SolicitationPosted Sep 18, 2026·Responses due Sep 22, 2026

Rapid ID and AST System

Veterans Affairs · 255-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 15 (36C255)

Stage
Open solicitation
NAICS
334516
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
36C25526Q0653
Set-aside
Small Business Set Aside - Total
PSC
6640
Place
Saint Louis, MO, USA
Contact
Maria Espinosa (maria.espinosa@va.gov)
…Open on SAM.gov
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 36C25526Q0653 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
None posted
Solicitation
  • Sep 15, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Sep 18, 2026 · this notice
    Solicitation
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Oct 1, 2026 to Nov 1, 2026, middle of the range Oct 12, 2026.
Measured from 97 past solicitations at Veterans Affairs, Department of with NAICS 334516 that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Sep 15, 2026).

Next steps for this stage

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  • 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

Amendment 1: the purpose of this amendment is to respond to questions received in reference to this solicitaion. 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

11 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 334516.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
BIOMERIEUX INC2$5.4MOct 21, 2025
WERFEN USA LLC2$4.0MFeb 26, 2026
GOVERNMENT SCIENTIFIC SOURCE INC1$2.2MMay 20, 2025
POLYMEDCO CANCER DIAGNOSTIC PRODUCTS LLC1$887KApr 9, 2026
LEICA MICROSYSTEMS INC.1$691KJun 4, 2025
QIAGEN, LLC1$474KOct 6, 2025
BECKMAN COULTER, INC1$331KOct 7, 2025
METRO MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLY, INC.1$80KJan 22, 2025
AANTILIA LLC1$16KApr 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.

Latest awards

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 (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
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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
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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.

  • 0 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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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.