6632--Notice of Intent to Sole Source Cepheid GeneExpert Rental and Associated Services
Veterans Affairs · 256-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 16 (36C256)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C25627Q0048 in this department, oldest first.
- Oct 9, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
- Oct 9, 2026Special NoticeOpen
Next steps for this stage
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- 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
Special Notice Special Notice Page 2 of 2 The Alexandria VA Medical Center (AVAMC) and its associated Community-Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOCs) intend to negotiate a sole source, firm-fixed priced Contract for a period of three years with a large business, Cepheid, 904, East Caribbean Drive, Sunnyvale, CA 94089-1189. The Contractor shall provide an instrument rental and service agreement for one base year and two option years (36 months) for the Instruments identified in the SOW to be used at the Alexandria VA Medical Center in Pineville, Louisiana, along with its five (5) associated CBOCs loc… (show all)
ated in Lafayette, Lake Charles, Jennings, Natchitoches, and Fort Polk, Louisiana. Cepheid is the original equipment manufacturer of the required equipment. Responses are due by the closing date and time of this announcement. Please review all attached documents.
Who won similar work
3 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 532490.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| VCG Solutions, LLC | 1 | $726K | Dec 9, 2025 |
| SALVADORINI CONSULTING LLC | 1 | $389K | Jun 26, 2026 |
| STERILECO LLC | 1 | $195K | Mar 26, 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.
- Jun 26, 2026SALVADORINI CONSULTING LLC$389KW065--CT Mobile Trailer Lease
- Mar 26, 2026STERILECO LLC$195KMobile CT scanner lease for Alexandria LA VAMC
- Dec 9, 2025VCG Solutions, LLC$726KTemporary Boiler Rental
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
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- 0 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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