Pre-solicitationPosted Oct 8, 2026·Responses due Oct 15, 2026

6505--Lab Supplies - Radiopharm Philadelphia VA Medical Center

Veterans Affairs · 244-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 4 (36C244)

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
325412
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
36C24427Q0018
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
6505
Place
Not stated
Contact
Keri Hester (keri.hester1@va.gov)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 36C24427Q0018 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Oct 8, 2026 · this notice
    Pre-solicitation
Solicitation
  • Oct 8, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Oct 14, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Oct 22, 2026 to Dec 26, 2026, middle of the range Nov 10, 2026.
Measured from 403 past early notices at Veterans Affairs, Department of with NAICS 325412 that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Oct 8, 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 NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE OFFERS Philadelphia VA Medical Center This is a Pre-Solicitation Notice for the Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 4, radiopharmaceuticals and calibration sources for the Nuclear Medicine Department at the Philadelphia VA Medical Center, 3900 Woodland Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104. The full solicitation will be posted on the Contract Opportunities website at www.sam.gov on or about October 8th, 2026. The full solicitation will be unrestricted. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this procurement is 3… (show all)

25412: the size standard is 1000 employees. Potential offerors are responsible for monitoring this site for the release of the solicitation package and any other pertinent information and for downloading their own copy of the solicitation package. Any amendments issued to this solicitation will ONLY be available on this site. Offerors are advised that they are responsible for obtaining all amendments. All questions must be submitted in writing to the Contracting Officer at keri.hester1@va.gov. No telephone inquiries will be accepted. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract neither does it obligate the Government to pay for any quotes or proposal preparation costs. The Government is not obligated to issue a solicitation because of this notice. No other information is available until issuance of the solicitation. All interested parties must be registered in System for Award Management (SAM) pursuant to applicable regulations and guidelines prior to award. Registration information can be found at www.sam.gov. The point of contact is Contracting Officer, Keri Hester, email: keri.hester1@va.gov.

Who won similar work

25 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 325412.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
CARDINAL HEALTH 414, LLC · $CAH10$17.1MOct 2, 2026
EXELAN PHARMACEUTICALS INC9$14.6MFeb 12, 2026
JUBILANT DRAXIMAGE RADIOPHARMACIES, INC.3$1.7MJan 17, 2025
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation1$2.0MJan 6, 2026
PETNET SOLUTIONS, INC.1$568KApr 14, 2025
PROGENICS PHARMACEUTICALS INC1$433KNov 12, 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 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.

  • 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
  • $45K 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
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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.

  • 1 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 7 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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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.