6515--Brand-Name or Equal: Digital Transcutaneous Blood Gas Monitoring System Notice of Intent to Sole Source
Veterans Affairs · 261-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 21 (36C261)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C26126Q0289 in this department, oldest first.
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
Presolicitation Notice Presolicitation Notice Page 4 of 4 Presolicitation Notice *=Required Field Presolicitation Notice Page 1 of 4 PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Network Contracting Office (NCO 21) intends to award a sole source, Firm Fixed Price contract to Sentec, Inc. for Digital Transcutaneous Blood Gas Monitoring Systems (SENTEC tCOM+ Hospital Monitor with V-Sign Sensor 2). The procurement is on behalf of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Regional Procurement Office West (RPOW), Network Contracting O… (show all)
ffice (NCO) 21, on behalf of the VA Northern California Health Care System, 10535 Hospital Way, Mather, CA 95655-4200. The specific items required are as follows: ITEM INFORMATION Manufacturer Part Number Description Quantity Unit 101342 V-Sign Sensor VS-A/P/N [1/PK] 2 Each 104255 tCOM+ Hospital USA 2 Each GCX-RS Roll Stand GCX RS-0006-64 [1/PK] **Must order with plate** 2 Each tCOM-GCX-MP tCOM+ Vesa Mounting Plate GCX FLP-0001-17 [1/PK] 2 Each VA s Gray Market Items terms and conditions apply pursuant to VAAR 852.212-71 Gray Market Items and VAAR 852.212-72 Gray Market and Counterfeit Items. As a result, vendor shall be an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), authorized dealer, authorized distributor or authorized reseller for the items identified to be eligible for participation with this acquisition. Vendor must be able to provide the documentation that demonstrates such aforementioned authority. The solicitation for this action will be posted to beta.sam.gov and all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency. After consideration, the Government will determine whether to proceed with the sole source acquisition. Please keep in mind that patient care and choice in the decision is the highest priority to the VA. The solicitation will be posted on or about February 24, 2026. Please respond to tawnya.krommenhoek@va.gov no later than Thursday, February 26, 2026 at 10:00 am Mountain Standard Time. With your response, please provide evidence showing compliance with the aforementioned Gray Market clauses. Failure to provide the required information may result in a determination that your company is not a viable source. (End of Notice)
Who won similar work
7 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (261-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 21 (36C261)), same product/service code (PSC) 6515 and NAICS 334510.
Single-winner award sizes (7): middle half $86K to $1.2M, median $336K; range $60K to $7.7M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| AFTER ACTION MEDICAL AND DENTAL SUPPLY, LLC | 1 | $7.7M | Aug 4, 2026 |
| VETERANS HEALTHCARE SUPPLY SOLUTIONS, INC | 1 | $1.6M | Jun 2, 2025 |
| Trillamed LLC | 1 | $717K | Sep 1, 2026 |
| GOVERNMENT MARKETING AND PROCUREMENT, LLC | 1 | $336K | Aug 1, 2026 |
| STRATA SKIN SCIENCES INC. · $SSKN · $33.6M | 1 | $90K | Aug 18, 2026 |
| MAGVENTURE, INC. | 1 | $82K | Jul 28, 2026 |
| MAGSTIM INC | 1 | $60K | Jul 14, 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.
- $SSKN reported $33.6M revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 7 past awards, $336K, is 1% of that. 10-K
One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.
- Sep 1, 2026Trillamed LLC$717K6515--Surgical Endoscopy Imaging System
- Aug 18, 2026STRATA SKIN SCIENCES INC.$90K6515-- XTRAC Excimer Laser
- Aug 4, 2026AFTER ACTION MEDICAL AND DENTAL SUPPLY, LLC$7.7MVISN 21 Defibrillator Replacement
- Aug 1, 2026GOVERNMENT MARKETING AND PROCUREMENT, LLC$336K6515--3D Prostate Cartography and Biopsy System
- Jul 28, 2026MAGVENTURE, INC.$82K6515--MagPro R30 Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) Equipment
- Jul 14, 2026MAGSTIM INC$60K6515--Magstim Horizon Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
- Jun 2, 2025VETERANS HEALTHCARE SUPPLY SOLUTIONS, INC$1.6MWatchPAT One Direct Program
Competitive landscape
For the 7 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.
- 1 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.