VISN 4 Coagulation Testing
Solicitation # 36C24426Q0796Updated Oct 14, 2026
This RFP closed on Oct 29, 2026.
Closed
Oct 29, 2026
Responses were due Oct 29, 2026, 3:00 PM EDT
- Posted
- Oct 14, 2026
- Closed
- Oct 29, 2026
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Summary by RFP Detector
What this RFP is about
Department of Veterans Affairs (244-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 4 (36C244)) posted a presolicitation notice titled “VISN 4 Coagulation Testing” under solicitation number 36C24426Q0796. It was posted on Oct 14, 2026. The response deadline was Oct 29, 2026, 3:00 PM EDT. It is classified under NAICS 334516 and product/service code 6550. No set-aside is listed. The listed point of contact is Keri Hester, Contracting Officer.
Key facts
- Department / office
- Department of Veterans Affairs›Department of Veterans Affairs›244-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 4 (36C244)
- Sector
- Federal
- Notice type
- Presolicitation
- PSC
- 6550
- Set-aside
- None (full and open)
- Place of performance
- Not stated
- Value
- Not statedTypical award in this market ≈ $98.4K
- Solicitation #
- 36C24426Q0796
- Listing
- Official federal notice
Score at publication
Score breakdown
Every RFP starts at 50. Each factor adds or subtracts points compared with a typical RFP; unknown data counts as neutral.
Frozen at publication: closed RFPs are not re-scored.
Starts at 50
- Value−7.8estimated
No value published. Typical award is about $98K: the median of 3,384 VA contracts over $25K awarded in NAICS 334516, FY24–FY26.
- Competition & access−1.2measured
Full and open competition. The largest recipient took 21% of these dollars in FY24–FY26.
- Issuer & market+8.8measured
VA obligated $978M on NAICS 334516 across 4,516 contracts in FY24–FY26. 41 other notices from this office in the past 12 months.
- Time & stage+4.2measured
Presolicitation: 15 days to respond (due Oct 29, 2026, 3:00 PM EDT).
- Clarity & completeness+0.3estimated
Documents not listed, named contact with email and phone, 246-word description.
- Freshness+9.0measured
Posted today.
50 + contributions = 63 (C, Fair)
Informational, not advice to bid or not bid. Score version 1.0.0, evaluated Oct 14, 2026.
Requirements & submission
Eligibility · Full and open competition
Full and open competition means the notice states no set-aside: any responsible business can respond, subject to the requirements in the notice.
Not stated in a form we could extract. See the official solicitation for requirements, evaluation criteria and submission steps.
From the official notice
Description
THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE OFFERS VISN 04 This is a Pre-Solicitation Notice for the Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 4, to provide automated primary coagulation testing systems in accordance with the PWS. The full solicitation will be posted on the Contract Opportunities website at (see the official solicitation) on or about October 15th, 2026. The full solicitation will be unrestricted. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this procurement is 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing: the size standard is 1000 employees. Potential offerors are responsible for monitoring this site for the release of the solicitation package and any other pertinent information and for downloading their own copy of the solicitation package. Any amendments issued to this solicitation will ONLY be available on this site. Offerors are advised that they are responsible for obtaining all amendments. All questions must be submitted in writing to the Contracting Officer at keri.hester1@va.gov. No telephone inquiries will be accepted. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract nor does it obligate the Government to pay for any quotes or proposal preparation costs. The Government is not obligated to issue a solicitation because of this notice. No other information is available until issuance of the solicitation. All interested parties must be registered in System for Award Management (SAM) pursuant to applicable regulations and guidelines prior to award. Registration information can be found at (see the official solicitation). The point of contact is Contracting Officer, Keri Hester, email: keri.hester1@va.gov.
Documents
No documents are listed for this notice.
Contacts
Keri Hester
PrimaryContracting Officer
keri.hester1@va.govNo Calls Accepted
Points of contact as published on the notice.
Timeline & history
1 change since posting.
Presolicitation posted
Responses were due
Status changed to archived
Federal award history
Market context
Department of Veterans Affairs · NAICS 334516 · FY24–FY26
- Typical award (over $25K)
- $98.4K
- Contracts awarded
- 4,516
- Total obligated
- $978.3M
Largest recipients in this market
- ABBOTT LABORATORIES INC.$204.2M21%
- BECKMAN COULTER, INC$178.7M18%
- ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CORPORATION$115.5M12%
Recipients of past awards in this market, not the incumbent of this RFP.
View as table
| Fiscal year | Obligated ($) |
|---|---|
| FY2022 | 305,515,595.69 |
| FY2023 | 340,148,738.2 |
| FY2024 | 312,308,195.61 |
| FY2025 | 322,580,035.8 |
| FY2026 | 343,432,272.9 |
Federal contract award records, award types A–D, FY24–FY26. Updated Nov 13, 2026.
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Official federal notice. Updated Oct 14, 2026.
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