GFT Media Testing-Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center
Veterans Affairs · 244-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 4 (36C244)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C24425Q0125 in this department, oldest first.
Next steps for this stage
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- 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.
What the notice says
ISO/TEC 17025 accredited laboratory under the Environmental Microbiology Lab Accreditation Program (EMLAP) will process (incubate, analyze, record and report results) microbiological surface samples, Gloved Fingertip and Thumb samples (GFT) and Media Fill Testing (MFT) samples obtained and submitted by Wilkes-Barre Veterans Medical Center (WBVAMC). Samples will be processed according to the most current version of CAG-009-2011 (or its successor) and results will be compared to recommendations provided in USP <797>. (See SOW)
Who won similar work
6 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 (6): middle half $493K to $4.3M, median $1.2M; 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 |
| 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)
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
- 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.