Sources SoughtPosted Aug 10, 2026·Responses due Aug 17, 2026

Q301--Specialized Laboratory Testing, VA Palo Alto Health Care System

Veterans Affairs · 261-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 21 (36C261)

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
621511
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
36C26126Q1110
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
Q301
Place
Not stated
Contact
Angela Gerlitzki (angela.gerlitzki1@va.gov)
CSV Email

Capture briefs (a one-page, shareable copy of this page) are part of Pro. The CSV here holds the notice, its timeline and past awards.

Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 36C26126Q1110 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Aug 10, 2026 · this notice
    Sources Sought
Solicitation
  • Sep 23, 2026
    Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
    Open
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Sep 24, 2026 to Dec 13, 2026, middle of the range Nov 11, 2026.
Measured from 44 past early notices at Veterans Affairs, Department of with NAICS 621511 that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Aug 10, 2026).

Next steps for this stage

Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.

  • 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

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. No Solicitation is currently available. All information contained in this Sources Sought Announcement is preliminary, as well as subject to modification, and is in no way binding on the Government. The Government will not pay for any information submitted in response to this request. The information requested will be used solely within the Department of Veterans Affairs to facilitate decision making and will not be disclosed outside of the Government. The determination of a procurement strategy, based upon the comments submitted in response to this S… (show all)

ources Sought Announcement, is solely within the discretion of the Government. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 621511, Medical Laboratories, and the small business size standard of $41.5 Million. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Network Contracting Office (NCO 21) is soliciting information from contractors that can provide Specialized Laboratory Testing, VA Palo Alto Health Care System. A draft of the Statement of Work is attached to this notice. Brief Description of Services See Draft Statement of Work. Period of Performance (POP): 10/1/2026 9/30/2027 All interested contractors must respond by email to Angela.Gerlitzki1@va.gov no later than 10:00 A.M. EST on August 17, 2026. Please answer the following questions when responding: What is your company s Socioeconomic Status? (example: small business, large business, SDVOSB, etc.) If SDVOSB or VOSB, are you registered and certified on the Small Business Administration (SBA) certification database? https://search.certifications.sba.gov Provide Company s legal name along with System for Award Management (SAM) Unique Entity Identifier (UEI). Capabilities Statement List of Projects (Government and Commercial) that are similar in scope and size. Copy of Certifications Anticipated Teaming Arrangements (if any). If plan on subcontracting, demonstrate that you will meet the limitations on subcontracting per FAR 52.219-14 for Small Businesses; VAAR 852.219-73 and VAAR 852.219-74 for SDVOSB/VOSB. GSA Contract Number, if applicable. Fill out the price estimate on the attached price schedule. Solicitation number 36C26126Q1100 has been assigned and should be referenced on all correspondence regarding this announcement. The Government will use this information when determining its business type decision. This synopsis is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. *Failure to provide the information requested above (items 1-8) will be considered non-responsive and will not be considered a viable source. Notes: Contractors must have a current registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://sam.gov/SAM/ SDVOSB and VOSB firms should be registered at the time of submission on the Small Business Administration (SBA) certification database website https://search.certifications.sba.gov

Who won similar work

99 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Veterans Affairs), same NAICS 621511.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED · $DGX21$203.0MAug 6, 2026
LABORATORY CORPORATION15$69.7MOct 1, 2026
CYTOPATH BIOPSY LAB INC4$4.0MOct 1, 2026
OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY Portland OR 97239 USA3$18.7MJun 17, 2026
VERACYTE LABS SD CORPORATION · $VCYT3$859KJun 2, 2026
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE Seattle WA 98195 USA2$9.7MDec 2, 2025
THE ROGOSIN INSTITUTE INC2$2.3MJun 1, 2026
PURE AIR UV INC.2$1.8MSep 23, 2025
CAREDX, INC.2$1.1MSep 22, 2025
ARUP LABORATORIES INC2$650KJul 6, 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.

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.

  • 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
  • $22K 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
See who and the source records with Pro

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
See who and the source records with Pro

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.

  • 2 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 5 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
See who and the source records with Pro

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.