Using Protease Cascades to Detect Protein Targets
Defense Health Agency · ARMY MED RES ACQ ACTIVITY
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation HT9425-25-P-0098 in this department, oldest first.
- Jul 9, 2025 · this noticeAward NoticePOTOMAC AFFINITY PROTEINS, LLC · $110K
Next steps for this stage
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- Note the winner and the end of the period of performance for the recompete.
- Follow the agency to see the next notice for this work.
What the notice says
Potomac Affinity Proteins, LLC received a sole source, firm-fixed price award for services necessary to develop a customized protease chain reaction (ProCR) assay for specifically detecting botulinum neuro toxins (BoNT) in support of the US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID). Potomac Affinity Proteins, LLC is the only source that demonstrates the unique capability to provide these research services. This requirement is highly specialized, complex, and unique to the proprietary technology developed by Potomac Affinity Proteins, LLC.
Who won similar work
4 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Defense Health Agency), same NAICS 541714.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHENEGA SERVICES & FEDERAL SOLUTIONS, LLC | 1 | $72.4M | May 20, 2026 |
| CHENEGA PROFESSIONAL & TECHNICAL SERVICES LLC | 1 | $11.5M | Sep 29, 2025 |
| MAPP BIOPHARMACEUTICAL, INC. | 1 | $2.0M | Jun 4, 2025 |
| ILLUMINA, INC. · $ILMN | 1 | $273K | May 30, 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.
- May 30, 2026ILLUMINA, INC.$273KIllumina Urinary Pathogen Identification (ID)/Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Enrichment Kit (UPIP), (1) Respiratory Pathogen ID/AMR Enrichment Kit Set A,
- May 20, 2026CHENEGA SERVICES & FEDERAL SOLUTIONS, LLC$72.4MScientific, Technical Research and Project Management Support Services for USAMRIID
- Sep 29, 2025CHENEGA PROFESSIONAL & TECHNICAL SERVICES LLC$11.5MScientific and Technical Research Support Services
- Jun 4, 2025MAPP BIOPHARMACEUTICAL, INC.$2.0Mhuman-derived monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) and viral recombinant antigens (Ags)
Competitive landscape
For the 4 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 Defense, Dept of (DOD) or Office of the Secretary of Defense or Joint Chiefs of Staff since 2024 (1 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Defense, Dept of (DOD) or Office of the Secretary of Defense or Joint Chiefs of Staff 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.
- 1 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 32 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.
- 1 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 4 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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