Q301--Water Quality Testing - STC
Veterans Affairs · NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 23 (36C263)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C26326Q0971 in this department, oldest first.
- Aug 5, 2026 · this noticePre-solicitation
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 source(s) sought notice only and it is not a solicitation announcement. The purpose of this sources sought notice is to gain knowledge of qualified potential contractors and their socio-economic size classification in accordance with NAICS codes 541380-Testing Laboratories and Services. The St Cloud VA Health Care System at St Cloud, MN is seeking a Contractor to provide water quality testing services that is accredited with the Minnesota Department of Health Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program. Responses will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decis… (show all)
ions. Response to Request To respond to this source(s) sought notice please return via email to the Contract Specialist, John Milroy, Email: john.milroy@va.gov your company information (including SAM Unique Entity ID) and capability statement by 12:00PM Central Time August 12, 2026. Please also include information if you company is a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), Small Business, Small Disadvantage Business, Women-owned Small Business, Economically Disadvantaged Small Business, HUBZone, 8(a) Certified or Large Business. Please identify if this procurement may be procured through your GSA Contract, FSS Contract, SEWP Contract or any other Contract that allows orders to be places against it. This is not a solicitation and in no way obligates the Government to award any contract. Additionally, a response to this source(s) sought notice is not a request to be added to a prospective bidders list or to receive a copy of the solicitation. The purpose of this sources sought notice is strictly for market research purposes. This source(s) sought posting is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this source (s)sought that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this source(s) sought.
Who won similar work
5 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 23 (36C263)), same product/service code (PSC) Q301 and NAICS 541380.
Single-winner award sizes (5): middle half $228K to $339K, median $290K; range $19K to $452K.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| MINNESOTA VALLEY TESTING LABORATORIES, INC. | 1 | $452K | Oct 6, 2026 |
| ASSURED BIO LABS, LLC | 1 | $339K | Jun 3, 2026 |
| HYPERION BIOTECHNOLOGY, INC. | 1 | $290K | Mar 24, 2026 |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA Iowa City IA 52242 USA | 1 | $228K | Dec 30, 2024 |
| HEALTH PHYSICS ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. | 1 | $19K | Dec 4, 2024 |
Value counts new single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling (same contract, or the same office, day and amount); that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Contract modifications are not new awards and are not added in either. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings.
- Oct 6, 2026MINNESOTA VALLEY TESTING LABORATORIES, INC.$452KQ301--Water Quality Laboratory Testing ServicesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 3, 2026ASSURED BIO LABS, LLC$339KCleanroom Testing Services - Minneapolis VAMCNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Mar 24, 2026HYPERION BIOTECHNOLOGY, INC.$290KQ301--Legionella Testing Services for the Minneapolis VA Health Care SystemNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Dec 30, 2024THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA Iowa City IA 52242 USA$228KIowa City State Hygienic LabNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Dec 4, 2024HEALTH PHYSICS ASSOCIATES, L.L.C.$19KQ301--X-Ray/CT/MRI Compliance Testing - ICNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Competitive landscape
For the 5 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, including the subsidiaries a company lists in its SEC filings. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.