Blackbox Rodent Behavioral Observation System VAPAHCS
Veterans Affairs · 261-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 21 (36C261)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C261-26-AP-4229 in this department, oldest first.
- Aug 26, 2026 · this noticeCombined Synopsis/Solicitation
Next steps for this stage
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- Follow the opportunity to hear about amendments and the award.
What the notice says
Intent to sole source Blackbox Rodent Behavioral Observation System - see attachments.
Who won similar work
9 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (261-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 21 (36C261)), same NAICS 334516.
Single-winner award sizes (9): middle half $165K to $628K, median $384K; range $91K to $3.6M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| WERFEN USA LLC | 1 | $3.6M | Apr 16, 2025 |
| ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CORPORATION | 1 | $2.5M | Oct 1, 2025 |
| CEPHEID SUNNYVALE 94089 | 1 | $628K | Apr 3, 2025 |
| BECKMAN COULTER, INC | 1 | $481K | Sep 16, 2026 |
| MARKES INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 1 | $384K | Oct 2, 2025 |
| FEDPOINT SYSTEMS LLC | 1 | $312K | Dec 9, 2025 |
| ABBOTT LABORATORIES INC. · $ABT · $40.1B | 1 | $165K | Oct 1, 2026 |
| LABORATORY GROWTH & PRODUCTIVITY CONSULTING INC | 1 | $97K | Sep 14, 2026 |
| SEBIA, INC. | 1 | $91K | Oct 6, 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. 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 9 past awards, $384K, 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 1, 2026ABBOTT LABORATORIES INC.$165K6640--Abbott AlinIQ Inventory Management System (IMS)Materiality: <0.01% of $ABT revenue (Low) SEC
- Sep 16, 2026BECKMAN COULTER, INC$481K6640--Clinical Laboratory Microbiological System - Instruments, Reagents, & SuppliesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 14, 2026LABORATORY GROWTH & PRODUCTIVITY CONSULTING INC$97K6640--KapSafe Recapper and Seal CrimperNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Dec 9, 2025FEDPOINT SYSTEMS LLC$312KAGILENT SEAHORSE XF FLEX ANALYZER SYSTEMNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 6, 2025SEBIA, INC.$91K6640--SFVA Chem Sebia Analyzers CPT Base + 2OYNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 2, 2025MARKES INTERNATIONAL, INC.$384K6640--Gas Chromatograph/Mass Spectrometer Markes InternationalNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 1, 2025ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CORPORATION$2.5M6640--VAPAHCS Hematoxylin and Eosin Staining (H&E), Immunohistochemistry (IHC), In-Situ Hybridization (ISH), and Special Staining System Cost per Kit (CPK)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Apr 16, 2025WERFEN USA LLC$3.6M6640--Base plus 4 OY | Blood Gas Instrument and ConsumablesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Apr 3, 2025CEPHEID SUNNYVALE 94089$628K6515--Cepheid | GeneXpert Infinity 80-80 plus advantage serviceNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Materiality: one award's value as a share of the winner's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings (or its last fiscal year, as noted when you point at it). Low under 1%, Medium 1 to 5%, High 5% or more. Many awards are paid over several years, so this overstates a single year's share.
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 (5 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) job
- $48K 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.
- 5 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.
- 1 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 2 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.