Pre-solicitationPosted Oct 5, 2026

6550--Roche Ventana Reagents - Source Sought Notice New Orleans VAMC

Veterans Affairs · 256-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 16 (36C256)

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
325413
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
36C25627Q0038
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
6550
Place
New Orleans, LA, USA
Contact
Christopher Rossi (christopher.rossi2@va.gov)
…Open on SAM.gov
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 36C25627Q0038 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Oct 5, 2026 · this notice
    Pre-solicitation
  • Oct 6, 2026
    Pre-solicitation
    Open
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Oct 18, 2026 to Nov 28, 2026, middle of the range Oct 31, 2026.
Measured from 128 past early notices at Veterans Affairs, Department of with NAICS 325413 that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Oct 5, 2026).

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

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY.� This SOURCE SOUGHT NOTICE is for the purpose of Market Research. Response to this notice will be used for information and planning purposes and issued in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10- Market Research, in order to conduct market research. No proposals or quotes are being requested or accepted with this notice. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation or a g… (show all)

uarantee to issue a solicitation in the future. This RFI does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary; the Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the Government. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future solicitation, if issued. This announcement is based on the best information available at this time and is subject to future modification. This notice shall NOT be construed as solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Responses to this notice is not a request to be added to a prospective bidders list or to receive a copy of the solicitation. The purpose of this synopsis is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classification, Service Disabled/Veteran Owned Small Business. (SDVOSB/VOSB), HUBZone, 8(a), small, small disadvantage, woman owned small business, or large business) relative to NAICS code is 325413 (In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing) and the size standard is 1,250 Employees. The Product Service Code (PSC) is 6550, In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Reagents, Test Kits, and Sets. Requirement: The purpose of this requirement is to provide Immunohistochemistry (IHC) and Special Stain reagents for Roche Ventana staining platforms located within the Anatomic Pathology Section of the Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System (SLVHCS), 2400 Canal Street, New Orleans, Louisiana 70119. Responses must be received by no later than 16:00 p.m. Central Standard Time, Friday, 9 October, 2025. Responses shall be emailed to Christopher.Rossi2@va.gov Capabilities Statements to include UEI number. Facsimile or Telephonic responses will not be accepted. Note: All interested parties are reminded to be registered, active and verified in the following to be considered for Award (as applicable). SAM: https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI. No quotes will be accepted.

Who won similar work

89 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Veterans Affairs), same product/service code (PSC) 6550.

Single-winner award sizes (87): middle half $377K to $1.3M, median $688K; range $30K to $151.7M.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
CEPHEID SUNNYVALE 9408911$26.2MApr 15, 2026
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CORPORATION11$14.7MAug 28, 2026
BECKMAN COULTER, INC.11$6.8MOct 2, 2026
BIOMERIEUX INC5$9.8MOct 1, 2026
CEPHEID Sunnyvale CA 94089 USA4$40.5MJun 26, 2026
GOVERNMENT SCIENTIFIC SOURCE INC4$5.2MJun 2, 2026
POLYMEDCO CANCER DIAGNOSTIC PRODUCTS LLC3$4.5MApr 9, 2026
WERFEN USA LLC3$2.6MOct 1, 2026
TOSOH BIOSCIENCE, INC.2$4.1MMar 18, 2026
SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS INC.2$2.5MOct 1, 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. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.

Latest awards

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.

  • 1 of these past winners lobbied Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) since 2024 (6 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) job
  • No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
  • 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.

  • 0 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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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.