Special NoticePosted Sep 15, 2026·Responses due Sep 15, 2026

INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE TO SDVOSB/VOSB TO OEM | Hercules Service Contract (VA-27- 00007442) | BASE YR PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 11/01/2026 END: 10/31/2027 | ULTIMATE COMPLETION DATE: 10/31/2031 | PLUS FOUR OPTION YRS

Veterans Affairs · 245-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 5 (36C245)

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
811210
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
36C24527Q0002
Set-aside
No Set aside used
PSC
J065
Place
Linthicum Heights, MD, USA
Contact
AMY WALTER (AMY.WALTER1@VA.GOV)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 36C24527Q0002 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Sep 15, 2026 · this notice
    Special Notice
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Oct 6, 2026 to Nov 19, 2026, middle of the range Oct 27, 2026.
Measured from 371 past early notices at Veterans Affairs, Department of with NAICS 811210 that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Sep 15, 2026).

Next steps for this stage

Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.

  • Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
  • Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
  • Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.

What the notice says

INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE TO SDVOSB/VOSB TO OEM | Hercules Service Contract (VA-27- 00007442) | BASE YR PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 11/01/2026 END: 10/31/2027 | ULTIMATE COMPLETION DATE: 10/31/2031 | PLUS FOUR OPTION YRS CONTRACTING OFFICE�S ZIP CODE* 21201 SOLICITATION NUMBER* 36C24527Q0002 RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE 09-10-2026 1:00 PM EASTERN TIME, NEW YORK, USA ARCHIVE 60 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE RECOVERY ACT FUNDS N PRODUCT SERVICE CODE* J065 NAICS CODE* 811210 CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS Department of Veterans Affairs VISN 5 | NCO 5 SUITE 275 849 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE LINTHICUM MD 21090 P… (show all)

OINT OF CONTACT* CONTRACTING OFFICER AMY WALTER AMY.WALTER1@VA.GOV AGENCY�S URL https://department.va.gov/integrated-servicenetworks/ URL DESCRIPTION Veterans Integrated Service Networks AGENCY CONTACT�S EMAIL ADDRESS https://www.va.gov/contact-us/ EMAIL DESCRIPTION Contact us Statement of Work Hercules Systems Support Contract A. GENERAL Scope of Services: The purpose of this requirement is to provide support for the Hercules patient repositioner units and Hercules dream air mattresses at the Washington DC VA Medical Center. The Contractor must provide all labor, personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision and other items and services necessary to perform service and maintenance. Contract services must include: ? Unlimited technical phone support ? Service visits with travel and labor included ? Hercules drive unit repair or replacements ? Hercules drive unit and dream air mattress air controller power cord replacements ? Hercules drive unit sheet strap replacements ? PM on drive units, dream air mattress air controller, mattress clips, and dream sheet assessment completion ? 15% discounts on: o Dream gel or dream air replacement surfaces o Mattress upgrade package o Replacement mattress covers ? 10% discount on dream sheets ? Free transfers of Hercules units from beds Location: Washington DC VA Medical Center, 50 Irving Street NW, Washington, DC 20422 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE Base Year 11/01/2026 � 10/31/2027 1st Option Period 11/01/2027 � 10/31/2028 2nd Option Period 11/01/2028 � 10/31/2029 3rd Option Period 11/01/2029 � 10/31/2030 4th Option Period 11/01/2030 � 10/31//2031

Who won similar work

19 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 811210.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
STERIS CORPORATION · $STE2$477KOct 2, 2025
CAREFUSION SOLUTIONS, LLC · $BDX1$740KSep 16, 2025
CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS USA, INC1$604KOct 15, 2026
MINBURN TECHNOLOGY GROUP, LLC1$443KJun 16, 2026
VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC1$244KMay 8, 2025
PARATA SYSTEMS LLC · $BDX1$102KMar 4, 2026
GE PRECISION HEALTHCARE LLC1$100KFeb 4, 2026
OLYMPUS AMERICA INC1$74KApr 4, 2025
BLUE TECH INC.1$70KOct 1, 2025
BIOMERIEUX INC1$63KMar 20, 2025

Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in.

Latest awards

Competitive landscape

For the 8 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.

  • 1 of these past winners lobbied Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) since 2024 (2 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) job
  • $41K from their corporate PACs since 2024 to members of House Committee on Appropriations, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
  • 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
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Policy around it

Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.

  • 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
  • 25 rules from the department in the last 12 months
  • 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
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Market

For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards.

  • 2 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 5 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.

Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.