# Illinois BidBuy #27-444DHS-PROCU-B-54647

Clinical laboratory testing and support services for 14 Illinois DHS facilities

**Posted:** October 22, 2026
**Respond By:** November 12, 2026
**Identifier:** 27-444DHS-PROCU-B-54647
**NAICS:** 621511

Illinois DHS is seeking a laboratory-services provider for 14 state-operated mental health and developmental disability facilities.
- **Government buyer:** Illinois Department of Human Services (DHS), Bureau of Pharmacy and Clinical Support Services, through the Office of Clinical, Administrative and Program Support.
- **Scope:** Clinical testing for clients and employees, with reference-laboratory support, daily specimen courier pickup, collection supplies, consultations, staff training, quality assurance, proficiency testing, result reporting, and billing support.
- **Pricing and term:** Estimated usage is approximately $700,000 annually, with bids priced as a markup or discount against the CMS Medicare Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule. The initial term is five years, with one four-year renewal option; the stated maximum including extensions is ten years. The approximate value over the nine scheduled years is $6.3 million, before any extensions or other changes.
- **Named OEMs/vendors:** No laboratory provider, OEM, or reseller is named. CMS and the Medicare fee schedule are pricing references, not vendors.
- **Fee-schedule test catalog:** The attachment lists a broad range of available diagnostic tests, including molecular and genetic testing, cancer biomarkers, infectious-disease testing, drug monitoring, autoimmune testing, transplant testing, and routine biochemical assays. The catalog does not specify volumes. The notice refers to 12 bid items, but the available bid schedule provides only the first five.
- **Separately priced tests shown in the bid schedule:** Morphology Scan (3058500802LAB4123; CPT 85008), Vigabatrin Quantitative, Serum or Plasma (9990000585; CPT 80339), and Brivaracetam Quantitative, Serum or Plasma (3018037506LAB5242; CPT 80375), each listed at quantity one.
- **Notable service requirements:** Daily specimen-result transmission to the State data center using HL7 over sFTP, web access to orders and results, critical-result communications, monthly operational reports, and facility visits at least twice per year. Emergency/disaster continuity planning is required.
- **Compliance:** Providers must meet applicable CLIA, CAP, OSHA, Illinois Department of Public Health, CMS, and Joint Commission requirements and maintain successful proficiency testing for covered tests. A 7% Business Enterprise Program participation goal applies.

### Description

The Illinois Department of Human Services requires clinical laboratory services for clients and employees at 14 State-operated Mental Health and Developmental Disability facilities throughout Illinois. The vendor will provide laboratory services as requested by facility medical staff and must meet applicable laboratory and safety requirements. The scope also includes quality assurance, monthly reporting, professional consultation, test-result reporting, and related reference laboratory support. The solicitation lists an estimated annual spend of approximately $700,000 and an initial term of five years with a four-year renewal term.

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