VISN 23 Laboratory Referral Testing Services
Veterans Affairs · NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 23 (36C263)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C26325D0002 in this department, oldest first.
- Oct 25, 2024 · this noticeAward NoticeQuest Diagnostics Incorporated · $10.3M
Next steps for this stage
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- Note the winner and the end of the period of performance for the recompete.
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What the notice says
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Network Contracting Office 23, Saint Cloud, MN has procured medical laboratory and testing analysis services for the VISN 23 Midwest Healthcare System. The Contractor shall be responsible for performing pre-analytic processing as defined in its laboratory manual, analysis, and reporting of analytical results and interpretation for clinical and anatomical pathology specimens as requested by participating facilities (listed below) during the contract period. Services shall include the transportation of clinical laboratory specimens to the Contractor�s lab… (show all)
oratory/laboratories, performance of pre-analytical specimen processing support services, the performance of analytical testing as defined by the Contractor�s reference test manual, the reporting of analytical test results, and consultative services as required to provide the full scope of its laboratory services to the ordering facility. This procurement shall be conducted in accordance with FAR Part 12, �Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services�, FAR Part 15, �Contracting by Negotiation�. Services in accordance with the contract will be furnished to eleven (11) participating facilities within the VISN 23 Midwest Healthcare System. Participating Facilities: VA Black Hills Health Care System, Hot Springs, SD VA Black Hills Health Care System, Ft. Meade, SD Fargo VA Health Care System, Fargo, ND VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System, Omaha, NE VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System, Lincoln, NE VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System, Grand Island, NE St. Cloud VA Healthcare System, St. Cloud, MN Sioux Falls VA Health Care System, Sioux Falls, SD Iowa City VA Health Care System, Iowa City, IA Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN VA Central Iowa Health Care System, Des Moines, IA The NAICS code is 621511, for Medical Laboratories (Size Standard is $41.5 Million). The PSC is Q301 (Medical � Laboratory)
Who won similar work
4 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 621511.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAINT CLOUD HOSPITAL Saint Cloud MN 56303 USA | 2 | $45K | Jul 30, 2026 |
| IOWA PATHOLOGY ASSOCIATES, P.C. DES MOINES 50309 | 1 | $3.3M | Oct 29, 2025 |
| MONUMENT HEALTH RAPID CITY HOSPITAL, INC. | 1 | $70K | Jan 22, 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.
- Jul 30, 2026SAINT CLOUD HOSPITAL Saint Cloud MN 56303 USA$22KAWARDED - STAT and Esoteric Lab Testing Services, for the St. Cloud VA Health Care System.
- Jan 22, 2026MONUMENT HEALTH RAPID CITY HOSPITAL, INC.$70KMicrobiology Culture Testing Services
- Oct 29, 2025IOWA PATHOLOGY ASSOCIATES, P.C. DES MOINES 50309$3.3MQ515--Pathology Physician and Lab Testing
- Jul 20, 2025SAINT CLOUD HOSPITAL Saint Cloud MN 56303 USA$23KSTAT and Esoteric Lab Testing for St. Cloud VA Medical Center
Competitive landscape
For the 3 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 Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) 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
- 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.
- 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.