6640--Sole Source Post-Award Notice Individually Ventilated Cage Systems
Veterans Affairs · RPO EAST (36C24E)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C24E26P0048 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
Sole Source Post-Award Notice Subject: Notice of Award Sole Source Procurement Notice Number: 36C24E26P0048_1 Award Date: September 09, 2026 1. Contracting Agency Information Agency/Organization Name: Veterans Health Administration Department/Division: Regional Procurement East Division Address: Building 32 Suite 1A1111, 101 Delafield Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15215-1802 2. Contractor Information Contractor Name: Allentown, LLC Address: 165 ROUTE 526, ALLENTOWN, NJ 08501 3. Contract Details Contract Title: Individually Ventilated Cage Systems Contract Number: 36C24E26P0048 Total Award Value: $353,2… (show all)
15.75 USD Period of Performance: September 25, 2026, to November 30, 2026 4. Description of Requirement Individually Ventilated Cage Systems (IVC) 5. Justification for Sole Source Award In accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b) / 8.405-6(a)(2) this contract was awarded on a sole source basis because proprietary airflow/manifold is a highly specialized service with no substitutes manufactured exclusively by Allentown, LLC. No other vendor manufactures, distributes, or services this specific system. Allentown, LLC is the only known source capable of fulfilling this requirement without causing unacceptable delays, duplication of costs, or compatibility issues with existing infrastructure. 6. Point of Contact For any questions regarding this notice, please contact: Name/Title: Latonya Hughes-Contract Specialist Email: Latonya.hughes2@va.gov
Who won similar work
150 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Veterans Affairs), same product/service code (PSC) 6640.
Single-winner award sizes (148): middle half $74K to $834K, median $310K; range $7K to $31.8M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CORPORATION | 13 | $18.1M | Sep 23, 2026 |
| ABBOTT LABORATORIES INC. · $ABT · $40.1B | 10 | $34.6M | Oct 1, 2026 |
| WERFEN USA LLC | 9 | $10.0M + 1 shared | Oct 7, 2026 |
| GOVERNMENT SCIENTIFIC SOURCE INC | 8 | $18.1M | Sep 22, 2026 |
| BECKMAN COULTER, INC | 7 | $3.1M | Oct 1, 2026 |
| CEPHEID SUNNYVALE 94089 | 6 | $3.4M | Oct 5, 2026 |
| BIOMERIEUX INC | 5 | $38.7M | Oct 1, 2026 |
| BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY · $BDX · $19.4B | 5 | $4.1M | Oct 1, 2026 |
| Fisher Scientific Company | 5 | $3.1M | Sep 28, 2026 |
| VETERANS HEALTHCARE SUPPLY SOLUTIONS, INC | 5 | $1.1M | May 21, 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.
- $ABT reported $40.1B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 148 past awards, $310K, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
- $BDX reported $19.4B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 148 past awards, $310K, 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 7, 2026WERFEN USA LLC$69K6640--ECHO LUMENA- WERFEN
- Oct 7, 2026WERFEN USA LLC$346K6640--ECHO LUMENA- WERFEN
- Oct 7, 2026DIASORIN MOLECULAR, LLC$340KDiaSorin Reagents
- Oct 5, 2026CEPHEID SUNNYVALE 94089$561K6640--FY27 Cepheid - Base Plus 4 Option Years (VA-27-00000309)
- Oct 1, 2026SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS INC.$283KValidity and Drug of Abuse Reagent
- Oct 1, 2026ABBOTT LABORATORIES INC.$165K6640--Abbott AlinIQ Inventory Management System (IMS)
- Oct 1, 2026BIOMERIEUX INC$1.2M6640--New Contract for Molecular Diagnostic Testing-Cost Per Test (CPT)-Strep ID, Respiratory Panel and Blood Culture ID Fort Harrison VA Medical Center (FHM) and Benjamin Steele VA Clinic (BIL), MT-9
- Oct 1, 2026BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY$1.9M6640--BRAND NAME OR EQUAL Flow Cytometry Reagents - MPLS
- Oct 1, 2026ABBOTT LABORATORIES INC.$748K6640--Abbott - Alinity M Reagents - IC
- Oct 1, 2026BECKMAN COULTER, INC$211K6640--MICROBIOLOGY CPRR EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES - Base Plus Four Option Year Contract
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.
- 2 of these past winners lobbied Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) since 2024 (11 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) job
- $72K 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 6 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.