Q301--Histology Block and Slide Processing Laboratory Services
Veterans Affairs · 261-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 21 (36C261)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C26126Q0917 in this department, oldest first.
Next steps for this stage
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- Decide bid or no bid before the response deadline.
- Look at the past winners for likely competitors and teaming partners.
- Follow the opportunity to hear about amendments and the award.
What the notice says
The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 21, has a requirement for histology tissue block and slide processing laboratory services to and from Sacramento VA Medical Center. Please carefully read the Addendum to RFO 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items and VAAR 852.273-73 Evaluation - Health Care Resources to ensure quotes submitted are complete and conforming to the solicitation's requirements. Non-conforming quotes may not be considered. The Government intends to award a Single Award Firm Fixed Price Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract … (show all)
as a result of this solicitation. Important: Contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at SAM.gov to be eligible for award. Vendors are responsible for checking SAM.gov for any amendments and must sign and acknowledge all amendments to the solicitation.
Who won similar work
123 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 (123): middle half $275K to $2.9M, median $695K; range $19K to $46.0M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED · $DGX · $9.3B | 20 | $202.4M | Aug 6, 2026 |
| LABORATORY CORPORATION | 15 | $69.7M | Oct 1, 2026 |
| I-2-I Solutions, Inc. | 4 | $2.4M | Oct 2, 2026 |
| WINERGY LLC | 4 | $1.1M | Sep 11, 2025 |
| OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY Portland OR 97239 USA | 3 | $18.7M | Jun 17, 2026 |
| CYTOPATH BIOPSY LAB INC | 3 | $1.5M | Sep 22, 2026 |
| VERACYTE LABS SD CORPORATION · $VCYT · $361.1M | 3 | $859K | Jun 2, 2026 |
| UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE Seattle WA 98195 USA | 2 | $9.7M | Dec 2, 2025 |
| BECKMAN COULTER, INC | 2 | $5.0M | Nov 28, 2025 |
| ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CORPORATION | 2 | $2.6M | Nov 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.
- $DGX reported $9.3B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 123 past awards, $695K, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
- $VCYT reported $361.1M revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 123 past awards, $695K, is 0.2% of that. 10-K
One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.
- Oct 6, 2026MINNESOTA VALLEY TESTING LABORATORIES, INC.$452KQ301--Water Quality Laboratory Testing ServicesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 2, 2026I-2-I Solutions, Inc.$1.7MQ301--Legionella Testing VISN 6No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 1, 2026BITSCOPIC INC$475KSoftware License - Oncology Informatics Module for PraediGene Software PlatformNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 1, 2026LABORATORY CORPORATION$1.3MQ301--CYTOPATHOLOGY AND NEXT GENERATION SEQUENCING TESTING SERVICESNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 29, 2026LABORATORY CORPORATION$7.3MAward Notice - Reference Lab Testing ServicesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 25, 2026THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY Baltimore MD 21218 USA$624KSpecialized Biomarker Lab for TRACTSNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 22, 2026CYTOPATH BIOPSY LAB INC$1.0MQ301-- Molecular Thyroid TestingNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 16, 2026EXOSOME DIAGNOSTICS INC$1.1MQ301--Base Year | 36C259-26-AP-1918 | Prostate Testing Non-Invasive | VISN ContractMateriality: 0.09% of $TECH revenue (Low) SEC
- Sep 8, 2026UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside Pittsburgh PA 15213 USA$681KReference Laboratory TestingNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 1, 2026VETERANS COMMAND, LLC$132KQ301-- Transcription Services Washington DC VAMCNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Materiality: one award's value as a share of the winner's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings (or its last fiscal year, as noted when you point at it). Low under 1%, Medium 1 to 5%, High 5% or more. Many awards are paid over several years, so this overstates a single year's share.
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
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
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
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.