6515--Brand Name or Equal to: PortaCount Model 8048-T; w/ Tablet
Veterans Affairs · 260-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 20 (36C260)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C26026Q0212 in this department, oldest first.
- Dec 30, 2025 · this noticeCombined Synopsis/Solicitation
Next steps for this stage
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What the notice says
Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice Page 3 of 3 Page 1 of 2 *= Required Field Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice Page 1 of 3 Page 1 of 2 This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for Respirator Fit Testing Apparatus in accordance with the Salient Characteristics as prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.201-1(c)(2), as supplemented in the attached Request for Quotes (RFQ). A firm-fixed price purchase order is anticipated. Simplified Acquisition Procedures IAW FAR 12 will be used. This announcement constitutes only solicitation. The solici… (show all)
tation number is 36C26026Q0212 and is attached. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through: Federal Acquisition Circular: FAC - 2025-06 Effective Date: August 2025. This solicitation is set aside for Woman Owned Small Businesses and the associated NAICS Code 334519 has a small business size standard of 600 Employees. Award will be based upon a comparative evaluation of quotes in accordance with the Simplified Acquisition Procedures of FAR 12. Comparative evaluation is the side-by-side comparison of quotes based on factors resulting in a Contracting Officer decision for the quote most favorable to the Government. The award will be made to the response most advantageous to the Government. Responses should contain your best terms and conditions. Quotes must be emailed to: jeffrey.kelley1@va.gov and received no later than 1300 PST on 01/13/2025. Quotes may be submitted on the attached RFQ or the vendor s own form. All questions must be submitted in writing and will not be answered via telephone, no exceptions. Any questions or concerns regarding this solicitation should be forwarded in writing via email to jeffrey.kelley1@va.gov by 01/07/2026 at 1300 PST. No late quotations will be accepted.
Who won similar work
23 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (260-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 20 (36C260)), same product/service code (PSC) 6515.
Single-winner award sizes (22): middle half $61K to $2.0M, median $372K; range $14K to $4.6M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAREFUSION SOLUTIONS, LLC · $BDX · $22.5B | 3 | $5.2M | Sep 22, 2025 |
| GULDMANN, INC. | 2 | $5.2M | Aug 6, 2026 |
| ELECTRONIC WAVEFORM LAB, INC. | 1 | $3.7M | Jun 26, 2025 |
| CEPHEID INC | 1 | $3.0M | Oct 1, 2026 |
| CYTOPATH BIOPSY LAB INC | 1 | $2.5M | Oct 1, 2026 |
| PREMIER MEDICAL DISTRIBUTORS, LLC | 1 | $2.0M | Jun 18, 2026 |
| BRANCH MEDICAL LLC · $GMED · $3.1B | 1 | $1.5M | Jan 22, 2026 |
| FIDELIS SUSTAINABILITY DISTRIBUTION, LLC | 1 | $381K | Mar 20, 2025 |
| KARL STORZ ENDOSCOPY-AMERICA INC | 1 | $363K | Sep 11, 2025 |
| ADVANCED STERILIZATION PRODUCTS SERVICES INC. | 1 | $332K | Jun 10, 2025 |
Value counts new single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling (same contract, or the same office, day and amount); that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Contract modifications are not new awards and are not added in either (1 here). Revenue next to a ticker is the company's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings.
- $BDX reported $22.5B revenue (12 months to Jun 30, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 22 past awards, $372K, is under 0.1% of that. SEC filing
- $GMED reported $3.1B revenue (12 months to Jun 30, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 22 past awards, $372K, is under 0.1% of that. SEC filing
One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.
- Oct 1, 2026CEPHEID INC$3.0MPurchase of Rapid Syndromic Molecular Testing Reagents for Seattle VAMCNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 1, 2026CYTOPATH BIOPSY LAB INC$2.5MPR Needed NEW Request / Thyroid Molecular Tests - THYROSEQ 5 year contractNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 8, 20261ST AMERICAN MEDICAL DISTRIBUTORS, INC.$41K6515--Thyroid Uptake SystemNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 6, 2026GULDMANN, INC.$4.6MSeattle Lift ReplacementNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 18, 2026PREMIER MEDICAL DISTRIBUTORS, LLC$2.0M6515--Patient Ceiling Lift SystemsNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Apr 29, 2026HAMILTON COMPANY$185K6515 Automated Liquid Handling SystemNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Mar 24, 2026GULDMANN, INC.$549K6515--Patient Ceiling Lifts and InstallationNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Feb 11, 2026SCDATACOM Seattle WA 98108 USA$55KReplacement of 19 MICU/SICU cameras at Seattle VA Med CtrNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jan 22, 2026BRANCH MEDICAL LLC$1.5MDistribution of Biorad Bioplex Reagents and Consumables for Laboratory Tests.Materiality: 0.05% of $GMED revenue (Low) SEC
- Sep 22, 2025CAREFUSION SOLUTIONS, LLC$2.4MInfusion Pumps in support of VA Puget Sound Healthcare System, Seattle, WAMateriality: 0.01% of $BDX revenue (Low) SEC
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.
- 0 of these past winners lobbied Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) job
- $25K 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 4 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, including the subsidiaries a company lists in its SEC filings. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.