Combined Synopsis/SolicitationPosted Sep 10, 2026·Responses due Sep 14, 2026

36C25526Q0638 BIO-RAD qPCR MACHINE

Veterans Affairs · 255-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 15 (36C255)

Stage
Open solicitation
NAICS
334516
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
36C25526Q0638
Set-aside
Small Business Set Aside - Total
PSC
6632
Place
Saint Louis, MO, USA
Contact
Teresa Cabanting (teresa.cabanting@va.gov)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 36C25526Q0638 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
None posted
Solicitation
  • Sep 1, 2026
    Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
    Open
  • Sep 10, 2026 · this notice
    Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Sep 17, 2026 to Oct 18, 2026, middle of the range Sep 28, 2026.
Measured from 97 past solicitations at Veterans Affairs, Department of with NAICS 334516 that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Sep 1, 2026).

Next steps for this stage

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  • Follow the opportunity to hear about amendments and the award.

What the notice says

AMENDMENT 0001 - This amendment is to provide questions and answers. See attached AMENDMENT 0001 for all details. This is the solicitation for a Brand Name or Equal to BIO-RAD qPCR Machine. See attached Combined Synopsis/Solicitation 36C25526Q0638 document with ALL quote submission details. Your quote will follow all quote submission detailed instructions in FAR Clause 52.212-1(b) in order for the quote package to be considered responsive.

Who won similar work

11 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (255-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 15 (36C255)), same NAICS 334516.

Single-winner award sizes (11): middle half $402K to $2.2M, median $887K; range $16K to $3.2M.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
BIOMERIEUX INC2$5.4MOct 21, 2025
WERFEN USA LLC2$4.0MFeb 26, 2026
GOVERNMENT SCIENTIFIC SOURCE INC1$2.2MMay 20, 2025
POLYMEDCO CANCER DIAGNOSTIC PRODUCTS LLC1$887KApr 9, 2026
LEICA MICROSYSTEMS INC.1$691KJun 4, 2025
QIAGEN, LLC1$474KOct 6, 2025
BECKMAN COULTER, INC1$331KOct 7, 2025
METRO MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLY, INC.1$80KJan 22, 2025
AANTILIA LLC1$16KApr 3, 2025

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Latest awards

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 (6 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
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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
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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.

  • 0 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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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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