commercial Items applies to this acquisition.
ADDENDUM to RFO 52.212-2 EVALUATION COMMERCIAL ITEMS:
The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the offeror responsible whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government considering price and other factors.
The following factors shall be used to evaluate quotations:
Factor I. Technical capability or quality to meet the Government requirement
Factor II. Past Performance
Factor III. Price
Evaluation Approach. Contract award will be made based on the solicitation response that represents the best value to the Government using a Contracting Officer s Comparative Analysis. Since the Contracting Officer is considering price and other factors, the CO may award to other than the lowest-priced offer. The information below explains the evaluation approach:
The following factors will be considered by the Government to decide which offer represents the best value to the Government and is in compliance with the Statement of Work.
Factor I. Technical capability or quality to meet the Government requirement: The quotation will be evaluated to the extent to which it can meet and/or exceed the Government s requirements as outlined in the Statement of Work and based on the information provided in the addendum to instructions to offerors section of this solicitation, Factor 1.
Factor II. Past Performance: The Offeror shall be evaluated on relevant/recent performance of past contracts and how well the offerors identified performance related to the work being procured under the Performance Work Statement for this procurement. The following will be used to assess past performance.
Relevant past performance is defined as present/past performance effort involved similar scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires. Annual amount is used to determine similar scope and magnitude.
Recent past performance is defined as performance completed within the last three years or currently in progress.
The second aspect of the past performance evaluation is to determine how well the contractor performed on the contracts. The past performance evaluation performed in support of this evaluation does not establish, create, or change the existing record and history of the offeror's past performance on past contracts; rather, the past performance evaluation process gathers information from customers on how well the offeror performed those past contracts. The Evaluation Team will review this past performance information and determine the quality and usefulness as it applies to a performance confidence evaluation.
In the case of an offeror without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available, the offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance. The Government may use other methods to evaluate past performance, including but not limited to review of CPARS.
Factor III. Price: The Government will evaluate the price by adding the total of all line-item prices, including all options (if applicable). The Government may use various price analysis techniques and procedures to make a price reasonableness determination. Quotes that do not meet or exceed the technical capability or quality of the service offered to meet the Government requirement, as stated in Factor 1, shall not be selected regardless of price.
If offeror does not provide all volumes as outlined in RFO 52.212-1 Instructions, the quote may be considered non-responsive.
(End of Addendum to 52.212-2)
52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Items applies to this acquisition Any inconsistencies in this solicitation or contract shall be resolved by giving precedence IAW 52.212-4(r). By submitting a quote, the offeror understands that quotes will not be referenced in 1449 and clauses incorporated in the solicitation will dictate the contract. All offerors shall comply with all applicable Federal, State and local laws, executive orders, rules and regulations applicable to its performance under the contract IAW RFO 52.212-4(q). The Government reserves the right to deny requests for clause changes that are not included in this solicitation should the request be inconsistent with the RFO or VAAR.
52.222-9 ADDRESSING DEI DISCRIMINATION BY FEDERAL CONTRACTORS (APRIL 2026)
(a) Definitions. As used in this clause
Program participation means membership or participation in, or access or admission to: training, mentoring, or leadership development programs; educational opportunities; clubs; associations; or similar opportunities that are sponsored or established by the contractor or subcontractor.
Racially discriminatory diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) activities means disparate treatment based on race or ethnicity in the recruitment, employment (e.g., hiring, promotions), contracting (e.g., vendor agreements), program participation, or allocation or deployment of an entity's resources.
(b) In connection with the performance of work under this contract, the Contractor agrees as follows:
(1) The Contractor will not engage in any racially discriminatory DEI activities.
(2) The Contractor will furnish all information and reports, including providing access to books, records, and accounts, as required by the Contracting Officer, for purposes of ascertaining compliance with this clause.
(3) In the event of the Contractor's or a subcontractor's noncompliance with this clause, this contract may be canceled, terminated, or suspended in whole or in part, and the Contractor or subcontractor may be declared ineligible for further Government contracts.
(4) The Contractor will report any subcontractor's known or reasonably knowable conduct that may violate this clause to the Contracting Officer and take any appropriate remedial actions directed by the Contracting Officer.
(5) The Contractor will inform the Contracting Officer if a subcontractor sues the Contractor and the suit puts at issue, in any way, the validity of this clause.
(6) The Contractor recognizes that compliance with the requirements of this clause are material to the Government's payment decisions for purposes of 31 U.S.C. 3729(b)(4).
