J065--Intent to Sole Source FY26 Durham Building 42 Varian Truebeam Move
Veterans Affairs · 246-NETWORK CONTRACTING OFFICE 6 (36C246)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C24626Q0973 in this department, oldest first.
- Aug 25, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
- Sep 23, 2026Award NoticeVARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC · $539KOpen
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
The Department of Veterans Affairs Mid Atlantic Health Care (NCO 6) intends to negotiate a sole source procurement for Varian Medical Inc. s TrueBeam relocation, testing, and calibration (with new hardware and software upgrades) of the Varian TrueBeam Linear Accelerator for the Radiation Oncology Department Services at the Durham VAMC, 508 Fulton St., Durham, NC 27705. This proposed procurement is for services for which the government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of RFO FAR 12.102(b) Restricting Competition. The NAICS code is 518210 and has a size s… (show all)
tandard $40.0M for this Procurement. THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES; however, any company that believes it can meet the requirements may give written notification prior to the response due date and time.� Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to perform the requirement.� Information can be sent to the Contracting Officer, Cleveland Wynne, via email to cleveland.wynne@va.gov. Responses 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.� If no responses are received, the Government will proceed with the award.� The Government will not be responsible for any costs incurred by responding to this notice. Due Date for responses 8/28/2026 @ 10am EST.
Who won similar work
3 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (246-NETWORK CONTRACTING OFFICE 6 (36C246)), same product/service code (PSC) J065 and NAICS 541519.
Single-winner award sizes (3): middle half $91K to $225K, median $163K; range $18K to $286K.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC | 1 | $286K | Feb 21, 2025 |
| HEALTHCARE CONTROL SYSTEMS INC | 1 | $163K | Mar 28, 2025 |
| EXCEL IMAGING SOLUTIONS, LLC | 1 | $18K | May 6, 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.
- May 6, 2025EXCEL IMAGING SOLUTIONS, LLC$18KSamsung GM85 Mobile X-Ray System RepairNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Mar 28, 2025HEALTHCARE CONTROL SYSTEMS INC$163KJ065--ORControl License and WarrantyNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Feb 21, 2025VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC$286KJ065--Varian Aria/Eclipse Service Full-Scale Maintenance Service AgreementNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Competitive landscape
For the 3 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
- No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
- 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.
- 0 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 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.