6550--Cepheid Molecular Diagnostic Testing System Reagents and Assays - VISN 6 BPA
Veterans Affairs · 246-NETWORK CONTRACTING OFFICE 6 (36C246)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C24626D0001-1 in this department, oldest first.
- Oct 2, 2025 · this noticeAward NoticeCEPHEID Sunnyvale CA 94089 USA · $32.8M
Next steps for this stage
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What the notice says
This requirement is to provide reagents, consumables, test kits, and specimen collection kits for use on the existing government owned Cepheid GeneXpert Molecular Diagnostic Testing Systems at the VISN 6 Laboratories and the lease of a GeneXpert Diagnostic Testing Systems at the Hampton, Richmond, and Salem VA Medical Center Laboratories. This procurement will allow the VISN 6 Laboratories to accomplish on demand molecular diagnostic testing to identify critical infectious respiratory, sexual health, oncology, and genetic diseases such as Influenza, RSV, MRSA, Strep, Tuberculosis, and SARS-COV… (show all)
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Who won similar work
5 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 325413.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| WERFEN USA LLC | 2 | $415K | Oct 7, 2026 |
| BIOMERIEUX INC | 1 | $6.3M | Dec 2, 2024 |
| BINDING SITE, INC. · $TMO | 1 | $388K | Feb 6, 2025 |
| GEO-MED, LLC | 1 | $112K | Jul 21, 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.
- Oct 7, 2026WERFEN USA LLC$346K6640--ECHO LUMENA- WERFEN
- Oct 7, 2026WERFEN USA LLC$69K6640--ECHO LUMENA- WERFEN
- Jul 21, 2025GEO-MED, LLC$112K6515--Dexcom Continuous Glucose Monitoring System
- Feb 6, 2025BINDING SITE, INC.$388K6640--Turbidimetric Immunodiagnostic Instrument Rental/Testing
- Dec 2, 2024BIOMERIEUX INC$6.3M6550--VISN 6 BioFire FILMAARAY Test Kits
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.
- 2 of these past winners lobbied Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) since 2024 (7 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) job
- $40K 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.
- 7 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.
- 1 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 7 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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