SolicitationPosted Feb 25, 2026·Responses due Mar 13, 2026

Q301--VISN 5 Reference Lab Testing

Veterans Affairs · 245-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 5 (36C245)

Stage
Open solicitation
NAICS
621511
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
36C24526R0021
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
Q301
Place
Not stated
Contact
Alison L Klein (alison.klein@va.gov)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 36C24526R0021 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Jan 13, 2026
    Pre-solicitation
    Open
Solicitation
  • Jan 27, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Feb 23, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Feb 25, 2026 · this notice
    Solicitation
Award
  • Aug 6, 2026
    Award Notice
    LABORATORY CORPORATION · $9.9M
    Open
  • Aug 6, 2026
    Award Notice
    QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED · $40.0M
    Open
  • Aug 6, 2026
    Award Notice
    QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED · $40.0M
    Open

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What the notice says

Attachment 1 Eastern Region Line Items. Where in the Excel spreadsheet can we add our test information such as vendors test code, test description/name, etc.? Attachment 2 Western Region Line Items. Where in the Excel spreadsheet can we add our test information such as vendors test code, test description/name, etc.? VA response: Vendors test code is to be filled in on column AN. Vendors test description/name is to be filled in on column BG. Attachment 1 Eastern Region Line Items. For item number lines below, Mail Out codes are utilized to capture various miscellaneous tests and do not correspo… (show all)

nd to a single, defined test code. Consequently, a fixed price cannot be assigned, as pricing varies based on specific test ordered. Due to this ambiguity, we respectfully request that these items be removed from the RFP. VA Response: Vendors will not be required to price the above line items due to ambiguity and future tests must be purchased under the micro-purchase limit utilizing a government purchase card by the facilities. The schedule will be revised at time of award, leave pricing blank. Attachment 1 Eastern Region Line Items. For item number lines below, please confirm the price to be provided is for the total of 9 drug screen includes Amphetamines, Barbiturates, Benzodiazepines, Marijuana, Cocaine, Methadone, Opiates, Oxycodone, and Phencyclidine and not per single individual drug screen. VA Response: Yes, not an individual drug screen but screening for those 9 drugs. Attachment 1 Eastern Region Line Items. For item number lines below, please confirm the price to be provided is for the total of 6 Oral Fluid drug screen and not per single individual drug screen. VA Response: Yes, not an individual drug screen but screening for 6 drugs. Attachment 2 Western Region Line Items. Please provide additional test information noted in the Comments for Vendor column to ensure appropriate test match. Vendor seq Vendor Test Name Vendor CPT Annualized New Business Vol Comments for Vendor VA Resonse 04350 Tissue Panel 88305 12 Please provide components included in panel and if the panel is a global, technical, or professional test. Technical and global 00772 Breast IHC P4 IHC 88360 x2, 88377 1 Please provide specific IHC stain for item. This test will be removed, do not price. Schedule will be updated at award. 00576 Breast IHC P6A IHC 88182 , 88360 x3 1 Please provide specific IHC stain for item. This test will be removed, do not price. Schedule will be updated at award. 00581 Breast IHC P7A IHC 88182 , 88360 x4 1 Please provide specific IHC stain for item. This test will be removed, do not price. Schedule will be updated at award. 00582 Breast IHC P7B IHC 88182 , 88360 x5 1 Please provide specific IHC stain for item. This test will be removed, do not price. Schedule will be updated at award. Section: B.3 Statement of Work - Reference Laboratory Services / III. Transportation Services for Reference Testing Specimens Page 9 Requirement:� STAT transportation services shall occur within one (1) hour of notification. Question:� What is the approximate number of STAT pickups required by each facility in a given month? Facility� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � #STAT Baltimore� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 0 Beckley� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 0 Clarksburg� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 0 Huntington� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 0 Martinsburg� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 0 Washington DC� � � � � � � � � � � � � � 96 Section:� E.2 ADDENDUM TO INSTRUCTION TO OFFERORS / Subfactor 4 Resumes. Requirement: Offerors shall submit resumes for sufficient staff to function as an onsite processor for each of the medical center(s). Question:� While the requirement indicates that a resume must be submitted for any onsite processor, these positions may be filled either by existing staff or by new hires who may not have a traditional resume. In either scenario, we can provide an attestation letter verifying the individual s qualifications and assignment.� Will an attestation letter meet this requirement? Attestation letter will suffice as long as it outlines the individual s qualifications and assignment. Section: � E.2 ADDENDUM TO INSTRUCTION TO OFFERORS Page 46 Requirement:� Email/Attachment size of Offeror s response is limited to 20MB. Question:� � Does this mean that if Offeror s proposal is more than 20MB total, that we should submit our proposal in multiple emails?� � Or does this mean that the entire proposal is limited to 20MB? The entire proposal should not exceed 20MB. Contract Document:� Attachments 1 and 2 Eastern and Western Region Line Items Page: Not applicable Requirement:� Prices Question:� If Offeror is unable to crossmatch every single line item, will Offeror be disqualified? No, however a bulk of tests would need to be crossed matched.

Who won similar work

121 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Veterans Affairs), same product/service code (PSC) Q301.

Single-winner award sizes (121): middle half $275K to $2.6M, median $681K; range $19K to $46.0M.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED · $DGX · $9.3B19$162.4MJul 24, 2026
LABORATORY CORPORATION14$59.8MOct 1, 2026
I-2-I Solutions, Inc.4$2.4MOct 2, 2026
WINERGY LLC4$1.1MSep 11, 2025
OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY Portland OR 97239 USA3$18.7MJun 17, 2026
CYTOPATH BIOPSY LAB INC3$1.5MSep 22, 2026
VERACYTE LABS SD CORPORATION · $VCYT · $361.1M3$859KJun 2, 2026
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE Seattle WA 98195 USA2$9.7MDec 2, 2025
BECKMAN COULTER, INC2$5.0MNov 28, 2025
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CORPORATION2$2.6MNov 13, 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.

Investor context
  • $DGX reported $9.3B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 121 past awards, $681K, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
  • $VCYT reported $361.1M revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 121 past awards, $681K, is 0.2% of that. 10-K

One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.

Latest awards

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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
  • $22K 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
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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
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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
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