MFT and GFT Testing and Incubation Services at VA Sierra Nevada Healthcare System
Veterans Affairs · 261-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 21 (36C261)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C26126Q0417 in this department, oldest first.
Next steps for this stage
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What the notice says
This requirement is for a non-Personal Services Contract to provide Environmental Microbiology Lab services to process, incubate, analyze, record and report results, for microbiological surface samples, Gloved Fingertip and Thumb (GFT) samples, and Media Fill Testing (MFT). Samples plates will be provided by the contractor. Samples are then collected and submitted by VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System (VASNHCS) in Reno, Nevada. Samples will be processed by the laboratory immediately according to the general requirements outlined by International Organization for Standardization/International … (show all)
Electrotechnical Commission (ISO/IEC) 17025 and 2023 United States Pharmacopeia (USP) <797>. This requirement is needed in order to meet and be in compliance with the new USP<797> standards regarding MFT and GFT testing and incubation. Please see the solicitation document for all additional requirement information regarding this requisition.
Who won similar work
6 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 541380.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| HYPERION BIOTECHNOLOGY, INC. | 2 | $1.2M | Nov 12, 2025 |
| NEOGENOMICS LABORATORIES, INC. · $NEO | 1 | $5.0M | Apr 24, 2026 |
| EWA DIRECTION INC. | 1 | $1.3M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Cummins Inc. · $CMI | 1 | $38K | Oct 1, 2026 |
| ASSURED BIO LABS, LLC | 1 | $36K | Feb 22, 2025 |
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, 2026Cummins Inc.$38KM1DZ--Emergency Power Supply System (EPSS) Dark Start Load Test, Las Vegas VA Medical Center
- Jun 29, 2026EWA DIRECTION INC.$1.3MF103--HVAC Cooling Towers Testing and Maintenance for VA Palo Alto Health Care System
- Apr 24, 2026NEOGENOMICS LABORATORIES, INC.$5.0MNeogenomics Lab Services
- Nov 12, 2025HYPERION BIOTECHNOLOGY, INC.$512KF103--SF-Legionella Water Testing | Base + 4
- Oct 2, 2025HYPERION BIOTECHNOLOGY, INC.$666KF103--Legionella Testing For VA Palo Alto Health Care System
- Feb 22, 2025ASSURED BIO LABS, LLC$36KQ301--Gloved Fingertip and Thumb (GFT) Media, Direct Compounding Area (DCA) Media and Media Fill Test Services (VANCHCS) |
Competitive landscape
For the 5 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
- $51K 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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.