American Association of Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA), for laboratory accreditation services
Army · W40M MRC0 WEST
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Where this opportunity stands
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- Aug 27, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
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
NOTICE OF INTENT: The Medical Readiness Contracting Office - West, JBSA Fort Sam Houston, TX intends to award on a Limiting Competition sole source basis, a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract to American Association of Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA), for laboratory accreditation services to The Department of Defense Food Analysis and Diagnostic Laboratory (DoDFADL) in support of Public Health Command-Central, Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Accreditation is the most appropriate way to ensure an organization�s competence to perform a specified task. The NAICS code is 813920 with a size standard of $23,5… (show all)
00,000.00. This notice is neither a request for quotes nor a solicitation of offers; however all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency for future requirements. Note: Interested vendors, please respond to this notice on or before 1 September 2026. An award will be made on or around 10 September 2026.
Who won similar work
4 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Army), same product/service code (PSC) R420.
Single-winner award sizes (4): middle half $71K to $159K, median $105K; range $55K to $237K.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE Killeen TX 76549 USA | 1 | $237K | Dec 18, 2025 |
| LBT DIAGNOSTIC RADIATION PHYSICS CONSULTING LTD | 1 | $133K | Sep 9, 2025 |
| GOVERNMENT AND MILITARY CERTIFICATION SYSTEMS, INC | 1 | $77K | Apr 13, 2026 |
| AMBOSS SE Berlin 10119 DEU | 1 | $55K | Sep 25, 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.
- Apr 13, 2026GOVERNMENT AND MILITARY CERTIFICATION SYSTEMS, INC$77KRRAD Environmental FY26 ISO 14001 ContractNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Dec 18, 2025CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE Killeen TX 76549 USA$237KParamedic Training CoursesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 25, 2025AMBOSS SE Berlin 10119 DEU$55KMedicine Residency Program Accreditation Learning PlatformNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 9, 2025LBT DIAGNOSTIC RADIATION PHYSICS CONSULTING LTD$133KMedical Physicist Survey ServicesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Competitive landscape
For the 4 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 Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers) or Army, Dept of (Other) or Natl Guard since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers) or Army, Dept of (Other) or Natl Guard 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
- 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.
- 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.