6640--BRAND NAME OR EQUAL Specimen Tracking System - MPLS
Veterans Affairs · NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 23 (36C263)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C26326Q0966 in this department, oldest first.
- Jul 30, 2026Combined Synopsis/SolicitationOpen
- Aug 6, 2026Combined Synopsis/SolicitationOpen
- Aug 12, 2026Combined Synopsis/SolicitationOpen
- Aug 28, 2026Combined Synopsis/SolicitationOpen
- Aug 28, 2026 · this noticeCombined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Aug 28, 2026Combined Synopsis/SolicitationOpen
- Aug 28, 2026Combined Synopsis/SolicitationOpen
Next steps for this stage
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- Decide bid or no bid before the response deadline.
- Look at the past winners for likely competitors and teaming partners.
- Follow the opportunity to hear about amendments and the award.
What the notice says
Attachment 1: Template for Combined Synopsis-Solicitation for Commercial Products and Commercial Services Effective Date: 01/15/2026 Revision: 03 Description This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products and commercial services prepared in accordance with the format Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 12.202, Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Products and Commercial Services, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation;… (show all)
quotes are being requested, and a written solicitation document will not be issued. This solicitation is issued as an RFQ. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01. This solicitation is unrestricted. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334516, with a small business size standard of 1000 Employees. The FSC/PSC is 6640. The Minneapolis VA Health Care System, One Veterans Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55417 is seeking to purchase a Specimen Tracking System. All interested companies shall provide quotations for the following: Supplies/Services Line Item Description Quantity Unit of Measure Unit Price Total Price 1 Specimen Tracking System *See Statement of Work in the solicitation document* 1 EA The purchase order/contract period of performance is a One Time Purchase (Please specify in your solicitation response how long the system will take for complete installation). Place of Performance/Place of Delivery Address: Minneapolis VA Health Care System One Veterans Drive Minneapolis, MN 55417 Country: UNITED STATES The full text of FAR provisions or clauses may be accessed electronically at https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far. The following solicitation provisions and clause apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors Commercial Products and Commercial Services See Solicitation document. All quoters shall submit the following: Full solicitation package in accordance with the Instructions to Offerors located in the solicitation document. All quotes shall be sent to the Contracting Officer, Traci Johannes, at traci.johannes@va.gov. Award will be based upon a Lowest Price, Technically Acceptable evaluation of quotes in accordance with the Simplified Acquisition Procedures of RFO FAR 12. Offerors must complete annual representations and certifications electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM) website located at https://sam.gov/. Submission of your response shall be received not later than August 12th, 2026 at 16:30PM CST at traci.johannes@va.gov. Late submissions shall be treated in accordance with the solicitation provision at FAR 52.212-1(f). Any questions or concerns regarding this solicitation should be forwarded in writing via e-mail to the Point of Contact listed below. Point of Contact Traci Johannes, traci.johannes@va.gov
Who won similar work
26 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 23 (36C263)), same product/service code (PSC) 6640 and NAICS 334516.
Single-winner award sizes (26): middle half $67K to $486K, median $219K; range $7K to $17.8M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABBOTT LABORATORIES INC. · $ABT · $40.1B | 3 | $19.2M | Mar 10, 2026 |
| BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY · $BDX · $19.4B | 3 | $875K | Jun 16, 2026 |
| WERFEN USA LLC | 2 | $2.5M | Apr 1, 2026 |
| INNOVIVE, LLC | 1 | $828K | Aug 25, 2026 |
| Hologic Sales and Service, LLC | 1 | $632K | Oct 1, 2025 |
| DIASORIN MOLECULAR, LLC | 1 | $340K | Oct 7, 2026 |
| ONE LAMBDA, INC. · $TMO · $42.9B | 1 | $325K | Sep 17, 2026 |
| Fisher Scientific Company · $TMO · $42.9B | 1 | $311K | Sep 28, 2026 |
| ABBOTT MOLECULAR INC. | 1 | $308K | Jul 7, 2026 |
| BECKMAN COULTER, INC | 1 | $234K | Oct 28, 2024 |
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.
- $ABT reported $40.1B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 26 past awards, $219K, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
- $BDX reported $19.4B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 26 past awards, $219K, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
- $TMO reported $42.9B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 26 past awards, $219K, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.
- Oct 7, 2026DIASORIN MOLECULAR, LLC$340KDiaSorin Reagents
- Sep 28, 2026Fisher Scientific Company$311KLab Cassette & Slide Printers
- Sep 22, 2026GOVERNMENT SCIENTIFIC SOURCE INC$18K6640--Manual Microtome Minneapolis VAMC
- Sep 17, 2026ONE LAMBDA, INC.$325KSOLE SOURCE-ONE LAMBDA HLA PRO PRIMARY
- Sep 11, 2026Lab Solvent Recycler Minneapolis MN 55417 USA$24KLaboratory Solvent Recycler
- Aug 25, 2026INNOVIVE, LLC$828K6640--Notice of Award - 5-Year IDIQ - Disposable Individually Ventilated Caging System for Rodents - Minneapolis VA Health Care System
- Jul 7, 2026ABBOTT MOLECULAR INC.$308K6640--Molecular Assay Analyzers
- Jun 16, 2026BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY$76K6640--AWARDED - to a Single Source, Becton Dickinson and Company FACSLyric Auto Loaders for the Iowa City VA Health Care System
- May 7, 2026ExpoTech USA Houston TX 77099 USA$39K6640--Biosafety Cabinets
- Apr 1, 2026WERFEN USA LLC$2.2M6640--Coagulation CPRR Veterans Integrated Service Network 23
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.
- 2 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
- $112K 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.
- 8 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.
- 3 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 13 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.