Notice of Intent to Sole Source - Alinity M Reagent
Veterans Affairs · VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C26326Q1062 in this department, oldest first.
- Sep 3, 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
Notice of Intent to Sole Source This Notice of Intent to Sole Source is published in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.101(a)(1). This notice is to advise public that the Government intends to solicit and negotiate a Sole Source, Firm-Fixed-Priced, Purchase Order, with only one (1) source, Abbott Inc. The procurement is for Alinity M Reagents located at the Iowa City VA Health Care System. This contract action is for supplies for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one (1) source under the authority of FAR 12.302(a), 41 USC �1901 and 41 U.S.C. 3… (show all)
304(a)(1), only one (1) will meet the Government�s needs. Only one (1) source is capable of responding due to the unique or specialized nature of the supplies and/or services. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement. The applicable NAICS Code is 325413 and the size standard is 1,250 employees.
Who won similar work
117 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Veterans Affairs), same NAICS 325413.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CORPORATION | 11 | $15.0M | Sep 21, 2026 |
| CEPHEID SUNNYVALE 94089 | 10 | $21.5M | Jun 22, 2026 |
| BIOMERIEUX INC | 8 | $44.2M | Oct 1, 2026 |
| DERRAH MORRISON ENTERPRISES LLC | 7 | $389K | Sep 25, 2026 |
| WERFEN USA LLC | 5 | $2.5M | Oct 7, 2026 |
| CEPHEID Sunnyvale CA 94089 USA | 4 | $40.5M | Jun 26, 2026 |
| SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS INC. | 4 | $3.4M | Oct 1, 2026 |
| THE DAVINCI COMPANY | 4 | $1.4M | Mar 12, 2026 |
| ABBOTT LABORATORIES INC. | 3 | $4.7M | Oct 1, 2026 |
| BECKMAN COULTER, INC | 3 | $4.2M | Nov 28, 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.
- Oct 7, 2026WERFEN USA LLC$69K6640--ECHO LUMENA- WERFEN
- Oct 7, 2026WERFEN USA LLC$346K6640--ECHO LUMENA- WERFEN
- Oct 6, 2026ABBOTT MOLECULAR INC.$920K6550--LAB - ABBOTT ALINITY-M PCR MOLECULAR REAGENTS & SUPPLIES
- Oct 1, 2026SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS INC.$600K6550--Blood Gas Analyzer Reagents, Controls, and Supplies IDIQ
- Oct 1, 2026WERFEN USA LLC$388K6550--Werfen Immunocor Blood Bank Reagents and Supplies Northport and East Orange
- Oct 1, 2026BIOMERIEUX INC$284K6550--DO Biofire Panel Kits in support of the Sioux Falls VA HCS
- Oct 1, 2026BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY$1.9M6640--BRAND NAME OR EQUAL Flow Cytometry Reagents - MPLS
- Oct 1, 2026CEPHEID INC$3.0MPurchase of Rapid Syndromic Molecular Testing Reagents for Seattle VAMC
- Oct 1, 2026ABBOTT LABORATORIES INC.$748K6640--Abbott - Alinity M Reagents - IC
- Oct 1, 2026SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS INC.$283KValidity and Drug of Abuse Reagent
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.
- 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.