J066--Lab Histology Equipment SMA
Veterans Affairs · 257-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 17 (36C257)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C25726Q0433 in this department, oldest first.
- Apr 7, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
- Apr 22, 2026Award NoticeRICHARD-ALLAN SCIENTIFIC LLC · $16KOpen
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 Special Notice Page 1 of 3 Special Notice *= Required Field Special Notice Page 4 of 4 Special Notice Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Procurement The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Network Contracting Office 17, intends to award a firm-fixed priced contract to Richard-Allan Scientific LLC.: Scope Lab Histology Equipment Service Maintenance Agreement for VA owned Histology Lab Equipment for the VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend (VCB) Health Care System, 2601 Veterans Drive, Harlingen, TX 78550. For the following equipment: Quantity Manufacture … (show all)
Product Serial # Location 1 Fisher Scientific Clearvue Glass Coverslipper CV74692404EP 3rd Floor Lab 1 Thermo Scientfic Embedding Unit Paraffin HS9517A2008T 3rd Floor Lab 1 Thermo Scientific Tissue Embedding Unit HS9515C2008 3rd floor Lab 1 Thermo Fisher Scientific Excelsior AS ET71132101EP 3rd floor Lab Location The preventive maintenance will be performed at the VCB Health Care Center at Harlingen (HCC), located at 2601 Veterans Drive, Harlingen, Texas 78550. Period of Performance The Contract period of performance: Base 06/01/2026 05/31/2027 Option 1 06/01/2027 05/31/2028 Option 2 06/01/2028 05/31/2029 Option 3 06/01/2029 05/31/2030 Option 4 12/01/2030 11/30/2031 See Statement of Work for complete details.
Who won similar work
12 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (257-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 17 (36C257)), same product/service code (PSC) J066 and NAICS 811210.
Single-winner award sizes (12): middle half $88K to $452K, median $164K; range $30K to $1.8M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| CEPHEID SUNNYVALE 94089 | 1 | $1.8M | Mar 12, 2026 |
| XENEX DISINFECTION SERVICES INC. | 1 | $871K | Jan 15, 2025 |
| ILLUMINA, INC. · $ILMN · $4.5B | 1 | $497K | Jun 12, 2025 |
| FULL SPECTRUM GROUP, LLC | 1 | $438K | Apr 1, 2025 |
| ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CORPORATION | 1 | $218K | Aug 24, 2026 |
| LEICA MICROSYSTEMS INC. | 1 | $183K | Jun 12, 2026 |
| NEXUS GROUP, LLC | 1 | $144K | Mar 24, 2026 |
| BIOMERIEUX INC | 1 | $105K | Aug 12, 2026 |
| RICHARD-ALLAN SCIENTIFIC LLC | 1 | $93K | Jul 24, 2026 |
| RADIOMETER AMERICA, INC. | 1 | $72K | Jul 14, 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.
- $ILMN reported $4.5B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 12 past awards, $164K, 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.
- Aug 24, 2026ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CORPORATION$218KJ066--NEW – Roche Benchmark Ultra ServicesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 12, 2026BIOMERIEUX INC$105KJ066--NEW - BioMerieux Biofire TORCH ServicesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 24, 2026RICHARD-ALLAN SCIENTIFIC LLC$93KJ066-- STX Richard-Allan Epredia SVCNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 14, 2026RADIOMETER AMERICA, INC.$72KJ066--NEW | CTX ABL ServiceNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 12, 2026LEICA MICROSYSTEMS INC.$183KJ066-- Leica Cerebro ServicesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Mar 24, 2026NEXUS GROUP, LLC$144KJ066--NEW - CTX Peloris IIINo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Mar 12, 2026CEPHEID SUNNYVALE 94089$1.8MJ066--VISN 17 GeneXpert Analyzer M&R Consolidated IDIQNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Nov 18, 2025BECKMAN COULTER, INC$56KJ066--DxM 1040 MicroScan WalkAway PMNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 6, 2025BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY$30KJ066--NEW - BD FX ServiceMateriality: <0.01% of $BDX revenue (Low) SEC
- Jun 12, 2025ILLUMINA, INC.$497KNEW CTX Illumina NextSeq Service ContractMateriality: 0.01% of $ILMN revenue (Low) SEC
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 8 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 (6 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. 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 4 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.