(c) The Contractor must include the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (c), in subcontracts at any tier, including those for commercial products and commercial services, for which the place of delivery or performance is in the United States.
(End of clause)
The following RFO clauses are incorporated by reference:
Applicable (X)
Number
Title
Source
X
52.203-6 with Alt I
Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government
Statute
X
52.203-13
Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct
Statute
X
52.203-17
Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights
Statute
X
52.203-19
Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements
Statute
X
52.204-9
Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel
Other
X
52.204-13
System for Award Management Maintenance
Statute
X
52.209-6
Protecting the Government s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment
Statute
X
52.209-9
Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters
Statute
X
52.209-10
Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations
Statute
X
52.219-6
Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside
Statute
X
52.219-8
Utilization of Small Business Concerns
Statute
X
52.219-14
Limitations on Subcontracting
Statute
X
52.222-3
Convict Labor
EO
X
52.222-19
Child Labor Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies
EO
X
52.222-35
Equal Opportunity for Veterans
Statute
X
52.222-36
Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities
Statute
X
52.222-37
Employment Reports on Veterans
Statute
X
52.222-40
Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act
EO
X
52.222-41
Service Contract Labor Standards
Statute
X
52.222-42
Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires
Employee Class Monetary Wage-Fringe Benefits
_____________ __________________________
_____________ __________________________
Statute
X
52.222-43
Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards-Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts)
Statute
X
52.222-50
Combating Trafficking in Persons
Statute
X
52.222-54
Employment Eligibility Verification
EO
X
52.222-62
Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706
EO
X
52.222-90
Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors
EO
X
52.223-23
Sustainable Products and Services
Statute
X
52.224-3
Privacy Training
Statute
X
52.224-3 with Alt I
Privacy Training, with Alternate I
Statute
X
52.226-8
Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving
EO
X
52.232-33
Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer System for Award Management
Statute
X
52.232-40
Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors
Statute
X
52.233-3
Protest After Award
Statute
X
52.233-4
Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim
Statute
X
52.240-91
Security Prohibitions and Exclusions
Statute
X
52.240-92
Security Requirements
Other
X
52.240-93
 Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems
Statute
X
52.244-6
Subcontracts for Commercial Products and Commercial Services
Statute
Additional contract requirements or terms and conditions:
52.217-8 Option to Extend Services (NOV 1999)
The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to the prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within 30 days.
852.252-70, Provisions and Clauses Applicable to VA Acquisition of Commercial Items:
VAAR Clauses are incorporated by reference as follows:
VAAR 852.203-70
Commercial Advertising (MAY 2018)
VAAR 852.204-71
Information and Information Systems Security (FEB 2023)
VAAR 852.211-76
Liquidated Damages-Reimbursement for Data Breach Costs (FEB 2023)
VAAR 852.222-71
Compliance with Executive Order 13899. (DEVIATION) (APR 2025)
VAAR 852.232-72
Electronic Submission of Payment Requests (NOV 2018)
VAAR 852.237-70
Indemnification and Medical Liability Insurance (OCT 2019)
VAAR 852.242-71
Administrative Contracting Officer (OCT 2020)
VAAR 852.247-71
Delivery Location (OCT 2018)
VAAR 852.247-72
Marking Deliverables (OCT 2018)
VAAR Provisions are incorporated as follows:
VAAR 852.209-70
Organizational Conflicts of Interest (OCT 2020)
VAAR 852.233-70
Protest Content/Alternative Dispute Resolution (OCT 2018)
VAAR 852.233-71
Alternate Protest Procedure (OCT 2018)
RFO 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference
The following provisions or clauses incorporated by reference in this solicitation must be completed by the offeror or prospective contractor and submitted with the quotation or offer. Copies of these provisions or clauses are available on the Internet at the web sites provided in the provision at RFO 52.252-1, Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference. Copies may also be obtained from the contracting officer.
https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide/far-overhaul-part-52#FAR_52_252_1 (FAR)
http://www.va.gov/oal/library/vaar/index.asp (VAAR)
The following RFO provisions are to be incorporated by reference:
Applicable (X)
Number
Title
Source
X
52.203-11
Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions
Statute
X
52.203-18
Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements-Representation
Statute
X
52.204-7
System for Award Management Registration
Statute
X
52.240-90
Security Prohibitions and Exclusions Representations and Certifications
Statute
The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) does not apply.
Date and Time offers are due to alejandra.sierra@va.gov by 8:00am MT, September 02, 2026.
Name and email of the individual to contact for information regarding the solicitation:
Alejandra Sierra
alejandra.sierra@va.gov and NCO19Lab@va.gov
