Notice of Intent to Sole Source- Abbott Remote Automated Laboratory System (RALS)
Defense Health Agency · DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation PANHCA26P0000031247 in this department, oldest first.
- Jul 21, 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
The Healthcare Contracting Division - Northeast intends to Award a Firm Fixed Price, Purchase Order, on a sole source basis to Abbott Rapid Diagnostics Informatics, Inc, 95 E High ST STE 500, Charlottesville, VA 22902-4818, utilizing the authority of Title 41 U.S.C. �1901(e)(2) as implemented in RFO FAR 12.102(a): For acquisitions valued at or below the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT), document the decision that only one source is available and the basis for the decision. This requirement is to provide the Abbott Remote Automated Laboratory System (RALS) data management software, includ… (show all)
ing its associated direct-to-device interfacing and connectivity services on Government owned Analyzer Equipment and servers in support of the Blanchfield Army Community Hospital, Fort Campbell, KY. Abbott Rapid Diagnostics Informatics, Inc is the only offeror that can provide the Remote Automated Laboratory System software and maintenance to the analyzer equipment as they exclusively sell and provide the RALS system. The software subscription and maintenance are for the following subscriptions: Abbott i-STAT POC Nova Statstrip Sofia Clinitek RALS eQUIZ A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed effort on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. The signed Justification and Approval can be found in the contract file. Interested Organizations may submit information for consideration of their capabilities and qualifications for future acquisitions to the contract specialist, Kathryn Quinones, electronically via email to kathryn.r.quinones.civ@health.mil. The Government intends to award a contract on or around 28 August 2026.
Who won similar work
3 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY), same product/service code (PSC) DA10.
Single-winner award sizes (3): middle half $174K to $2.1M, median $283K; range $66K to $3.8M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| UPTODATE, INC | 1 | $3.8M | Jul 31, 2025 |
| Abbott Rapid Diagnostics Informatics, Inc · $ABT · $40.1B | 1 | $283K | Aug 26, 2026 |
| IRSA UMAR Glen Burnie MD 21060 USA | 1 | $66K | Jan 15, 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. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- $ABT reported $40.1B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 3 past awards, $283K, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.
- Aug 26, 2026Abbott Rapid Diagnostics Informatics, Inc$283KAbbott Remote Automated Laboratory System (RALS)Materiality: <0.01% of $ABT revenue (Low) SEC
- Jan 15, 2026IRSA UMAR Glen Burnie MD 21060 USA$66KFlowJo Software License RenewalsNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 31, 2025UPTODATE, INC$3.8MDrug and Pharmacology DatabaseNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Materiality: one award's value as a share of the winner's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings (or its last fiscal year, as noted when you point at it). Low under 1%, Medium 1 to 5%, High 5% or more. Many awards are paid over several years, so this overstates a single year's share.
Competitive landscape
For the 3 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 Defense, Dept of (DOD) or Office of the Secretary of Defense or Joint Chiefs of Staff since 2024 (4 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Defense, Dept of (DOD) or Office of the Secretary of Defense or Joint Chiefs of Staff job
- $46K from their corporate PACs since 2024 to members of House Committee on Appropriations, House Committee on Armed Services, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on Armed Services
- 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
- 32 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.
- 1 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 2 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.