J065--Service and Preventive Maintenance Contract for Cytek Amnis Imagestream MKII Flow Cytometer Baltimore VAMC Intent to Sole Source
Veterans Affairs · 245-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 5 (36C245)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C24526Q0714 in this department, oldest first.
- Jul 28, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
Next steps for this stage
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What the notice says
Intent to Sole Source Announcement Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration VA Maryland Health Care System 10 North Greene Street Baltimore, MD 21201 Subject: Intent to Sole Source Service and Preventive Maintenance Contract for Cytek Amnis Imagestream MKII Flow Cytometer This is a notice of the VA Maryland Health Care System s intent to award a sole source procurement for the Service and Preventive Maintenance of the Cytek Amnis Imagestream MKII Flow Cytometer located in the core laboratory of the Research and Development Service, room 3C-113, Baltimore, MD 21201. The Gov… (show all)
ernment intends to award an annual preventive maintenance and service contract to� Cytek Biosciences, Inc. (UEI: TD2JM5U24NF8). Cytek is the sole source provider and proprietary vendor for the maintenance and repair of the Cytek Amnis Imagestream MKII Flow Cytometer, serial number ISX507, as confirmed in the attached letter of exclusivity from Cytek Biosciences, Inc. No other organization is authorized to solicit or sell maintenance services for this equipment. Period of Performance: Base year: 9/27/2026 9/26/2027 Option Year 1: 9/27/2027 9/26/2028 Option Year 2: 9/27/2028 9/26/2029 Option Year 3: 9/27/2029 9/26/2030 Option Year 4: 9/27/2030 9/26/2031 Scope: The vendor shall provide annual preventive maintenance service visits to ensure component calibration and optimization by trained and authorized Cytek service technicians for one (1) Cytek Amnis Imagestream MKII Flow Cytometer, serial number ISX507. The service includes all necessary inspections and maintenance to keep the instrument functioning within normal operating parameters. Sole Source Justification: A sole source letter dated [insert date here] from Cytek Biosciences, Inc. confirms that Cytek is the exclusive provider of maintenance services for the Imagestream MKII, including serial number ISX507, and no other vendor is authorized to provide such services. This notice of Intent is not a request for competitive proposals or quotations. No solicitation will be released. However, interested parties may submit a capabilities statement that demonstrates their ability to meet this requirement. Capabilities statements must be received by [insert response date] and will be reviewed solely for informational purposes. Any responses should be sent electronically to the contracting officer at Trever.Turcotte@va.gov
Who won similar work
18 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (245-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 5 (36C245)), same product/service code (PSC) J065 and NAICS 811210.
Single-winner award sizes (18): middle half $56K to $217K, median $72K; range $16K to $740K.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| STERIS CORPORATION · $STE · $5.1B | 2 | $477K | Oct 2, 2025 |
| CAREFUSION SOLUTIONS, LLC · $BDX · $19.4B | 1 | $740K | Sep 16, 2025 |
| CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS USA, INC | 1 | $604K | Oct 15, 2026 |
| MINBURN TECHNOLOGY GROUP, LLC | 1 | $443K | Jun 16, 2026 |
| VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC | 1 | $244K | May 8, 2025 |
| PARATA SYSTEMS LLC · $BDX · $19.4B | 1 | $102K | Mar 4, 2026 |
| GE PRECISION HEALTHCARE LLC | 1 | $100K | Feb 4, 2026 |
| OLYMPUS AMERICA INC | 1 | $74K | Apr 4, 2025 |
| BLUE TECH INC. | 1 | $70K | Oct 1, 2025 |
| BIOMERIEUX INC | 1 | $63K | Mar 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. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- $STE reported $5.1B revenue in FY2026. The median single-winner award in these 18 past awards, $72K, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
- $BDX reported $19.4B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 18 past awards, $72K, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.
- Oct 15, 2026CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS USA, INC$604K11/01/2026-10/31/2027 | Canon Full service Diagnostic MARTINSBURG VAMC BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING DEPT FOR HTME SUPPORT SERVICES | TASK ORDERNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 13, 2026Belair Instrument Company$16KJ065--AWARD NOTICE Avantik Inc SERVICE CONTRACTNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 16, 2026MINBURN TECHNOLOGY GROUP, LLC$443KJ065--613C60135, 512C60262, 688C60328 | BAL, MWV, WAS - TheraDoc License Service Contract | Base Period 06/17/2026-12/31/2026 | Option Period 01/01/2027-06/30/2027 VISN 5 | NCO 5No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Mar 4, 2026PARATA SYSTEMS LLC$102KJ065--03/06/2026 to 03/05/2027 UCD 03/2031 | VISN Parata Pill Packg | 482C60023 | AWARD NOTICE | BASE PLUS FOUR OPTION YRSMateriality: <0.01% of $BDX revenue (Low) SEC
- Feb 23, 2026TRANSCAT, INC.$23KJ065--AWARD NOTICEMateriality: <0.01% of $TRNS revenue (Low) SEC
- Feb 4, 2026GE PRECISION HEALTHCARE LLC$100KJ065--613C60084 | 01/31/2026-01/30/2027 | GE OEC and Ultrasound (VA-26-00008460) | SOLE SOURCE FOR BASE AND FOUR OPTION YEARSNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Dec 12, 2025PAR EXCELLENCE SYSTEMS, INC$58KJ065--12/15/2025-12/14/2026 B 4 | 688C60118 | PAR Excellence Support & Service | SOLE SOURCE ONE BASE YEAR PLUS FOUR OPTION YEARS | WASHINGTON DC VAMCNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Nov 21, 2025APRYSE SOFTWARE CORP.$56KJ065--482C60008 | 11/18/2025-11/17/2026 UCD 11/17/2030 | Base 4 OY | V05 MiPACs Support | AWARD NOTICE SOLE SOURCENo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 2, 2025STERIS CORPORATION$343KJ065--AWARD NOTICE STERIS SERVICE CONTRACTMateriality: <0.01% of $STE revenue (Low) SEC
- Oct 1, 2025MIZUHO ORTHOPEDIC SYSTEMS, INC.$31KJ065-- Mizuho OSI Service ContractNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Materiality: one award's value as a share of the winner's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings (or its last fiscal year, as noted when you point at it). Low under 1%, Medium 1 to 5%, High 5% or more. Many awards are paid over several years, so this overstates a single year's share.
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
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
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. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.
- 2 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 5 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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.