Procurement Summary
Country: USA
Summary: new five year et purchase agreement salt lake city heart and kidney transplant rejection test services and reporting
Deadline: 30 Jan 2026
Posting Date: 22 Jan 2026
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Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 134132942
Document Ref. No.: 36C25926Q0162
Competition: ICB
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Public
Tender Value: Refer Document
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RFQ Amendment 36C25926Q0162 0001
Responses to Solicitation Questions and Time Extension
RFQ 36C25926Q0162 is hereby extended until 01/30/2026 at 15:00pm MT.
Quotes are to be provided to [email protected] no later than 15:00pm MT, January 30, 2026.
Responses to questions received are as follows:
Anticipated Volume & Utilization
Does the Government have historical annual test volume data for heart and kidney transplant biopsies?
Answer: Yes.
Does the listed quantity of 20 EA represent an annual estimate, a per-order estimate, or a placeholder for BPA establishment?
Answer: 20 Annual of each, estimated total over the life of the BPA is 100 of each test.
Is there an estimate of the number of Veterans or transplant centers expected to order under the BPA?
Answer: One Facility-Salt Lake City.
Clinical & Technical Scope
4. Is use of the Molecular Microscope Diagnostic System (MMDx) specifically required, or will clinically equivalent molecular rejection assays be considered?
Answer: MMDx is required.
Are FDA-cleared assays required or are CLIA-validated laboratory-developed tests acceptable?
Answer: CLIA-validated laboratory-developed tests are acceptable.
Are there minimum analytical or clinical validation requirements offerors must meet?
Answer: No.
7. What specimen types and minimum tissue requirements are expected?
Answer: Heart tissue bx: two bites 0.5mm or one slightly larger bite. Kidney tissue bx: 5 mm of biopsy.
8. What are the rejection criteria for suboptimal or insufficient specimens?
Answer: Subject to rejection if: Tissue rinsed with saline or placed in formalin; & Tissue should not be: cleaned up of blood/clots, left out in open air long (ideally
Notice ID: 36c25926q0162
Department/Ind. Agency: veterans affairs, department of
Sub-tier: veterans affairs, department of
Office: network contract office 19 (36c259)
Product Service Code: q515 - medical- pathology
NAICS Code: 621511 - Medical Laboratories
Inactive Dates: mar 01, 2026
Inactive Policy: manual
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