Q301--Reference Lab Testing Captain James A Lovell Federal Health Care Center
Veterans Affairs · 252-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 12 (36C252)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C25227Q0032 in this department, oldest first.
- Sep 21, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
Next steps for this stage
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- 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 3 of 3 Special Notice *= Required Field Special Notice Page 1 of 3 The Great Lakes Acquisition Center (GLAC) intends to negotiate a sole source contract with Quest Diagnostics Incorporated for Reference Lab Testing Services for Captain James A Lovell Federal Health Care Center. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. Reference Lab Testing services are already in use. This request is for sustainment of an existing service. This acquisition is conducted under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 1901 Simplified Acquisition Procedures as implemented… (show all)
in RFO 12.102, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. This contract will be a Firm-Fixed Price IDIQ, 9-month ordering period, with a performance period of October 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) is 621511 with a business size standard of $41.5 Million. This procurement is being conducted in accordance with RFO Part 6.103-1. The purpose of this sole source contract is to provide continuous testing affecting patient care while the rest of legacy VISN 12 transitions to the Cerner electronic health record management (EHRM) system, which will necessitate establishing new test databases at a significant cost to the Government. Solicitation for a new consolidated five-year IDIQ will be undertaken to align with EHRM implementation across legacy VISN12, creating a streamlined reference lab testing acquisition, and mitigating redundant administrative contracting burden. No solicitation documents are available and telephone requests will not be accepted. However, any firm that believes it can meet these requirements may give written notification to the Contracting Officer by 4:00 PM Local Time (Central) Wednesday, September 23, 2026. Information must be sent to the Contracting Officer, Erika Cannaday at erika.cannaday@va.gov. Responses received will be considered, however a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.
Who won similar work
5 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (252-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 12 (36C252)), same product/service code (PSC) Q301 and NAICS 621511.
Single-winner award sizes (5): middle half $1.0M to $3.8M, median $1.9M; range $200K to $4.1M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED · $DGX · $9.3B | 2 | $5.9M | Jun 30, 2026 |
| WISCONSIN DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORIES LLC | 1 | $3.8M | Dec 18, 2025 |
| UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM Madison WI 53706 USA | 1 | $1.0M | Jan 29, 2026 |
| ARUP LABORATORIES INC | 1 | $200K | Jul 6, 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.
- $DGX reported $9.3B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 5 past awards, $1.9M, 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.
- Jul 6, 2026ARUP LABORATORIES INC$200KQ301--Reference Lab Testing Services POP: 7/1/2026 - 6/30/2027No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 30, 2026QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED$4.1MQ301--Multi-Site Reference Lab Services VISN12 537, 578, 585, 607, 676, 695 POP: 7/1/2026 - 6/30/2027Materiality: 0.04% of $DGX revenue (Low) SEC
- Jan 29, 2026UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM Madison WI 53706 USA$1.0MQ301--Cytogenetic Reference Laboratory ServicesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Dec 18, 2025WISCONSIN DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORIES LLC$3.8MQ301--Cytogenetic Rapid Response Reference Laboratory TestingNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Mar 25, 2025QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED$1.9MQ301--VISN Reference Lab Testing Bridge: 1/1/25 - 6/30/25Materiality: 0.02% of $DGX 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 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. 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 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.