7H20--LATTICE Automated Patient Label Printing and Tracking System
Veterans Affairs · 261-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 21 (36C261)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C26126Q0864 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
PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Network Contracting Office (NCO 21) intends to award a sole source, firm fixed price contract to Lattice, Inc. for an Automated Patient Label Printing and Tracking System. The procurement is on behalf of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Regional Procurement Office West (RPOW), Network Contracting Office (NCO) 21, on behalf of VA San Francisco Health Care System. Lattice MediCopia is an Automated Positive Patient Identification System which collects laboratory specimens, inclu… (show all)
ding but not limited to, blood, urine, stool, swabs, and other biological and pathology samples. Lattice MediCopia is a specialized and proprietary solution that provides a robust, integrated mobile system paired with handheld computers and scanners for bedside collection, labeling, and printing. The MediCopia Specimen Collection system is the only known VA Technical Reference Model (TRM) approved, fully compatible, automated bedside specimen collection solution capable of meeting the VA s mission critical requirements for Positive Patient Identification, barcode accuracy, and seamless interoperability with VA s Veterans Health Information System and Technology Architecture (VISTA), Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS), the Laboratory Information System, and existing VA standard hardware and software. There are no known alternative vendors or solutions which can provide a comparable system that meets all required security, privacy, and integration standards which include the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS), Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), and VA Handbook 6500. The specific items required are attached. VA s Gray Market Items terms and conditions apply pursuant to VAAR 852.212-71 Gray Market Items and VAAR 852.212-72 Gray Market and Counterfeit Items. As a result, vendor shall be an OEM, authorized dealer, authorized distributor or authorized reseller for the items identified to be eligible for participation with this acquisition. Vendor must be able to provide the documentation that demonstrates such aforementioned authority. The solicitation for this action will be posted to beta.sam.gov and all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency. After consideration, the Government will determine whether to proceed with the sole source acquisition. Please keep in mind that patient care and choice in the decision is the highest priority to the VA. The solicitation will be posted on or about June 23, 2026. Please respond to Tawnya Krommenhoek at tawnya.krommenhoek@va.gov no later than Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 10:00 am Mountain Standard Time. With your response, please provide evidence showing compliance with the aforementioned Gray Market clauses. Failure to provide the required information may result in a determination that your company is not a viable source. (End of Notice)
Who won similar work
5 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (261-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 21 (36C261)), same NAICS 513210.
Single-winner award sizes (5): middle half $277K to $500K, median $411K; range $192K to $2.4M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| DATA INNOVATIONS LLC | 2 | $688K | Feb 18, 2026 |
| CENSIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 1 | $2.4M | Jul 22, 2025 |
| BITSCOPIC INC | 1 | $500K | Apr 4, 2025 |
| ESAOTE NORTH AMERICA INC | 1 | $192K | May 15, 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. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- May 15, 2026ESAOTE NORTH AMERICA INC$192KDA10--3Mensio and CAAS MR Software SubscriptionsNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Feb 18, 2026DATA INNOVATIONS LLC$411KData Innovations Instrument Manager Middleware & SupportNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 22, 2025CENSIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.$2.4M6515--VISN 21 CensiTrac LicensesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Apr 4, 2025BITSCOPIC INC$500K7A20--Immunization Analytics Module | Base 2 Years |No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Mar 4, 2025DATA INNOVATIONS LLC$277KServer Software Application Support | Data Innovations Base Plus 4 Option Years: 03/01/2025 through 02/28/2030. Includes Justification and ApprovalNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
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.
- 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.
- 0 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 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.