Rapid ID and AST System
Veterans Affairs · 255-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 15 (36C255)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C25526Q0653 in this department, oldest first.
- Sep 15, 2026 · this noticeSolicitation
- Sep 18, 2026SolicitationOpen
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
The Government will award a CPRR to a single Contractor for ID/AST Instrumentation for rapid analysis of positive blood cultures. Contractor agrees to the following terms of the Statement of Work for ST. LOUIS VAMC. Technical Features- The instrumentation must be approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Who won similar work
7 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (255-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 15 (36C255)), same product/service code (PSC) 6640 and NAICS 334516.
Single-winner award sizes (7): middle half $402K to $2.6M, median $691K; range $16K to $3.2M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIOMERIEUX INC | 2 | $5.4M | Oct 21, 2025 |
| Werfen USA LLC | 1 | $3.1M | Jun 18, 2025 |
| LEICA MICROSYSTEMS INC. | 1 | $691K | Jun 4, 2025 |
| QIAGEN, LLC | 1 | $474K | Oct 6, 2025 |
| BECKMAN COULTER, INC | 1 | $331K | Oct 7, 2025 |
| AANTILIA LLC | 1 | $16K | Apr 3, 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.
- Oct 21, 2025BIOMERIEUX INC$3.2MBIOFIRE Ordering Period 2 Delivery Order VISN15No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 7, 2025BECKMAN COULTER, INC$331K6640--COPAN WASP LAB SYSTEM -STLNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 6, 2025BIOMERIEUX INC$2.1M6640--36C25525A0023 | Blood Culture System | VISN 15No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 6, 2025QIAGEN, LLC$474K6640--36C25526A0003 | QuantiFERON Reagents | KC |No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 18, 2025Werfen USA LLC$3.1M6640--Coagulation Follow-on Contract (VA-25-00007795) 589-25-3-1598-0003No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 4, 2025LEICA MICROSYSTEMS INC.$691K6640--VISN 15 Path and Lab Immunohistochemistry Analyzers STL & KC (VA-25-00075716)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Apr 3, 2025AANTILIA LLC$16K6640-- Osmometer | Kansas City VAMC |No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Competitive landscape
For the 6 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
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.