Special NoticePosted Sep 9, 2026·Responses due Sep 15, 2026

FY27 HistoLab Specimen Workstation Maintenance

Veterans Affairs · 248-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 8 (36C248)

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
811310
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
36C24827Q0026
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
J065
Place
Not stated
Contact
Jose Ortiz-Velez (jose.ortiz-velez@va.gov)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 36C24827Q0026 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Sep 9, 2026 · this notice
    Special Notice
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Oct 7, 2026 to Nov 30, 2026, middle of the range Oct 28, 2026.
Measured from 90 past early notices at Veterans Affairs, Department of with NAICS 811310 that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Sep 9, 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 Type: Special Notice of Intent to Sole Source This is a SPECIAL NOTICE ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. The Department of Veteran Affairs (VA), VISN 8 Network Contracting Office, James A. Haley Veterans� Hospital (JAHVH), 13000 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., Tampa, Florida 33612, intends to award a sole source contract to B2B Demand, LLC. (dba Scimedico, LLC.), 623 Eagle Rock Ave, #283, West Orange, NJ 07052. The Contractor shall furnish all labor, transportation, equipment, and consumables necessary to provide preventive maintenance of the five (5) Mopec elevated grossing workstations, at the JAHVH. The base… (show all)

period of performance is for a base year of 10/1/2026 � 9/30/2027 and four (4) option years with only one source, Scimedico, LLC. under the authority Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13.106-1(b)(1). This contract requires a manufacturer recommended preventative maintenance provider for annual preventative maintenance including inspection, testing and decontamination of 5 Mopec elevated grossing workstations which are fundamental to the daily function of surgical pathology laboratory for patient surgical specimen preparation and diagnostic review. Scimedico, LLC. is the exclusive manufacturer recommended preventive maintenance provider for these manufacturers: Mopec, Inc, Mortech, Inc., and Thermo Fisher, Inc. Response: Responses to this Special Notice should be able to demonstrate the firm's ability, capability, and responsibility to deliver the service listed above. The purpose of this Special Notice announcement is for market research to make appropriate acquisition decisions and to gain knowledge of potential qualified Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses, Veteran Owned Small Businesses, 8(a), HUBZone and other Small Businesses interested and capable of providing the services described above. Documentation of technical expertise must be presented in sufficient detail for the Government to determine that your company possesses the necessary functional area expertise and experience to compete for this acquisition. No funds have been authorized, appropriated, or received for this effort. Responses should include the following information: Business name, address, business size and Socioeconomic Category (HUBZone, 8(a), Service-Disabled Veteran, Small Business, Large Business, etc.), and point of contact to include e-mail address and telephone number. All offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (www.sam.com) and Representations and Certifications must be completed prior to any future award. Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to provide the full maintenance and repair service on equipment listed. Determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Important information: The Government is not obligated to nor will it pay for or reimburse any costs associated with responding to this Special Notice. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. The Government will in no way be bound to this information if any solicitation is issued. No sub-contracting opportunity is anticipated. The North American Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 811310 - Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance with a size standard of $12,500,000.00. Any offeror capable of providing this preventative maintenance service shall notify the Contracting Officer by email within 6 calendar days from the date of the publication of this special notice. ***Responses must include written documentation showing your company is an authorized � preventative maintenance service� provider for Mopec, Inc. products and equipment.*** All information is to be submitted no later than 12:00 PM EST, Sept 15, 2026, to: Jose.Ortiz-Velez@va.gov.

Who won similar work

5 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 811310.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
RING POWER CORP1$877KApr 2, 2025
MCASHAN INC1$170KApr 29, 2026
RESULTS SALES & SERVICE, L.L.C.1$88KSep 3, 2025
BARQUE CONSULTING, LLC1$42KJul 8, 2026
BAMAJACK, LLC1$33KJun 29, 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 5 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
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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.

  • 0 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 0 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.