Q301--NTX Infectious Disease Contract
Veterans Affairs · 257-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 17 (36C257)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C25726Q0007 in this department, oldest first.
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
DESCRIPTION Special Notice Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Procurement The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Network Contracting Office 17, intends to award a firm fixed price contract to DiaSorin, Inc for the procurement of immunoassay analyzer, reagents, consumables, supplies, maintenance, and off-site customer training for testing of Herpes 1 & 2 I, Treponema, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella Zoster, Calprotectin and QuantiFERON TB Gold Plus through reagent rental agreement for the Immunology testing area at the VA North Texas Health Care System (VANT… (show all)
HCS), Dallas, TX. The proposed sole source procurement will be made by a pricing agreement with DiaSorin, based upon pricing from previous contracts. The Contractor will provide an immunochemistry analyzer with designated options, all system software, UPS, monitor, scanner, printer, technical support, customer training, and business hours service plan. Test Menu Assay Est Annual Usage QuantiFERON TB Gold Plus 3,800 Calprotectin 550 Treponema 9,000 Herpes 1 2,000 Herpes 2 2,000 Measles IgG 2,500 Mumps IgG 2,500 Rubella IgG 2,500 Varicella Zoster IgG 2,500 The Contractor shall: Deliver, install, and set up the instrument and components. Provide test validation guidance and validation supplies. Provide technical support and guidance. Provide reagents, consumables, and supplies as requested by VANTHCS staff. Provide set up for interfaced result reporting, which includes LIS physical connection and translation (drivers), and any required (additional) interface connection license(s). Provide instrument repairs and scheduled preventive maintenance for the instrument and system components. Provide basic and advanced operator training. This notice is not to be considered a request for quotations or proposals. The VA intends to solicit and negotiate a sole source contract under the authority of FAR 13.501(a)(2)(i). The VA anticipates awarding contract on or near December 01, 2025. The projected period of performance will be from 12/15/2025 to 12/14/2026. This notice of intent to award a sole source contract is not a request for competitive proposals. However, in accordance with FAR 5.207(c)(16)(ii), all responsible sources that feel they can fulfill this requirement may submit a capability statement which shall be considered by the VA. Responses to this notice shall contain sufficient information to establish the interested parties bona-fide capabilities for fulfilling the requirement, and include: SAM Unique Entity ID, and the Taxpayer Identification Number. All respondents must have an active registration in the System for Award Management at www.sam.gov. Interested Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) and Veteran Owned Small Businesses (VOSB) must be listed as verified on the Veteran Small Business Certification (VetCert) database located at https://veterans.certify.sba.gov/ in order to receive contract awards under the Veterans First Contracting Program. A determination by the VA not to compete this proposed action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the VA. In addition, the information received because of this notice of intent will be retained as market research only. If no affirmative written response is received by the response date and time, a sole source contract will be awarded to DiaSorin, Inc., located at 1951 Northwestern Ave S, Stillwater, MN 55082-7536 without any further notice. Contract Specialist does not have access to the Contract Opportunities Interested Vendor List and therefore any and all interested parties must submit information to me and only me at email below. Responses shall be submitted to jose.campa@va.gov no later than 10:00 A.M., CDT, Monday, August 11, 2025. Fax or telephone calls will not be accepted.
Who won similar work
20 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (257-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 17 (36C257)), same product/service code (PSC) Q301.
Single-winner award sizes (20): middle half $447K to $4.8M, median $2.0M; range $51K to $17.0M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED · $DGX · $9.3B | 8 | $49.6M | Mar 3, 2026 |
| LABORATORY CORPORATION | 4 | $22.7M | Apr 27, 2026 |
| PROPATH SERVICES, LLC | 1 | $4.0M | Jun 11, 2026 |
| BEXAR COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT SAN ANTONIO 78229 | 1 | $2.6M | Nov 20, 2024 |
| ARUP LABORATORIES INC | 1 | $450K | Mar 19, 2025 |
| VETERANS HEALTHCARE SUPPLY SOLUTIONS, INC | 1 | $438K | May 13, 2026 |
| ABBOTT LABORATORIES INC. · $ABT · $40.1B | 1 | $330K | Dec 19, 2024 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER OF SAN ANTONIO SAN ANTONIO 78229 | 1 | $275K | Sep 22, 2025 |
| AMBRY GENETICS CORPORATION | 1 | $62K | Feb 26, 2026 |
| ABBOTT RAPID DIAGNOSTICS INFORMATICS, INC | 1 | $51K | Dec 2, 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.
- $DGX reported $9.3B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 20 past awards, $2.0M, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
- $ABT reported $40.1B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 20 past awards, $2.0M, 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.
- Jun 11, 2026PROPATH SERVICES, LLC$4.0MQ301--NEW - NTX Combined Reference Lab Testing (Anatomic, Surgical, Genetic) IDIQ
- May 13, 2026VETERANS HEALTHCARE SUPPLY SOLUTIONS, INC$438KQ301--WatchPat One Direct Sleep w/Service
- Apr 27, 2026LABORATORY CORPORATION$17.0MQ301--STX Specialized Reference Lab Testing
- Mar 29, 2026LABORATORY CORPORATION$815KQ301--South Texas VA Specialized Reference Lab Testing 3 Month Order
- Mar 3, 2026QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED$12.4MQ301--Specialized Reference Lab Services BPA South Texas Veterans Healthcare System
- Feb 27, 2026QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED$12.8MQ301--Reference Laboratory Testing Services BPA El Paso Veterans Healthcare System
- Feb 27, 2026QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED$5.5MQ301--New - NTX Reference Testing
- Feb 26, 2026AMBRY GENETICS CORPORATION$62KQ301--Specialized Genetic Testing Services
- Jan 20, 2026QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED$4.6MQ301--Reference Laboratory Services Central Texas Veterans Healthcare System
- Jan 7, 2026QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED$2.0MWest Texas VA Reference Lab Testing
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 (5 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) job
- $69K 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.
- 5 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 5 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.