Sources SoughtPosted Jul 29, 2026·Responses due Aug 3, 2026

6515--RespirAct RA-MR Blood Gas Control System

Veterans Affairs · RPO EAST (36C24E)

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
334516
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
36C24E26Q0081
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
6515
Place
Boston, USA
Contact
Matenoa Taufa (matenoa.taufa@va.gov)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 36C24E26Q0081 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Jul 29, 2026 · this notice
    Sources Sought
  • Sep 11, 2026
    Special Notice
    Open
  • Sep 11, 2026
    Special Notice
    Open
  • Oct 16, 2026
    Pre-solicitation
    Open
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Aug 18, 2026 to Oct 16, 2026, middle of the range Sep 13, 2026.
Measured from 103 past early notices at Veterans Affairs, Department of with NAICS 334516 that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Jul 29, 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

Summary: This is a Sources Sought notice and not a request for quotes. This request is solely for the purpose of conducting market research to enhance VHA s understanding of the market s offered products, services and capabilities. The Government will not pay any costs for responses submitted in response to this Sources Sought.� This Sources Sought notice provides an opportunity for respondents to submit their notice of ability, and their available products and services in response to the requirement described below. Vendors are invited to submit information relative to their potential of fulf… (show all)

illing the requirement below, in the form of a capability response that addresses the specific requirement identified in this Sources Sought. � � The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is seeking a vendor to provide RespirAct® RA-MR , a blood gas control system. The system shall allow research to provide precisely target and control PCO2 and PO2 in spontaneously breathing patients. This Sources Sought is to facilitate the Contracting Officer s review of the market base, for acquisition planning, size determination, and procurement strategy.� The Department of Veterans Affairs, Boston-Jamaica Plain Health Care System, is in need of� a RespirAct® RA-MR System, installation, training, and shipment of required equipment (all components that make up this system). Technical Specifications Salient characteristics RespirAct® RA-MR system. All specifications and conditions listed below shall be met in full to be considered. Minimum physical, functional, & performance characteristics: RespirAct® RA-MR system Technical Specifications: Blood gas control system and investigative device used to stimulate vascular reactivity. Designed to precisely target and control PCO2 and PO2 in spontaneously breathing patients and is MRI compatible. Or equal commercially available system shall provide the same combination of automated end-tidal gas targeting, reproducibility, and operational efficiency required for the proposed research. Must be an authorized distributor of the proposed system. 4. Delivery:� Boston- Jamaica Plains VA HCS, 150 S. Huntington Ave Boston, MA 02130 5. Installation:� � Installation is required.� � 6. Information Technology:� IT support requirements are not required for this equipment.� � RESPONSE COMMITMENT � � I. Response: � � A. Capability statement and with general understanding of the industry and current knowledge and subcontract networks that would be used to support the requirement as identified herein. Provide small business information for your company. � B. Submittals furnished will not be returned to the sender. No debriefs will be conducted. Eligibility in participating in a future acquisition does not depend upon a response to this notice. � � II. Timeline: � A. This request will close on stated date within the Government Point of Entry (GPE). � � Notes: � This Sources Sought� is for planning purposes only to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classification (large business, small business, 8(a), SDVOSB, etc.), relative to NAICS code 334516. Responses to this sources sought� will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions.� This notice is not a request for competitive proposals; however, any responsible source who believes it is capable of meeting the requirement and who is the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), authorized dealer, authorized distributor or authorized reseller of all the items listed above, may submit a capability statement to the contracting office than no later than Monday, August 3, 2026, 16:00 PM EST. Interest/capability statements may be sent to Matenoa Taufa Matenoa.taufa@va.gov. No telephone responses will be accepted.�

Who won similar work

1869 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Veterans Affairs), same product/service code (PSC) 6515.

Single-winner award sizes (1867): middle half $34K to $272K, median $55K; range $10K to $513.6M.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
Edwards Lifesciences LLC · $EW · $5.0B281$18.8MOct 19, 2026
Trillamed LLC71$69.8MSep 10, 2026
INSPIRE MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. · $INSP · $624.8M54$80.2MOct 15, 2026
SUNRISE MEDICAL (US) LLC52$1.3MOct 16, 2026
VETERANS HEALTHCARE SUPPLY SOLUTIONS, INC49$74.7MOct 13, 2026
RED ONE MEDICAL DEVICES LLC45$7.1MOct 13, 2026
ERA HEALTH LLC29$1.3MJul 12, 2026
LOVELL GOVERNMENT SERVICES INC.25$517.5MAug 31, 2026
BEACON POINT ASSOCIATES LLC25$398.6MSep 21, 2026
GEO-MED, LLC23$17.3MAug 28, 2026

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.

Investor context
  • $EW reported $5.0B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 1867 past awards, $55K, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
  • $INSP reported $624.8M revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 1867 past awards, $55K, 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.

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 (4 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) job
  • $8K 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. 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 11 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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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.