Q301--Genetic Testing Services for P&LMS, LR, AR
Veterans Affairs · 256-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 16 (36C256)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C25626Q0837 in this department, oldest first.
Next steps for this stage
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- Decide bid or no bid before the response deadline.
- Look at the past winners for likely competitors and teaming partners.
- Follow the opportunity to hear about amendments and the award.
What the notice says
A.1 Combined Synopsis/Solicitation 1. This is a combined synopsis / solicitation for commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Part 12, Simplified Acquisition Procedures for Certain Commercial Items as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This requirement will be evaluated using the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) evaluation process. 2. Solicitation documents and incorpora… (show all)
ted provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2026-01 (eff. 03/13/2026) FAR Deviation APR 2026 (eff. 04/23/2026) VAAR DEVIATION MAY 2026 (eff. 05/12/2026) VAAM Alert 26-01 (eff. 10/01/2025). Acquisition Policy Flash 26-30 (eff. 05/12/2026). 3. The combined synopsis / solicitation number 36C25626Q0837. 4. The NAICS code is 621511 and the size standard is $41.5M. This requirement is for Unrestricted Businesses and will be firm fixed price. 5. Place of Performance: Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Service 4300 West 7th Street Little Rock. AR 72205 6. Contractor to provide services in accordance with terms and conditions of the contract for the period of on or about August 1, 2026 through July 31, 2027, to include four (4) twelve (12) month option periods. 7. Questions regarding this solicitation must be made in writing to the Contract Officer, D. Rene Impey at rene.impey@va.gov, and must include the solicitation number 36C25626Q0837 on the subject line. NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS OR INQUIRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED. Submissions of questions must be received by 12:00 PM CT on June 30, 2026. No additional questions will be received after this date. 8. Quotes are due no later than July 7, 2026 at 12:00 PM CT and shall be submitted electronically via e-mail to the Contracting Officer, D. Rene Impey at rene.impey@va.gov. 9. All responsible offerors are invited to submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. It is the responsibility of the offerors to check the website periodically for any amendments and/or notices to the solicitation. To be considered for award, vendors must be registered in SAM.gov at https://sam.gov/. COMBINE SYNOPSIS/SOLICTATION APPLICABLE Provisions and Clauses The provision at 52.212-1 Introduction to Offerors Commercial, applies to this acquisition. The provision at 52.212-2 EVALUATION COMMERCIAL ITEMS (NOV 2021) applies to this acquisition. The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition and a statement. The addendum to FAR 52.212-4 also applies to this acquisition. Addendum to FAR 52.212-4 Show FAR clauses followed by VAAR clauses in numeric order. Solicitation contains a list of all clauses incorporated by reference in numeric order under 52.252-2 (see below), starting first with FAR and followed by VAAR.
Who won similar work
3 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (256-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 16 (36C256)), same product/service code (PSC) Q301 and NAICS 621511.
Single-winner award sizes (3): middle half $109K to $656K, median $191K; range $27K to $1.1M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| AILIFE DIAGNOSTICS, INC. | 1 | $1.1M | Jun 9, 2025 |
| TECH62 INC | 1 | $191K | Dec 22, 2025 |
| COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS Northfield IL 60093 USA | 1 | $27K | Oct 16, 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. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- Dec 22, 2025TECH62 INC$191KQ301--Diagnostic Medical Physicist | 667 OBVAMC | POP 01/01/2026 - 12/31/2030No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 16, 2025COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS Northfield IL 60093 USA$27KNotification of Government Intent to Sole Source, Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA) Laboratory Proficiency Testing Services, Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System, Pathology and Laboratory, No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 9, 2025AILIFE DIAGNOSTICS, INC.$1.1MPOST AWD Notice: Physician Authorized Genetics Testing for MEDVAMCNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
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.
- 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 only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.