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

256-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 16 (36C256) · Southeast Louisiana Veterans Healthcare System 2400 Canal Street, New Orleans, Louisiana, 70119

Response status

Active notice

Not published

SAM.gov has not published a response deadline.

Posted
Oct 5, 2026
Archive date
Dec 4, 2026
SAM status
Active

Answer-first brief

What the source record says

  • 256-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 16 (36C256) published this presolicitation.
  • The place of performance is New Orleans, Louisiana.
  • The notice uses NAICS 325413 (In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing).

Procurement identity

Notice ID
ee938af4cd394c3ab84e5659abc07127
Solicitation
36C25627Q0038
Base type
Presolicitation
Version
1 of 1

Solicitation facts

Structured fields from the current SAM notice version. A dash means the source did not publish a value.

Notice type
Presolicitation
Solicitation number
36C25627Q0038
Set-aside
—
Set-aside code
—
Posted
Oct 5, 2026
Responses due
Not published
Archive date
Dec 4, 2026
Archive type
autocustom
Base type
Presolicitation
Organization type
OFFICE
Benchmark category
—
Category confidence
—
Category source
—
Last seen
Oct 21, 2026

Buyer and place

Office hierarchy and place of performance as published.

Department
VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF
Department code
—
Subagency
VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF
Subagency code
—
Office
256-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 16 (36C256)
Organization path
—
Organization path codes
—
Office address
RIDGELAND, MS, 39157, USA
Place of performance
Southeast Louisiana Veterans Healthcare System 2400 Canal Street, New Orleans, Louisiana, 70119
City code
—
State
Louisiana
State code
LA
Postal code
70119
Country
—

Points of contact

Contact details from the current notice version.

Notice description

Source text reproduced without an AI summary.

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 guarantee 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.

Comparable award range

Historical award values for work matched by the fixed rubric—not an estimate of this opportunity.

Low end (p25)$39,105
Median$89,838
High end (p75)$258,348
Comparable awards
50
Median
$89,838
Computed
Nov 10, 2026
Rubric
comparables@2026.08.1
Comparable award values describe completed contracts. They do not state the government's budget and are not a bid recommendation.

Comparable awards

The match score is decomposed so each comparison can be challenged.

AwardContractorValueAwardedScoreWhy it matched
CHEMISTRY AND IMMUNOASSAY TESTINGQUIDELORTHO SALES COMPANY, LLC$580,438.30Apr 3, 202660Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
LATERAL FLOW IMMUNOASSAYDIAGNOSTIC CONSULTING NETWORK, LLC$129,000.00Apr 23, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
KIS TEST KITSCHARM SCIENCES INC$260,600.00Apr 20, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
ABRAXIS TEST KITS Q3 FY2026COMMUNICATIONS PROFESSIONALS INC.$48,357.88Mar 17, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
Q4 FY26 TASK ORDER FOR ABRAXIS KITS ON CONTRACT 123A9423D0002 WITH COMMUNICATIONS PROFESSICOMMUNICATIONS PROFESSIONALS INC.$31,088.67Jun 16, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
KIS TEST KITS Q4 DELIVERY ORDERCHARM SCIENCES INC$257,597.00Jun 26, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
DELIVERY ORDER FOR MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS TUBERCULIN VIALS.ZOETIS INC.$767,349.88Mar 25, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
SALMONELLA SEROTYPING ASSAY KITS TO/DOLUMINEX CORP$36,669.50Mar 27, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
FIRM FIXED PRICE BPA CALL FOR INGEZIM PPA COMPAC ELISA KITS.MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES$111,980.00Jun 23, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
THE PURPOSE OF THIS DELIVERY ORDER IS TO ENTER INTO A FIRM FIXED PRICE ORDER OFF USDA CONTLUMINEX CORP$29,405.60May 20, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
THE CONTRACT WILL PROVIDE COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE QUANTITATIVE LATERAL FLOW MYCOTOXIN TEST CHARM SCIENCES INC$150,000.00Jun 1, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
FIRM FIXED PRICE DELIVERY ORDER FOR FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE (FMD) ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBEVMRD INC$3,060,000.00Jul 9, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
FWS ABERNATHY FTC - QIAGEN SUPPLIESQIAGEN, LLC$88,505.44Aug 17, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
TESTING REAGENTS AND SUPPLIESZEUS SCIENTIFIC, LLC$57,800.00Mar 12, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
VENTANA HISTOLOGY REAGENTSROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CORPORATION$607,112.75Mar 5, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
COAG TESTING INSTRUMENTS AND SUPPLIESWERFEN USA LLC$589,856.20Apr 21, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
BLOOD BANK REAGENTSWERFEN USA LLC$46,075.64Jun 24, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
BLOOD BANK REAGENTSORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS, INC$25,444.95Jun 4, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
MICROBIOLOGY MEDIA REAGENTS AND SUPPLIESFISHER SCIENTIFIC COMPANY L.L.C.$339,111.26Jun 23, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
TOXICOLOGY REAGENTS AND EQUIPMENTMICROGENICS CORPORATION$119,989.99Apr 6, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)

Record provenance

Field-level lineage for the current opportunity version.

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Sources and method

Figures on this page are computed from public federal award records. Numbers are never estimated or generated; where a figure is withheld, the reason is stated rather than filled in.

Comparable awards are scored on benchmark category, product and service code, industry code, buyer, place, recency, and contract type. Rubric version comparables@2026.08.1.

  1. 1Notice fields come from the SAM.gov contract opportunities record last seen Oct 21, 2026. SAM.gov remains authoritative.
  2. 2Computed from 50 completed federal awards using comparables@2026.08.1, as of Nov 10, 2026. Award values are neither unit prices nor a forecast.

Note 1 covers the solicitation record; note 2 covers the comparable range. No synthetic FAQ or inferred solicitation value is published.