6550-- Meso Scale V-Plex 39-biomarker Diagnostic Kit Notice of Intent to Sole Source
Veterans Affairs · 260-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 20 (36C260)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C26026Q0952 in this department, oldest first.
- Aug 12, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
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.
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What the notice says
Notice of Intent to Sole Source Requirement The Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Healthcare System, VISN 20 Contracting Activity intends to negotiate a sole source, firm-fixed price contract with Meso Scale Diagnostics LLC, 1601 Research Blvd., Rockville, MA 20850, following RFO Part 12 procedures and the authority of RFO 6.103-1, Only One Responsible Source. The procurement is for one Meso Scale V-PLEX 39-biomarker kit (5 pack) which is required to analyze the biospecimens collected as part of the Quantifying the Impacts of Frailty on Osteoporosis and Fractures in Veterans with Rheumatoid A… (show all)
rthritis . These kits will be used with the VA owned equipment that our collaborating staff already has access to and knowledge of. Data sets obtained from these kits will be compared with collaborators data using the same kits and analysis equipment; kits must be from the same manufacturer Meso Scale Diagnostics to be scientifically comparable. The associated NAICS code for this procurement is 325413 In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing. The anticipated award date: August 28, 2026. It is the Government's belief that only the proposed candidate possesses the required capabilities to successfully meet this requirement. It is the Government's intention to solicit and negotiate with only this source. This notice satisfies the requirement at RFO 5.201(b)(1) to publicize the proposed contract action. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals, and no solicitation will be made available. Any responses received will only be considered for the purposes of determining the marketplace for future procurements. The Government will not pay for information submitted.
Who won similar work
9 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 325413.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| REMEL INC. · $TMO | 2 | $1.2M | Dec 23, 2025 |
| CEPHEID INC | 1 | $3.0M | Oct 1, 2026 |
| BRANCH MEDICAL LLC · $GMED | 1 | $1.5M | Jan 22, 2026 |
| ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CORPORATION | 1 | $450K | Oct 2, 2025 |
| WERFEN USA LLC | 1 | $316K | Dec 31, 2025 |
| STRIPES GLOBAL, INC. | 1 | $179K | Jul 13, 2026 |
| HOLOGIC SALES AND SERVICE, LLC | 1 | $129K | Nov 26, 2024 |
| QUIDELORTHO SALES COMPANY · $QDEL | 1 | $99K | Apr 1, 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.
- Oct 1, 2026CEPHEID INC$3.0MPurchase of Rapid Syndromic Molecular Testing Reagents for Seattle VAMC
- Jul 13, 2026STRIPES GLOBAL, INC.$179KALCOR iSED ESR Reagents, Consumables, and Service / Warranty for Lab Hematology
- Apr 1, 2026QUIDELORTHO SALES COMPANY$99K6640 Blood Bank Testing Reagents, Consumables, and Supplies
- Jan 22, 2026BRANCH MEDICAL LLC$1.5MDistribution of Biorad Bioplex Reagents and Consumables for Laboratory Tests.
- Dec 31, 2025WERFEN USA LLC$316KCPRR Laboratory Tests for Portland VA
- Dec 23, 2025REMEL INC.$727KAntimicrobial microtiter broth assays purchase for microbiology susceptibility tests.
- Oct 28, 2025REMEL INC.$500K6550--BLOOD CULTURE MEDIA AND AUTOMATED MICROBIAL DETECTION SYSTEM THREE YEAR CPRR INDEFINITE DELIVERY INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACT.
- Oct 2, 2025ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CORPORATION$450K6550--Rapid Molecular Testing via Roche Diagnostics Corporation
- Nov 26, 2024HOLOGIC SALES AND SERVICE, LLC$129K6550--Reagents and Consumables / Hologic Procurement Base Plus 3 (12/1/2024 to 8/31/2028)
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.
- 1 of these past winners lobbied Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) since 2024 (1 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) job
- $40K 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.
- 7 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.
- 3 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 7 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.