6550--Affirm Microbial Identification Test Kits (CPT) - Miami VAMC
Veterans Affairs · 248-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 8 (36C248)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C24826Q1115 in this department, oldest first.
- Aug 12, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
Next steps for this stage
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- Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
- Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
- Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.
What the notice says
NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE Affirm Microbial Identification Test Kits (CPT) The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 8, Miami VA Medical Center intends to negotiate a sole source contract with Becton, Dickinson and Company to provide test kits compatible with the existing VPIII microbial identification system for in-house testing of vaginal swabs, to identify and discriminate most relevant pathogens associated with vaginitis/vaginosis (Candida species, Gardnerella vaginalis, and Trichomonas vaginalis) by the DNA direct probe detection method. This procurement is being… (show all)
conducted in accordance FAR 6.302-1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy the agency s requirements. The Contract is firm fixed price. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 325413 In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing with a Small Business Administration size standard of 1,250 employees. Period of Performance: Base: 10/01/2026 09/30/2027 OY1: 10/01/2027 09/30/2028 OY2: 10/01/2028 09/30/2029 OY3: 10/01/2029 0930/2030 OY4: 10/01/2030 09/30/2031 This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive proposals. No solicitations documents are available, and telephone requests will not be honored. However, if a firm believes it can meet the requirements it must furnish information about its products and services, as well as references from other customers who are using these products and service, to the Contracting Officer within fourteen (14) calendar days from the date of publication of this synopsis. Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with the above requirements. Information must be sent to the Contracting Officer at john.quijadajr@va.gov . Responses received will be evaluated; however, a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.
Who won similar work
5 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (248-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 8 (36C248)), same product/service code (PSC) 6550.
Single-winner award sizes (5): middle half $1.4M to $3.5M, median $3.2M; range $551K to $5.0M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| CEPHEID SUNNYVALE 94089 | 2 | $8.5M | Apr 15, 2026 |
| GOVERNMENT SCIENTIFIC SOURCE INC | 2 | $3.8M | May 27, 2026 |
| BECKMAN COULTER, INC. | 1 | $1.4M | Mar 12, 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 27, 2026GOVERNMENT SCIENTIFIC SOURCE INC$3.2M6550--FY26: Leica Bond III Reagents
- Apr 15, 2026CEPHEID SUNNYVALE 94089$3.5M6550--Cepheid GeneXpert Infinity Molecular Reagents IDIQ
- Mar 12, 2026BECKMAN COULTER, INC.$1.4M6550--FY26: Automated Flow Cytometry CPRR
- Jun 6, 2025CEPHEID SUNNYVALE 94089$5.0M6550--FY25: CEPHEID Molecular Platforms Reagents B+4
- Mar 19, 2025GOVERNMENT SCIENTIFIC SOURCE INC$551K6550--FY25: Leica Bond III Reagents
Competitive landscape
For the 3 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.