J065--Instrument Sharpening and Repair Services for the William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital (MVH) located in Madison, WI.
Veterans Affairs · 252-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 12 (36C252)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C25227Q0041 in this department, oldest first.
- Sep 30, 2026 · this noticeSources Sought
Next steps for this stage
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- 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
Page 4 of 4 Page 4 of 4 The Department of Veterans Affairs, Great Lakes Acquisition Center (GLAC) is searching for contractors with the capabilities to provide instrument sharpening and repair services at William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital (MVH) located in Madison, WI. Contractor shall provide services that include, but are not limited to, sharpening, adjusting, aligning, straightening, refurbishing, calibrating, cleaning, extensive stain removal, polishing, lubricating, adjusting, laser etching, and replacing parts of various individual surgical instruments sets and operating roo… (show all)
m (OR) procedural instrument trays. Instruments will be provided individually or as components of a specialty tray. All instruments shall be maintained in proper operating conditions as specified by the original manufacturer. Instruments are to be retrieved from and delivered to the Sterile Processing Service (SPS), located William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, Madison WI, 53705. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 811210. All interested, responsible sources must submit a capability statement by Monday, October 5, 2026 to jerri.schuster@va.gov. This Sources Sought is issued solely for information and planning purposes to determine availability of qualified contractors and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this Sources Sought that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. Please note that this is not a request for proposal and the Government is seeking information for market research purposes only. The Government may or may not issue solicitation documents. Look for any further information in Contract Opportunities. Telephone inquiries will not be returned.
Who won similar work
54 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 811210.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHILIPS NORTH AMERICA LLC | 3 | $1.7M | Jul 22, 2026 |
| Elekta Inc | 2 | $1.3M | Nov 21, 2025 |
| SKYTRON LLC | 2 | $819K | Aug 28, 2026 |
| PARATA SYSTEMS LLC · $BDX | 2 | $276K | Feb 3, 2026 |
| CLASS 1 AIR, LLC | 2 | $78K | Dec 10, 2024 |
| STERIS CORPORATION · $STE | 2 | $73K | Nov 24, 2025 |
| DRAEGER INC | 2 | $59K | May 27, 2025 |
| SCRIPTPRO USA INC | 1 | $3.3M | May 27, 2025 |
| NOVAMED CORPORATION | 1 | $1.0M | Feb 4, 2025 |
| GE PRECISION HEALTHCARE LLC | 1 | $937K | Dec 12, 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.
- Aug 28, 2026SKYTRON LLC$380KJ065--Surgical Boom Maintenance 695C60517
- Aug 17, 2026PROAIM AMERICAS, LLC. ELLISVILLE 63011$617KJ065--Base YR (09/01/2026-08/31/2027) Zeiss Optical Equipment Maintenance
- Aug 17, 2026STRYKER SALES, LLC$776KJ065--Preventive Maintenance/Repair- Stryker AIM Scopes
- Jul 22, 2026PHILIPS NORTH AMERICA LLC$735KJ065--Philips SmartPath to dStream MRI Maintenance for Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center (FHCC)
- Jun 22, 2026Evoqua Water Technologies LLC$221KJ065--Hemodialysis Equipment Maintenance
- Jun 1, 2026MGI, INC.$37KH265--Medical Gas System Inspection and Testing
- May 19, 2026ATLANTIC FIRST INDUSTRIES CORPORATION$78KJ065--Medical Gas System Inspection and Testing
- May 7, 2026SKYTRON LLC$439KJ065--Skytron Lights and Booms Maintenance at William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital
- Mar 31, 2026VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC$194KJ065--Varian ARIA EHR Interface Services
- Mar 31, 2026KCI USA, Inc.$28KJ065--Wound VAC Machines Maintenance Service and Calibration PO 578C60163
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
- $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.
- 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.