Abbott Rapid Diagnostics Informatics, Inc.

Abbott Rapid Diagnostics Informatics, Inc., a division of Abbott Laboratories (parent Alere Inc.), delivers Remote Automated Laboratory System (RALS) middleware software and point-of-care diagnostic device integration services to federal healthcare agencies as a prime contractor on 589 awards spanning the Department of Veterans Affairs, Defense Health Agency, Indian Health Service, and smaller federal medical programs. The company competes exclusively in full-and-open procurements with no SBA set-aside certifications and operates from Charlottesville, Virginia. Abbott Rapid Diagnostics Informatics is classified under NAICS 541512 (Computer Systems Design Services) and holds no subcontract relationships; all work is performed directly.

Abbott's core capability is RALS middleware—proprietary software that integrates point-of-care diagnostic analyzers (Abbott i-STAT, Roche AccuChek and CoaguChek, Siemens Clinitek, Hemochron coagulation devices, GeneXpert Xpress systems, and glucose monitoring equipment) into electronic health record platforms and laboratory information systems. Representative work includes a $2.1 million annual RALS middleware maintenance contract with VA Veterans Integrated Service Network 23 (awarded September 2022, running through September 2027); a $817.5 million VISN 15 RALS middleware subscription order (awarded August 2024, $817 thousand ceiling through July 2029); a $663.6 thousand VISN 12 implementation and connectivity maintenance contract (awarded October 2025, extending through September 2030); and a $628.5 thousand RALS software license with VISN 5 (awarded July 2023, running through June 2028). Most awards are sole-source under FAR 13.106-1(b)(1) or FAR 6.302-1, justified on the basis of proprietary technology and Abbott's incumbent position across VA networks.

Defense Health Agency dominates customer concentration by both volume and dollars: 58 awards worth $7.3 million combined potential value, representing roughly 14% of Abbott's total portfolio. Within VA, concentration is spread across regional networks. VISN 10 (46 awards, $2.9 million), VISN 4 (44 awards, $3.5 million), and VISN 17 (42 awards, $3.6 million) anchor the volume ranking, while VISN 20 ($5.5 million across 24 awards) and VISN 23 ($4.1 million across 16 awards) lead by dollars. Indian Health Service places 42 awards worth $1.1 million. The top five customer agencies collectively represent 47% of Abbott's combined potential value, with concentration tilted toward Defense Health Agency and the largest VA networks. Awards per year show steady activity: 32 in 2022, 33 in 2023, 39 in 2024, 30 in 2025, and 14 year-to-date in 2026 (which reflects only partial-year data). Thirty-eight awards with combined potential value $8.6 million face recompete within the next twenty-four months.

Abbott maintains five named parent vehicles: a $2.3 million Blanket Purchase Agreement with VISN 20 (February 2023 through January 2028, nine task orders to date); a $550 thousand BPA with VISN 1 (February 2025 through January 2030, two task orders); a $378.4 thousand BPA with VISN 2 (October 2025 through September 2026, five task orders issued October 1, 2025); a $238.1 thousand Indefinite Delivery Contract with VISN 4 (June 2025 through May 2029, two delivery orders); and a $223.1 thousand IDC with VISN 10 (January 2022 through December 2026, four delivery orders). These vehicles enable task orders and delivery orders without competitive procurements, anchoring Abbott's incumbent position across the VA healthcare network. Abbott has held the VISN 10 vehicle continuously since 2022 and the VISN 20 vehicle since 2023, demonstrating multi-year relationships rooted in RALS platform proprietary lock-in.

Abbott's award portfolio concentrates heavily in Information Technology Software (94 awards) and Medical and Surgical Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies (51 awards) by PSC code, reflecting the dual nature of RALS as both software middleware and medical device integration. The vendor has never subcontracted; 100% of awards are prime. All procurements are unset-aside, non-disadvantaged-business work, and all contract work is priced firm-fixed-price with 24/7 technical support, software upgrades, and compliance with federal data protection and records management requirements as standard deliverables. The company is not a small business and does not hold VOSB, SDVOSB, WOSB, HUBZone, or 8(a) certifications.