Pre-solicitation Notice of Intent to Sole Source Avidity Science BFS-675 Bottle Filling Station
Veterans Affairs · RPO EAST (36C24E)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C24E26Q0103 in this department, oldest first.
- Sep 10, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
- Sep 21, 2026Special NoticeOpen
Next steps for this stage
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- Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
- Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
- Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.
What the notice says
Pre-Solicitation Notice for the notice of intent to award a sole source contract. This is not a solicitation. The Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Office of Research and Development (R&D), Regional Procurement Office (RPO) � East in Pittsburgh, PA intends to negotiate on a sole source basis for Avidity Science Bottle Filling Station to replace the current Avidity Edstrom Model BFS-675 Bottle Filling Station for Research Services at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center that is twenty years old and reached the end of its life expectancy. The facility requires the replacement to be the s… (show all)
ame size and same make/model to utilize the existing space, power hookups, drain, and water inlet valve without new construction or abatement. The Avidity Science Bottle Filling Station consists of: Edstrom Model BFS-675 Bottle Filling Station Made in the USA Frame and cabinet components constructed of 316 stainless steel Corrosion resistant wetted parts compatible with untreated, purified, acidified & chlorinated water Able to chlorinate, acidify or medicate bottled water for animals Adjustable, no drip fill nozzles to ensure uniform filling Interchangeable custom designed fill manifold for multiple size bottles Two user programmable fill times for two different bottle sizes Removable sidewall allows loading cases from conveyor feed systems Solution and injection tank located on sides for easy access Solution tank has screw-on lid to prevent spills Mixing chamber assures complete dispersal of chemical additives Optional pH monitor available for acidification application Separate stainless-steel platform for reservoir tank mounts on either side Discharge capacity: 1000 to1200 ML/min per dispensing nozzle Removal of old unit Installation of the same model This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. However, any responsible source who can provide an equivalent service with the features described above, and who is the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), authorized dealer, authorized distributor, or authorized reseller of all the items listed above, may submit a capability statement to the contracting office no later than September 14, 2026, 2:00 PM, MT. Interest/capability statements which specifically detail how your equipment meets the requirement may be sent to Robert.Dobson1@va.gov. No telephone responses will be accepted. A determination not to compete the proposed requirement based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government
Who won similar work
150 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Veterans Affairs), same product/service code (PSC) 6640.
Single-winner award sizes (148): middle half $74K to $834K, median $310K; range $7K to $31.8M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CORPORATION | 13 | $18.1M | Sep 23, 2026 |
| ABBOTT LABORATORIES INC. · $ABT · $45.1B | 10 | $34.6M | Oct 1, 2026 |
| WERFEN USA LLC | 9 | $10.0M + 1 shared | Oct 7, 2026 |
| GOVERNMENT SCIENTIFIC SOURCE INC | 8 | $18.1M | Sep 22, 2026 |
| BECKMAN COULTER, INC | 7 | $3.1M | Oct 1, 2026 |
| CEPHEID SUNNYVALE 94089 | 6 | $3.4M | Oct 5, 2026 |
| BIOMERIEUX INC | 5 | $38.7M | Oct 1, 2026 |
| BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY · $BDX · $22.5B | 5 | $4.1M | Oct 1, 2026 |
| Fisher Scientific Company | 5 | $3.1M | Sep 28, 2026 |
| VETERANS HEALTHCARE SUPPLY SOLUTIONS, INC | 5 | $1.1M | May 21, 2026 |
Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- $ABT reported $45.1B revenue (12 months to Mar 31, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 148 past awards, $310K, is under 0.1% of that. SEC filing
- $BDX reported $22.5B revenue (12 months to Jun 30, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 148 past awards, $310K, is under 0.1% of that. SEC filing
One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.
- Oct 7, 2026WERFEN USA LLC$69K6640--ECHO LUMENA- WERFENNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 7, 2026WERFEN USA LLC$346K6640--ECHO LUMENA- WERFENNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 7, 2026DIASORIN MOLECULAR, LLC$340KDiaSorin ReagentsNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 5, 2026CEPHEID SUNNYVALE 94089$561K6640--FY27 Cepheid - Base Plus 4 Option Years (VA-27-00000309)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 1, 2026SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS INC.$283KValidity and Drug of Abuse ReagentNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 1, 2026ABBOTT LABORATORIES INC.$165K6640--Abbott AlinIQ Inventory Management System (IMS)Materiality: <0.01% of $ABT revenue (Low) SEC
- Oct 1, 2026BIOMERIEUX INC$1.2M6640--New Contract for Molecular Diagnostic Testing-Cost Per Test (CPT)-Strep ID, Respiratory Panel and Blood Culture ID Fort Harrison VA Medical Center (FHM) and Benjamin Steele VA Clinic (BIL), MT-9No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 1, 2026BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY$1.9M6640--BRAND NAME OR EQUAL Flow Cytometry Reagents - MPLSMateriality: <0.01% of $BDX revenue (Low) SEC
- Oct 1, 2026ABBOTT LABORATORIES INC.$748K6640--Abbott - Alinity M Reagents - ICMateriality: <0.01% of $ABT revenue (Low) SEC
- Oct 1, 2026BECKMAN COULTER, INC$211K6640--MICROBIOLOGY CPRR EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES - Base Plus Four Option Year ContractNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Materiality: one award's value as a share of the winner's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings (or its last fiscal year, as noted when you point at it). Low under 1%, Medium 1 to 5%, High 5% or more. Many awards are paid over several years, so this overstates a single year's share.
Competitive landscape
For the 8 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 2 of these past winners lobbied Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) since 2024 (11 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) job
- $72K from their corporate PACs since 2024 to members of House Committee on Appropriations, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
- 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
Policy around it
Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.
- 5 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 25 rules from the department in the last 12 months
- 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
Market
For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.
- 2 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 6 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.
Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.