Notice of Intent to Sole Source Flea-Borne Typhus
CDC · CDC OFFICE OF ACQUISITION SERVICES
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 97543 in this department, oldest first.
- Jul 22, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
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
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention intends to award a sole source firm fixed price purchase order/contract to Quest Diagnostics. for Serum Clinical specimens from routine clinical testing. Remanent services: select, de-identify, and ship specimens to CDC. Serum specimens provided through Quest Diagnostics comprise a unique sample of clinical specimens from patients having blood drawn for routine laboratory testing. Quest Diagnostics has access to geographic details for Georgia along with sex and age information, which is not provided through other sources. It is critical to the stu… (show all)
dy to obtain information for specific geographic areas in Georgia. Quest Diagnostics was the only vendor that could provide precise locations of place of residency for the patients. Program could not identify other sources with similar geographic information at the zip code level. Serum specimens provided through Quest Diagnostics also contain information on sex and age, which may provide information beneficial for the proposed serological survey. This contract action is for supplies/services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of Revolutionary FAR Overhaul 6.103-1 (SAP) ; under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 1901, as implemented in FAR subpart 12.102. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however, all quotations/responses received within 15 days of the issuance of this notice shall be considered by the government. A determination by the government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Any quotation/response should be emailed to contract specialist at email qsx8@cdc.gov by August 6, 2026 before 5pm EST.
Who won similar work
4 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (CDC), same industry group (NAICS 6215).
Single-winner award sizes (4): middle half $653K to $2.8M, median $1.7M; range $159K to $3.3M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM Madison WI 53715 USA | 2 | $4.1M | Mar 19, 2025 |
| SRISAI BIOPHARMACEUTICAL SOLUTIONS LLC | 2 | $2.8M | Apr 23, 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.
- Apr 23, 2025SRISAI BIOPHARMACEUTICAL SOLUTIONS LLC$2.6MStorage of Biospecimens for NHANESNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Apr 23, 2025SRISAI BIOPHARMACEUTICAL SOLUTIONS LLC$159KStorage of Biospecimens for NHANES, TO 1No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Mar 19, 2025UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM Madison WI 53715 USA$818KRetinal Image Services for NHANESNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Feb 25, 2025UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM Madison WI 53715 USA$3.3MRetinal Image Services for NHANESNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Competitive landscape
For the 2 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 Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) 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
- 0 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.