6640--Multiple Sclerosis Disease Activity Testing Services for the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center in Detroit, MI
Veterans Affairs · 250-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 10 (36C250)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C25026Q0548 in this department, oldest first.
Next steps for this stage
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- Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
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What the notice says
Special Notice The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), John D. Dingell Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC), intends to award a firm fixed price contract for Multiple Sclerosis Disease Activity Testing services in support of the John D. Dingell Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center located at 4646 John R Street Detroit, MI 48201. NAICS code is 541380, size standard is $19.0 million. The Government intends, in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b)(2) (only one responsible source), to negotiate on a sole source basis with Octave Bioscience, Inc., 1440 Obrien DR STE B Menlo Park, California … (show all)
94025-1672 for this requirement due to these tests being proprietary to Octave Bioscience Inc. The contractor shall provide all supplies, labor, knowledge, techniques, supervision, test equipment and analysis necessary to perform the specific reference lab tests requested by the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, 2215 Fuller Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48105 for the period from contract award date for one (1) year. This procurement will be conducted with the procedures in FAR part 13. A sources sought notice was previously published under notice id 36C25026Q0548 and therefore, no solicitation package is available. A determination not to compete is solely within the discretion of the Government. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. Responses must be received NLT 12:00 EST on 5/27/2026. E-mail responses will only be accepted. All responses must be e-mailed to Cierra.Joshua@va.gov.
Who won similar work
13 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (250-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 10 (36C250)), same product/service code (PSC) 6640.
Single-winner award sizes (13): middle half $36K to $319K, median $205K; range $24K to $1.8M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CORPORATION | 3 | $2.7M | Apr 30, 2026 |
| BECKMAN COULTER, INC | 1 | $532K | Sep 30, 2025 |
| SCRIPTPRO USA INC | 1 | $290K | Aug 6, 2025 |
| VETERANS HEALTHCARE SUPPLY SOLUTIONS, INC | 1 | $210K | May 21, 2026 |
| SEBIA, INC. | 1 | $205K | Sep 13, 2025 |
| AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC · $A · $7.4B | 1 | $69K | Jan 30, 2025 |
| LI-COR BIOTECH, LLC | 1 | $39K | Jul 28, 2026 |
| HARVARD BIOSCIENCE INC · $HBIO · $87.8M | 1 | $36K | Jul 29, 2026 |
| KEYENCE CORPORATION | 1 | $35K | May 14, 2026 |
| HELENA LABORATORIES CORPORATION | 1 | $28K | Jan 2, 2025 |
Value counts new single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling (same contract, or the same office, day and amount); that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Contract modifications are not new awards and are not added in either. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings.
- $A reported $7.4B revenue (12 months to Jul 31, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 13 past awards, $205K, is under 0.1% of that. SEC filing
- $HBIO reported $87.8M revenue (12 months to Jun 30, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 13 past awards, $205K, is 0.2% of that. SEC filing
One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.
- Jul 29, 2026HARVARD BIOSCIENCE INC$36K6640--Supplies - Animal Telemetry Devices - Ann ArborMateriality: 0.04% of $HBIO revenue (Low) SEC
- Jul 28, 2026LI-COR BIOTECH, LLC$39K6640--EQUIPMENT, Odyssey XF Imaging Bundle, DetroitNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 23, 2026ABBOTT LABORATORIES INC.$24K6640--Equipment - Piccolo Analyzer w/5-yr Service & Panels - 610Materiality: <0.01% of $ABT revenue (Low) SEC
- May 21, 2026VETERANS HEALTHCARE SUPPLY SOLUTIONS, INC$210K6640--Equipment - Iradimed Physio Monitors - INDNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- May 14, 2026KEYENCE CORPORATION$35K6640--Equipment - BZ-X Microscope Accessories - Research Service - Ann ArborNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Apr 30, 2026ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CORPORATION$564K6640--Award Notice - Roche 6-month Bridge - NIHCS POP: 5/1/26-10/31/2026; PO 610C60131No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jan 5, 2026ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CORPORATION$1.8MCPT - Roche Cobas 6800 Testing (with service/maintenance)-No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 30, 2025BECKMAN COULTER, INC$532KURINALYSIS CLEVELANDNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 13, 2025SEBIA, INC.$205K6640--Sebia Electrophoresis - OY 2 Cincinnati VAMCNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 6, 2025SCRIPTPRO USA INC$290K6640--Equipment, Robotic Prescription Dispensing System - Pharmacy, CinciNo 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.
- 0 of these past winners lobbied Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) job
- No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
- 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.
- 0 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 1 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.
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