Q301--Lab Testing Services - clonoSEQ Measurable Residual Disease Test Pittsburgh VA Medical Center - Pittsburgh, PA
Veterans Affairs · 244-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 4 (36C244)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C24426Q0855 in this department, oldest first.
- Jul 31, 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 AWARD SOLE SOURCE: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Regional Procurement Office East (RPOE), Network Contracting Office 4 (NCO 4) intends to award a sole source contract pursuant to RFO FAR 6.103-1 to Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation located at 1165 Eastlake AVE E, Seattle, Washington 98109. Simplified acquisition procedures will be used, and the resulting contract will be firm priced for a five-year period. The Pittsburgh VA Medical Center requires a contractor to provide clonoSEQ Measurable Residual Disease (MRD) Testing. This service shall be provided for the … (show all)
Department of Veterans Affairs, Pittsburgh VA Medical Center, located at University Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15240. The clonoSEQ assay is provided exclusively by Adaptive Biotechnologies and is a proprietary, FDA-cleared, patented molecular test developed and performed exclusively by Adaptive Biotechnologies for MRD detection in bone marrow from patients with multiple myeloma and B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL), and in blood or bone marrow from patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). It is also a CLIA-validated laboratory developed (LDT) test for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) and other lymphoid malignancies. Adaptive Biotechnologies is the sole source provider of clonoSEQ MRD testing within the United States. It is the Government's belief that only the proposed candidate possesses the required capabilities to successfully meet the VA facility s needs. Line Item Description Annual Quantity 1 ClonoSEQ MRD Testing 100 THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES; however, any responsible firm that believes it can meet the requirement shall give written notification and capability statements prior to the response due date and time. Vendors shall indicate if they are the direct supplier or service provider of the items and/or authorized reseller/distributor. Supporting evidence shall be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to perform the requirement and shall include relevant experience along with the applicable contract number(s), total contract dollar amount, contract period of performance, details of the relevant supply and/or services, and customer point of contact with corresponding telephone number and email address. Responses shall include following information: 1. Company Name 2. SAM UEI Number 3. Company s Address 4. Point of Contact Information (title, phone number and email address) 5. Business Size Responses received will be evaluated; however, a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information provided will not be returned. Responses are due by Monday, 8/10/2026 at 8:00 AM Eastern Standard Time. No submissions will be accepted after this date and time. Responses shall be submitted via email to Mrs. Mickeya Linzie at mickeya.linzie@va.gov. The NAICS code for this acquisition is 621511 (Medical Laboratories) and the size standard is $41.5 million.
Who won similar work
7 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (244-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 4 (36C244)), same product/service code (PSC) Q301 and NAICS 621511.
Single-winner award sizes (7): middle half $248K to $3.3M, median $875K; range $100K to $7.3M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| LABORATORY CORPORATION | 2 | $12.6M | Sep 29, 2026 |
| PURE AIR UV INC. | 2 | $1.8M | Sep 23, 2025 |
| Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia PA 19104 USA | 1 | $875K | Mar 16, 2026 |
| WINERGY LLC | 1 | $130K | Jan 2, 2025 |
| PATHOLOGY ASSOC OF NEPA, LTD. | 1 | $100K | Oct 8, 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. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- Sep 29, 2026LABORATORY CORPORATION$7.3MAward Notice - Reference Lab Testing ServicesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Mar 16, 2026Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia PA 19104 USA$875KLab Testing Services - Off | Hospital of the University of PA Reference Lab | POP 03/13/26 - 03/12/31No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 8, 2025PATHOLOGY ASSOC OF NEPA, LTD.$100KQ301--Lab Testing Services - (Histology & Cytology/Off) | 5 yearNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 23, 2025PURE AIR UV INC.$1.5MQ301--VISN 4 Lab Testing Services - (Finger Tip Glove / Equipment Testing)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Apr 7, 2025LABORATORY CORPORATION$5.2MReference Laboratory Services - VISN 4No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Mar 14, 2025PURE AIR UV INC.$366KQ301--Lab Testing Services - (USP 797 Gloved fingertip test/Off) - PhiladelphiaNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jan 2, 2025WINERGY LLC$130KQ301--Lab Testing - Off - GFT Media Testing - New Requirement 5 years - Wilkes Barre (VA-25-00007921)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Competitive landscape
For the 5 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
- 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.
- 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.