6640--Cepheid PCR Reagents
Veterans Affairs · 250-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 10 (36C250)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C25027Q0021 in this department, oldest first.
- Oct 7, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
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
SPECIAL NOTICE NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE Cepheid Reagents Dayton The Dayton Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC), 4100 West Third Street, Dayton, OH 45428, intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1(a)(2), Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The NAICS code is 334516 with a small business size standard of 1,000. The VA intends to solicit and negotiate with Cepheid, 904 Caribbean Drive, Sunnydale, CA 94089 for Cepheid Reagents. The reagents are needed for various molecular tests on F… (show all)
LUVID, COVID Single, CARBA-R, C diff/EPI, CT/NG, MRSA BC, MRSA NxG, Strep A, TV, and MTB/RIF testing. Any business that believes it can provide the supplies may submit written notice to John Tschirhart by Thursday, October 8, 2026, at 7:30am local time. Such capabilities information will be used solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. � All information shall be furnished at no cost or obligation to the Government.� A determination by the Government not to open the requirement to competition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. No solicitation is available at this time. All inquiries must be submitted by email to John Tschirhart at john.tschirhart@va.gov Enter RFQ 36C25027Q0021 Cepheid Reagents Dayton in the email subject line.
Who won similar work
9 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 (9): middle half $36K to $532K, median $69K; 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 |
| HARVARD BIOSCIENCE INC · $HBIO · $87.8M | 1 | $36K | Jul 29, 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 9 past awards, $69K, is under 0.1% of that. SEC filing
- $HBIO reported $87.8M revenue (12 months to Jun 30, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 9 past awards, $69K, 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 9 past awards, $69K, 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 29, 2026HARVARD BIOSCIENCE INC$36K6640--Supplies - Animal Telemetry Devices - Ann ArborMateriality: 0.04% of $HBIO revenue (Low) SEC
- 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 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.
- 3 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.