6640--Clinical Laboratory Microbiological System - Instruments, Reagents, & Supplies
Veterans Affairs · 261-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 21 (36C261)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C26126Q1007 in this department, oldest first.
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
Presolicitation Notice Presolicitation Notice Page 3 of 3 THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT. Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 21, will be issuing a Request for Quotation (RFQ) to provide a Clinical Laboratory Microbiological System - Instruments, Reagents, & Supplies. The Contractor shall provide Clinical Laboratory Microbiological System - Instruments, Reagents, & Supplies to the VA Palo Alto Health Care System (VAPAHCS). The Contractor shall provide products and services in accordance with the regulations and requirements of the Food and Drug Administrat… (show all)
ion (FDA), the 1988 Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA), and the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI). It is NCO 21 s intention to award a single Firm-Fixed-Price contract for VAPAHCS. Please refer to the solicitation for a complete summary of the items requested and any additional procurement details. A Request for Quotation using the following NAICS is contemplated: 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing. THIS RFQ SHALL BE FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION. Solicitation documents will be available on or about Monday, August 24, 2026. The solicitation will contain Quotation instructions. The Government intends to award one (1) Firm-Fixed-Price Contract. Questions regarding the solicitation shall be sent in writing to David J. Alvarez, Contracting Officer, and Tawnya Krommenhoek, Contract Specialist, at the following email addresses: david.alvarez4@va.gov tawnya.krommenhoek@va.gov
Who won similar work
7 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (261-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 21 (36C261)), same product/service code (PSC) 6640 and NAICS 334516.
Single-winner award sizes (7): middle half $131K to $1.4M, median $312K; range $91K to $3.6M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| WERFEN USA LLC | 1 | $3.6M | Apr 16, 2025 |
| ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CORPORATION | 1 | $2.5M | Oct 1, 2025 |
| MARKES INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 1 | $384K | Oct 2, 2025 |
| FEDPOINT SYSTEMS LLC | 1 | $312K | Dec 9, 2025 |
| ABBOTT LABORATORIES INC. · $ABT · $40.1B | 1 | $165K | Oct 1, 2026 |
| LABORATORY GROWTH & PRODUCTIVITY CONSULTING INC | 1 | $97K | Sep 14, 2026 |
| SEBIA, INC. | 1 | $91K | Oct 6, 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.
- $ABT reported $40.1B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 7 past awards, $312K, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.
- Oct 1, 2026ABBOTT LABORATORIES INC.$165K6640--Abbott AlinIQ Inventory Management System (IMS)
- Sep 14, 2026LABORATORY GROWTH & PRODUCTIVITY CONSULTING INC$97K6640--KapSafe Recapper and Seal Crimper
- Dec 9, 2025FEDPOINT SYSTEMS LLC$312KAGILENT SEAHORSE XF FLEX ANALYZER SYSTEM
- Oct 6, 2025SEBIA, INC.$91K6640--SFVA Chem Sebia Analyzers CPT Base + 2OY
- Oct 2, 2025MARKES INTERNATIONAL, INC.$384K6640--Gas Chromatograph/Mass Spectrometer Markes International
- Oct 1, 2025ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CORPORATION$2.5M6640--VAPAHCS Hematoxylin and Eosin Staining (H&E), Immunohistochemistry (IHC), In-Situ Hybridization (ISH), and Special Staining System Cost per Kit (CPK)
- Apr 16, 2025WERFEN USA LLC$3.6M6640--Base plus 4 OY | Blood Gas Instrument and Consumables
Competitive landscape
For the 7 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.
- 1 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 2 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.