The original documents
Deadline: November 16, 2026
- Attachment 1 PDF · 3 pages
- Attachment 2 XLSX · 18 pages
- Attachment 3 DOCX · 2 pages
- Attachment 4 PDF · 43 pages
See the original on sam.gov
Bidding it yourself? Search notice 36C26227Q0043 on SAM.gov and submit before November 16, 2026. You need an active SAM.gov registration.
What they need
- The workBlood Type IVD reagents for VISN 22 medical centers, supplied as ordered or used as needed.Source: Attachment 4, page 1
- Blood Bank departments stock antibody screening cells and antibody identification cells, plus ABO reverse typing cells.Source: Attachment 4, page 4
- How longFirm-fixed price BPA with a 12-month base ordering period and four 12-month option periods, up to five years total.Source: Attachment 4, page 1
What you have to submit
Pulled from the 4 solicitation documents (66 pages). Each item links to the page it came from. Check the originals and any amendments before you bid.
1How and where to submit
- Submit quotations via email only to Marcos Diaz, Contract Specialist, at Marcos.Diaz@va.gov.Source: Attachment 4, page 31
- Signed quote and technical submission in Adobe PDF; pricing spreadsheet in Excel and/or PDF. Subject line: 36C26227Q0043 - Offering Company name - additional information.Source: Attachment 4, page 31
3Forms to fill out
- Cover sheet with solicitation number, company name, address, point of contact, phone, email and UEI number.Source: Attachment 4, page 31
- Complete SF1449 page 1 blocks 30(a), 30(b) and 30(c).Source: Attachment 4, page 31
- Complete Section B.1(1)(a) Contract Administration Data and subsection (5) Acknowledgment of Amendments when applicable.Source: Attachment 4, page 31
4Questions deadline
- Questions must be received by email at Marcos.Diaz@va.gov by Wednesday, November 4, 2026 at 07:00 AM PDT; no phone inquiries.Source: Attachment 4, page 31
5Pricing format
- Firm-fixed-price; pricing is by extended and unit price across base and option periods.Source: Attachment 4, page 1
Past history: who won In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing work across the US
Recent federal contract awards in the same industry across the US, from USAspending.gov. These are comparable jobs, not earlier rounds of this exact solicitation.
Typical award: $31K to $102Kmiddle half of 15 recent awards · median $66K
| Who won | Amount | Buyer | Date |
|---|
| Cepheid |
$474,840 | Department of Veterans Affairs | Mar 2027 |
| Roche Diagnostics CorporationRoche poc/pt INR testing |
$24,981 | Department of Veterans Affairs | Mar 2027 |
| Biosearch Technologies, INC.GMP influenza a primer KIT |
$40,368 | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | Feb 2027 |
| Alba Bioscience, INC.Blood bank reagents |
$5,593 | Department of Veterans Affairs | Jan 2027 |
| Beckman Coulter, INCUrinalysis cprr idiq |
$98,136 | Department of Veterans Affairs | Jan 2027 |
| Cepheid |
$1,564,125 | Department of Veterans Affairs | Dec 2026 |
| Branch Medical LLCCTX bioplex reagents and maintenance services |
$134,940 | Department of Veterans Affairs | Dec 2026 |
| Biomerieux INCCPT biomerieux automated blood culture analyzer, consumables, and support |
$65,731 | Department of Veterans Affairs | Dec 2026 |
Losing bids are not made public on most government buys, so only the winner and price are shown.