VC-Vitek Mass Spectrometer Prime
Defense Health Agency · DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation Vitek_Mass_Spectrometer_PANDHA-26-P-0000_046967 in this department, oldest first.
- Aug 18, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
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What the notice says
The Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity (DHACA) intends to negotiate on a sole source basis IAW RFO/FAR 12.102(a) to BioM�rieux, 100 Rodolphe St. Durham, NC 27712, United States as the only responsible source that can provide Walter Reed Army institute of Research (WRAIR) Disease Countermeasures Branch (DCB) a Vitek Mass Spectrometer (MS) Prime lifecycle replacement laboratory instrument and accessories. If interested party is a reseller, vendor MUST provide authorized reseller agreement approved by BioM�rieux for equipment and services to include installation, calibration, training, sh… (show all)
ipping, and a one-year warranty covering maintenance support are also included. BioM�rieux shall provide the following: VC-Vitek Mass Spectrometer Prime Clinical (4707061) Vitek Cart, 36X28 (27219) Go Live Maestria Systems (2304741) Connection Laboratory Information System (LIS) Maestria (2304752) Training Maestra Routine on site (2304753) Multiple Laboratory (MYLA) to Maestria Migration (2304742) Provide and have the capability for MYLA Virtual Machine (VM) Conversion (4707007) Guarantee No Remote Connectivity (2303023) Capability for automated continuous load and go up to 16 slides Capability for sample traceability with automatic barcode scanning Capability for on-demand individual or batch slide unloading Shall be 21 CFR Part 11 compliant � Electronic Records; Electronic Signatures Provide a database with over 1,300 bacteria and fungi species and industrial organisms, and over 5,000 total strains, geographical strains, internal strains, customer strains and American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) Have the processing capability for less than 20 minutes processing time per slide Include a one-year warranty for hardware and software with maintenance support Equipment shall be delivered and installed at the following address and include calibration and onsite user training: 503 Robert Grant Ave. Rm. GW50 Silver Spring, MD 20910 For Software: The vendor must permit the Government to perform software vulnerability scans on acquired software to identify potential weaknesses in the code. Collaboration between the vendor and the Government is required to address any vulnerabilities detected during these scans. Additionally, the vendor is responsible for providing ongoing support to patch vulnerabilities throughout the software�s lifespan. * All Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) software must be registered on SAM.gov and have a Cage and DUN number. For Hardware: Vendors are required to offer Information Technology (IT) maintenance warranty support for any purchased hardware until hardware reaches its End of Life (EOL). Furthermore, vendors must also provide patching support to include firmware and driver updates for any vulnerabilities uncovered during Government vulnerability scanning. *All hardware must be Trade Agreement Act (TAA) compliant *All computers must be Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 compliant For IT System: Vendors should commit to work with and assist the Government agency (purchaser) to obtain an approval to operate on or with the Defense Health Agency (DHA) environment. This approval to operate must come from the DHA Authorizing Official (AO) using National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 800-37 and NIST 800-53 controls to obtain approval from DHA AO before the hardware and/or software can be used with the DHA environment on the DHA network or as a standalone in a research lab.
Who won similar work
7 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 334516.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOLOGIC SALES AND SERVICE, LLC | 1 | $5.9M | Jul 14, 2025 |
| BIOMERIEUX INC | 1 | $627K | Sep 29, 2026 |
| BECKMAN COULTER, INC | 1 | $486K | Aug 20, 2025 |
| HAMILTON COMPANY | 1 | $349K | Jul 29, 2026 |
| MEDTEC BIOLAB, INC. | 1 | $83K | Jul 16, 2026 |
| TSI INCORPORATED | 1 | $50K | Sep 2, 2026 |
| LUMINEX CORP | 1 | $40K | Jul 29, 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.
- Sep 29, 2026BIOMERIEUX INC$627KMicrobiology Analyzer and Reagents - Cost per Test
- Sep 2, 2026TSI INCORPORATED$50KTSI Air Quality Monitor Q-Trak XPs and Sensory Accessories
- Jul 29, 2026LUMINEX CORP$40KAward Notice Magpix
- Jul 29, 2026HAMILTON COMPANY$349KAward Notice Hamilton STAR Vantage 2.0
- Jul 16, 2026MEDTEC BIOLAB, INC.$83KAir-liquid interface (ALI) exposure system with installation and training post award and one year of warranty.
- Aug 20, 2025BECKMAN COULTER, INC$486KEglin AFB - Urinalysis Analyzers
- Jul 14, 2025HOLOGIC SALES AND SERVICE, LLC$5.9MMolecular Microbiology�s Women�s Health Testing system
Competitive landscape
For the 7 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 Defense, Dept of (DOD) or Office of the Secretary of Defense or Joint Chiefs of Staff since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Defense, Dept of (DOD) or Office of the Secretary of Defense or Joint Chiefs of Staff 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
- 32 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.
- 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.