Molecular Analyzer Equipment Purchase
Veterans Affairs · 260-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 20 (36C260)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C26026Q0918 in this department, oldest first.
- Aug 28, 2026 · this noticeSolicitation
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- Decide bid or no bid before the response deadline.
- Look at the past winners for likely competitors and teaming partners.
- Follow the opportunity to hear about amendments and the award.
Who won similar work
24 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (260-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 20 (36C260)), same product/service code (PSC) 6515.
Single-winner award sizes (24): middle half $53K to $1.9M, median $348K; range $14K to $4.6M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAREFUSION SOLUTIONS, LLC · $BDX · $19.4B | 3 | $5.2M | Sep 22, 2025 |
| GULDMANN, INC. | 2 | $5.2M | Aug 6, 2026 |
| ELECTRONIC WAVEFORM LAB, INC. | 1 | $3.7M | Jun 26, 2025 |
| CEPHEID INC | 1 | $3.0M | Oct 1, 2026 |
| CYTOPATH BIOPSY LAB INC | 1 | $2.5M | Oct 1, 2026 |
| PREMIER MEDICAL DISTRIBUTORS, LLC | 1 | $2.0M | Jun 18, 2026 |
| BRANCH MEDICAL LLC · $GMED · $1.6B | 1 | $1.5M | Jan 22, 2026 |
| FIDELIS SUSTAINABILITY DISTRIBUTION, LLC | 1 | $381K | Mar 20, 2025 |
| KARL STORZ ENDOSCOPY-AMERICA INC | 1 | $363K | Sep 11, 2025 |
| ADVANCED STERILIZATION PRODUCTS SERVICES INC. | 1 | $332K | Jun 10, 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.
- $BDX reported $19.4B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 24 past awards, $348K, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
- $GMED reported $1.6B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 24 past awards, $348K, 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.
- Oct 1, 2026CEPHEID INC$3.0MPurchase of Rapid Syndromic Molecular Testing Reagents for Seattle VAMCNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 1, 2026CYTOPATH BIOPSY LAB INC$2.5MPR Needed NEW Request / Thyroid Molecular Tests - THYROSEQ 5 year contractNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 8, 20261ST AMERICAN MEDICAL DISTRIBUTORS, INC.$41K6515--Thyroid Uptake SystemNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 6, 2026GULDMANN, INC.$4.6MSeattle Lift ReplacementNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 18, 2026PREMIER MEDICAL DISTRIBUTORS, LLC$2.0M6515--Patient Ceiling Lift SystemsNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Apr 29, 2026HAMILTON COMPANY$185K6515 Automated Liquid Handling SystemNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Mar 24, 2026GULDMANN, INC.$549K6515--Patient Ceiling Lifts and InstallationNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Feb 11, 2026SCDATACOM Seattle WA 98108 USA$55KReplacement of 19 MICU/SICU cameras at Seattle VA Med CtrNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Feb 2, 2026LOTUSUSA, INC.$18K6515--New Respiratory Air FilteringNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jan 22, 2026BRANCH MEDICAL LLC$1.5MDistribution of Biorad Bioplex Reagents and Consumables for Laboratory Tests.Materiality: 0.10% of $GMED 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.
- 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
- $25K 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.
- 2 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.