6640--Supplies - Animal Telemetry Devices - Ann Arbor
Veterans Affairs · 250-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 10 (36C250)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C25026Q0773 in this department, oldest first.
- Jul 22, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
- Jul 29, 2026Award NoticeHARVARD BIOSCIENCE INC · $36KOpen
Next steps for this stage
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What the notice says
Notice of Intent to Sole Source Requirement The Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, NCO 10 Contracting Activity intends to negotiate a sole source Purchase Order under Simplified Acquisition Procedures and the authority of RFO 12.102, Soliciting from a single source for the following items listed below. The associated NAICS code for this is 334516. The vendor will be Harvard Bioscience, Inc. dba Data Sciences International (SB OEM), 119-14th Street NW, St. Paul, MN 55112. Description of requirements: The VA Ann Arbor Research Department needs 6 Each of Pressure, Bio… (show all)
potential, Temperature & Activity, Months Catheter Length: 8 cm with 6 mm tip, Biopotential Lead Length: 30 cm included suture rib, cat # HD-S11-F0 Implant. The VA Research Lab owns a small animal telemetry system from DSI that is required to receive and record the telemetry signals from the implantable probes (HD-S11-F0) requested here. This system includes all the hardware (receiving pads, signal interface, cables, ambient pressure reference) and software (Ponemah system). This system can be used to record telemetry data from a variety of implantable probes, including those needed for the funded studies. Given the cost of the system, it would be prohibitively expensive to purchase a new similar system from another company. For this reason, it is necessary to purchase the telemetry probes from DSI so that they can be used with their proprietary system currently in use. DSI/HBIO is the sole manufacturer of all DSI technology. DSI/HBIO is the only company in the United States authorized to sell these products. A firm fixed price purchase order is anticipated and shall be awarded. It is the Government's belief that only the proposed candidate possesses the required capabilities to successfully meet this requirement. It is the Government's intention to solicit and negotiate with only this source. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. It is not a solicitation or request for offers. No solicitation package is available. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. Responses must be received no later than 11:00 am on Tuesday, July 28, 2026. Kellie Konopinski Contracting Officer (734) 222-4330 Kellie.Konopinski@va.gov
Who won similar work
8 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (250-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 10 (36C250)), same product/service code (PSC) 6640 and NAICS 334516.
Single-winner award sizes (8): middle half $38K to $540K, median $194K; range $24K to $1.8M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CORPORATION | 3 | $2.7M | Apr 30, 2026 |
| BECKMAN COULTER, INC | 1 | $532K | Sep 30, 2025 |
| AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC · $A · $7.4B | 1 | $69K | Jan 30, 2025 |
| LI-COR BIOTECH, LLC | 1 | $39K | Jul 28, 2026 |
| KEYENCE CORPORATION | 1 | $35K | May 14, 2026 |
| ABBOTT LABORATORIES INC. · $ABT · $45.1B | 1 | $24K | Jul 23, 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. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- $A reported $7.4B revenue (12 months to Jul 31, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 8 past awards, $194K, is under 0.1% of that. SEC filing
- $ABT reported $45.1B revenue (12 months to Mar 31, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 8 past awards, $194K, is under 0.1% of that. SEC filing
One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.
- Jul 28, 2026LI-COR BIOTECH, LLC$39K6640--EQUIPMENT, Odyssey XF Imaging Bundle, DetroitNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 23, 2026ABBOTT LABORATORIES INC.$24K6640--Equipment - Piccolo Analyzer w/5-yr Service & Panels - 610Materiality: <0.01% of $ABT revenue (Low) SEC
- May 14, 2026KEYENCE CORPORATION$35K6640--Equipment - BZ-X Microscope Accessories - Research Service - Ann ArborNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Apr 30, 2026ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CORPORATION$564K6640--Award Notice - Roche 6-month Bridge - NIHCS POP: 5/1/26-10/31/2026; PO 610C60131No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jan 5, 2026ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CORPORATION$1.8MCPT - Roche Cobas 6800 Testing (with service/maintenance)-No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 30, 2025BECKMAN COULTER, INC$532KURINALYSIS CLEVELANDNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jan 30, 2025AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC$69K6640--Equipment - Dako Artisan Stainer - Ann ArborMateriality: <0.01% of $A revenue (Low) SEC
- Oct 31, 2024ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CORPORATION$319KEPLEX RP2No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Materiality: one award's value as a share of the winner's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings (or its last fiscal year, as noted when you point at it). Low under 1%, Medium 1 to 5%, High 5% or more. Many awards are paid over several years, so this overstates a single year's share.
Competitive landscape
For the 6 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 (5 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) job
- $48K 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.
- 5 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.
- 2 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 3 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.