SUBJECT* Thermo Fisher 3500 Dx Genetic Analyzer full Service Preventative Maintenance & Repair
Veterans Affairs · 244-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 4 (36C244)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C24427Q0008 in this department, oldest first.
- Sep 15, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
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
NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE: Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Regional Procurement Office East (RPOE), Network Contracting Office 4 (NCO 4) under the Office of Acquisition and Logistics (OAL) intends to award a sole source contract with Life Technologies, a division of Thermo Fisher Scientific, located at 5781 Van Allen WAY, Carlsbad, California 92008-7321, for a base period of performance 10/15/2026 � 10/14/2027 plus four (4) one-year options through 10/14/3031. The VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, University Drive Campus, 4100 Allequippa St, Pittsburgh, PA 15240, has a requireme… (show all)
nt for a Full Service and Maintenance of VA Pittsburgh Medical Center owned Thermo Fisher 3500 Dx Genetic Analyzer. Life Technologies, a division of Thermo Fisher Scientific, is the exclusive provider of maintenance and repair services. Thermo Fisher Scientific is the sole manufacturer and maintains intellectual property rights to its data collection software and service tools software. Third-party resellers and service providers are strictly prohibited and unauthorized to access, use, or sell this software. THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES; however, any responsible firm that believes it can meet the requirements may give written notification and capability statements prior to the response due date and time. Vendors shall indicate if they are the direct supplier of the items. Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to perform the requirements and must include relevant corporate experience along with the applicable contract number, total contract dollar amount, contract period of performance, details of the relevant services, and customer point of contact with corresponding telephone number and email address. Responses must include following information: Company Name SAM UEI number Company�s address Point of Contact information (title, phone number, and email address) Business size Socioeconomic status Response received will be evaluated; however, a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information provided will not be returned. Responses are due by Wednesday, 9/23/2026 at 10:00 AM (EST). No submissions will be accepted after this date and time. Responses shall be submitted via email to arlene.albrite@va.gov. The NAICS code for this acquisition is 811210 and the standard size is $34.0M. End of Document
Who won similar work
13 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 811210.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC | 2 | $4.8M | Aug 4, 2025 |
| CAREFUSION SOLUTIONS, LLC · $BDX | 2 | $1.2M | Jan 28, 2026 |
| TRILLAMED LLC | 1 | $798K | Jun 20, 2025 |
| HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP | 1 | $652K | Nov 4, 2024 |
| ARJO INC | 1 | $596K | Jan 28, 2025 |
| Evoqua Water Technologies LLC | 1 | $555K | Dec 3, 2025 |
| HILL-ROM, INC. | 1 | $513K | Jan 14, 2025 |
| EOI INC | 1 | $360K | Oct 24, 2024 |
| KRUZE KONTROL LOGISTICS LLC | 1 | $324K | Feb 17, 2026 |
| DENTSPLY NORTH AMERICA LLC | 1 | $59K | Dec 5, 2024 |
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.
- Feb 17, 2026KRUZE KONTROL LOGISTICS LLC$324KH961--VAPHS Triennial Electrical Inspection
- Jan 28, 2026CAREFUSION SOLUTIONS, LLC$521KCarefusion Pyxis Preventative and Maintenance Full-Service
- Dec 3, 2025Evoqua Water Technologies LLC$555KJ065--642-26-1-583-0011 | SEA 26545 | Deionized Water System Lease | NCO 4 Services 3 (VA-26-00013921)
- Oct 6, 2025MASS TECHNOLOGIES LLP$39KJ065--595-26-1-082-0002 | SEA 6504 | Patient Ceiling Lifts PMR |
- Aug 4, 2025VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC$2.7MJ065--Maintenance, Repair, and Support of Varian Systems
- Jun 20, 2025TRILLAMED LLC$798K6685--Notice of Intent to SS - TempTrak iCare Services
- Jan 28, 2025ARJO INC$596KJ065--Arjo Ceiling Lifts Inspection, Maintenance, and Repair
- Jan 14, 2025HILL-ROM, INC.$513KBeds Repair
- Dec 5, 2024DENTSPLY NORTH AMERICA LLC$59KJ065--Dentsply North America LLC., CEREC Primescan Training and Extended Maintenance Agreements.
- Nov 4, 2024HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP$652KJ065--Stryker Mako Surgical Robot Full Service Preventative Maintenance and Repair
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
- $25K 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
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.
- 1 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 4 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.