Sources SoughtPosted Jul 22, 2026·Responses due Jul 29, 2026

Instrument Manager OEM Laboratory Middleware Software Solution

Defense Health Agency · DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY HCD WEST

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
541519
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
HT941026QE028
Set-aside
No Set aside used
PSC
7A21
Place
WA, USA
Contact
Scott Barr (scott.a.barr.civ@health.mil)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation HT941026QE028 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Jul 22, 2026 · this notice
    Sources Sought
Solicitation
  • Aug 11, 2026
    Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
    Open
  • Aug 11, 2026
    Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
    Open
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Aug 11, 2026 to Sep 28, 2026, middle of the range Aug 22, 2026.
Measured from 67 past early notices at Defense Health Agency (Dha) that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Jul 22, 2026).

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 Defense Health Agency (DHA) Contracting Activity, Healthcare Operations Division � West, Delta Branch is issuing this sources sought notice for informational purposes only. The notice is a means of conducting market research to identify industry�s capabilities in providing software support and capabilities modules for government owned license of Instrument Manager software program. For additional information regarding the technical specifications, please see below. This sources sought notice is not a solicitation for quotations, proposals nor invitation for bids. Any information submitted … (show all)

by respondents to this notice is strictly voluntary and will not be compensated. Telephonic inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged. The Government will not evaluate the information received nor provide comments or feedback. Your response to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method. Businesses of all sizes are encouraged to respond; however, each respondent must clearly identify their business size in their capabilities and qualifications statement. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed effort based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The Government is not obligated to issue a solicitation nor award a contract under this announcement. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Government-Wide Point of Entry (GPE). It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the GPE for additional information pertaining to this requirement. Project Background This action is for Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) software support for government owned license of Data Innovations� Instrument Manager, which is a Laboratory Middleware Software Solution used in support of the Pathology Department in Madigan Army Medical Center, Joint Base Lewis McChord, WA. Please see the attached Sources Sought Notice for more detail on the requirement.

Who won similar work

4 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 541519.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
BLUE TECH INC.1$1.2MOct 23, 2024
Alvarez LLC1$769KAug 11, 2026
Locked Core Tech LLC1$550KSep 2, 2026
IDENTITY ONE LLC1$37KSep 12, 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.

Latest awards

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 Defense, Dept of (DOD) or Office of the Secretary of Defense or Joint Chiefs of Staff since 2024 (0 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
  • No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
  • 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
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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
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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.

  • 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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