Sources SoughtPosted Aug 17, 2026·Responses due Sep 4, 2026

J065--BD PYXIS (CATO) Maintenance Support Services

Veterans Affairs · NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 23 (36C263)

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
811210
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
36C26326Q1034
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
J065
Place
Not stated
Contact
Joshua I Imdacha (Joshua.Imdacha@va.gov)
…Open on SAM.gov
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 36C26326Q1034 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Aug 17, 2026
    Sources Sought
    Open
  • Aug 17, 2026 · this notice
    Sources Sought
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Sep 7, 2026 to Oct 21, 2026, middle of the range Sep 28, 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 Aug 17, 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

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE: Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Regional Procurement Office Central (RPOC), Network Contracting Office 23 (NCO 23) intends to award a sole source contract in accordance with RFO FAR 6.103-1 with: CareFusion Solutions, LLC for PYXIS (CATO) Maintenance Support Services THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES; however, any responsible firm that believes it can meet the requirements may give written notification and capability statements prior to the response due date and time. Vendors shall indicate if they are the direct supplier of the item… (show all)

s. Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to perform the requirements and must include relevant corporate experience along with the applicable contract number, total contract dollar amount, contract period of performance, details of the relevant services and customer point of contact with corresponding telephone number and email address. Responses must include following information: Company Name SAM UEI number Company s address Point of Contact information (title, phone number and email address) Business size. Response received will be evaluated; however, a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information provided will not be returned. Responses are due by 4pm CST on 9/4/2026. No submissions will be accepted after this date and time. Responses shall be submitted via email to Joshua.Imdacha@VA.gov. The NAICS code for this acquisition is 811210

Who won similar work

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

WinnerAwardsValueLast
CAREFUSION SOLUTIONS, LLC · $BDX4$3.0MJul 16, 2026
PHILIPS NORTH AMERICA LLC3$278KFeb 19, 2026
ABBOTT LABORATORIES INC. · $ABT3$230KJun 2, 2026
STERIS INSTRUMENT MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC2$1.1MOct 17, 2025
STRYKER SALES, LLC2$928KOct 7, 2025
AGILITI HEALTH INC2$639KAug 31, 2026
CEPHEID SUNNYVALE 940892$571KFeb 12, 2026
PROAIM AMERICAS, LLC. ELLISVILLE 630112$541KAug 27, 2026
SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC.2$351KMar 27, 2026
VALCORP ENTERPRISES LLC2$295KJun 3, 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 (5 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) job
  • $72K 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.

  • 5 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 6 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.