Q301--Reference and Esoteric Laboratory Testing
Veterans Affairs · 242-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 02 (36C242)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C24227R0003 in this department, oldest first.
Next steps for this stage
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- Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
- Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.
What the notice says
NO PROPOSALS OR QUOTATIONS ARE REQUESTED AT THIS TIME. THIS PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THE FORMAL RFP WILL BE POSTED AT SAM.GOV UNDER THIS NOTICE NUMBER 36C24227R0003 ON OR ABOUT 10/07/2026. OFFERORS ARE ENCOURAGED TO MONITOR SAM.GOV FOR THE FORTHCOMING RFP AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION. Brief Description of Services: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Network Contracting Office (NCO) 2, on behalf of Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 2 South, intends to issue an RFP - Requirements Contract for comprehensive Reference Laboratory and Esoteric Testin… (show all)
g Services. The contract will serve the VA Medical Centers listed in Appendix A. The contractor must provide everything needed to perform all required reference and esoteric laboratory testing. This includes, but is not limited to: All personnel, labor, equipment, transportation, information technology, supplies, and supervision Routine and STAT pickup and transportation of specimens from multiple VA medical facilities to the contractor s laboratory Pre-analytic processing and preservation of samples Performance of laboratory analysis as specified in the contractor s test manual and relevant standards Timely electronic and hardcopy reporting of results to ordering VA facilities, with direct system interface to the VA VistA Laboratory Information System (LIS) Consultation regarding test selection, specimen collection, result interpretation, and specimen requirements Provision of all consumables for specimen collection, preservation, and transport Maintenance of all required certifications and accreditations Compliance with HIPAA and VA information security requirements A complete Statement of Work, with all details and requirements, will be included in the final solicitation. Locations of Service (Appendix A): James J. Peters VA Medical Center VA New Jersey Healthcare System VA Hudson Valley Healthcare System VA New York Harbor Healthcare System Northport VA Medical Center Set-Aside: Unrestricted, this is not Set-Aside. NAICS: 621511 Medical Laboratories
Who won similar work
8 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 621511.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED · $DGX | 3 | $8.1M | Jun 24, 2026 |
| LABORATORY CORPORATION | 2 | $3.7M | Oct 1, 2026 |
| THE ROGOSIN INSTITUTE INC | 2 | $2.3M | Jun 1, 2026 |
| Eurofins Transplant Genomics, LLC | 1 | $600K | Apr 1, 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.
- Oct 1, 2026LABORATORY CORPORATION$1.3MQ301--CYTOPATHOLOGY AND NEXT GENERATION SEQUENCING TESTING SERVICES
- Jun 30, 2026LABORATORY CORPORATION$2.4MEMERGENCY BRIDGE- Downstate Reference Lab
- Jun 24, 2026QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED$675KQ301--V797D-70090 | 36C24226A0046 | URGENT Bridge Specialized Genetic and Esoteric Lab Testing FSS-BPA LSJ Attached
- Jun 1, 2026THE ROGOSIN INSTITUTE INC$391KQ301--Tissue Typing and Immunogenetics Lab Services
- Jun 1, 2026THE ROGOSIN INSTITUTE INC$2.0MQ301--Tissue Typing and Immunogenetics Lab Services
- Apr 1, 2026Eurofins Transplant Genomics, LLC$600KQ301--DONOR-DERIVED CELL FREE DNA TESTING
- Dec 4, 2025QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED$6.8MQ301--Base-Reference Laboratory Testing for VISN2 North (VA-26-00003512)
- Jun 23, 2025QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED$655KQ301--6-Month Bridge VISN 2 South Specialized Genetic and Esoteric Lab Testing FSS-BPA LSJ Attached
Competitive landscape
For the 4 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
- $22K 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.
- 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.
- 1 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.