6640--Request For Information (RFI)-Molecular Diagnostic Testing for Fort Harrison VA Medical Center (Fort Harrison, MT) and Benjamin Steele VA Clinic (Billings, MT)

The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 19 is issuing a Sources Sought Notice (36C25926Q0088) to gather information and identify sources capable of providing Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Molecular Diagnostic Cost Per Test (CPT) services. This RFI is for the Fort Harrison VA Medical Center and Benjamin Steele VA Clinic in Montana. The CPT pricing must include all equipment, comprehensive maintenance, software/hardware upgrades, workstations, servers, training, quality control, reagents, standards, controls, supplies, consumables, and other items necessary for accurate molecular virology results. Vendors need to provide two analyzers capable of performing specific molecular diagnostic tests with minimal hands-on time, including respiratory pathogen panels, blood culture identification, and streptococcus panels. The NAICS code is 334516 with a business size standard of 1,000 employees. Responses, including company business size status and a capability statement, are due by January 5, 2026, at 9 AM Mountain Time.