6550--Optilite analyzer reagents
Veterans Affairs · 262-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 22 (36C262)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C26226Q1425 in this department, oldest first.
- Aug 28, 2026 · this noticeSources Sought
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.
Who won similar work
16 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 325413.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CORPORATION | 6 | $12.0M | Mar 23, 2026 |
| CEPHEID SUNNYVALE 94089 | 2 | $2.7M | Apr 1, 2026 |
| SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS INC. | 2 | $2.5M | May 14, 2026 |
| WERFEN USA LLC | 1 | $1.4M | Aug 17, 2026 |
| TOSOH BIOSCIENCE, INC. | 1 | $1.1M | Mar 18, 2026 |
| FISHER SCIENTIFIC COMPANY · $TMO | 1 | $562K | Mar 14, 2025 |
| BECKMAN COULTER, INC | 1 | $559K | Aug 12, 2025 |
| ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS, INC · $QDEL | 1 | $522K | Sep 24, 2025 |
| SYSMEX AMERICA, INC | 1 | $394K | Apr 27, 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.
- Aug 17, 2026WERFEN USA LLC$1.4M6550--Blood Type IVD Reagents
- May 14, 2026SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS INC.$1.9M6550--Base | EPOC/RapidPoint Blood Gas
- Apr 27, 2026SYSMEX AMERICA, INC$394K6550--Antibody Reagents and Consumables for Flow Cytometry Firm-Fixed Price. Base Plus 4 One-Option Years
- Apr 1, 2026CEPHEID SUNNYVALE 94089$2.0M6550--Reagents
- Mar 23, 2026ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CORPORATION$8.9M6550--ROCHE 5800 CPT IDIQ
- Mar 18, 2026TOSOH BIOSCIENCE, INC.$1.1M6550--HbA1c CPT IDIQ VISN 22
- Dec 19, 2025ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CORPORATION$548K6550--Reagents and consumables
- Sep 24, 2025ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS, INC$522K6550--Bridge for Chemistry Immunochemistry System CPT
- Aug 12, 2025BECKMAN COULTER, INC$559K6550--hsTNI Cost Per Reportable Result
- Jul 8, 2025ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CORPORATION$688K6550-- IHC Reagents
Competitive landscape
For the 8 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 Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) since 2024 (1 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) job
- $40K 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
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.
- 7 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.
- 2 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 7 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.