The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Integrated Service Network 21 awarded a $174,994.00 Firm Fixed Price Purchase Order contract for research blood assay services to Assaygate Inc., a minority-owned, Asian-Pacific American-owned, for-profit small business. The contract is set aside for total small businesses. Assaygate Inc. provides a range of laboratory testing services, including biomarker lab tests, research blood assay services, bioassay services, tissue sample testing, and assay services for animal serum. The contractor has previously received awards from the Department of Defense and the Veterans Health Administration.