Summary
The Department of Veterans Affairs (on behalf of VISN 02 Upstate Medical Centers) issued a Notice of Intent to Award a Firm Fixed Price, sole-source bridge contract to Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc. to maintain continuity of Cost-Per-Reportable-Result (CPRR) chemistry and immunochemistry testing. The anticipated bridge period of performance runs October 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027 (with one six‑month option), while a competitive long-term BPA solicitation (36C24226Q0534) is pursued. The notice is not a request for quotes but requests capability statements from responsible sources by July 25, 2026 at 10:00 AM EDT, submitted to Lindsay Goldsmith (lindsay.goldsmith@va.gov).