Sources SoughtPosted Sep 23, 2026·Responses due Sep 30, 2026

6515--Baxter CBOC Patient Lifts - STC (VA-27-00006424)

Veterans Affairs · NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 23 (36C263)

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
339113
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
36C26326Q1119
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
6515
Place
St. Cloud, MN, USA
Contact
Amanda Patterson-Elliott (amanda.patterson-elliott@va.gov)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 36C26326Q1119 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Sep 23, 2026 · this notice
    Sources Sought
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Oct 11, 2026 to Nov 17, 2026, middle of the range Oct 20, 2026.
Measured from 131 past early notices at Veterans Affairs, Department of with NAICS 339113 that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Sep 23, 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

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION / SOURCES SOUGHT for Patient Ceiling Lift DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, VISN 23 Source Sought: The VA is seeking business sources qualified to provide some, or all, of the items listed below. This is NOT a solicitation. INTERESTED SOURCES SHALL RESPOND BY: Please submit response no later than 5:00pm CST Wednesday, September 30, 2026 All responses and questions must be emailed to Amanda.Patterson-Elliott@va.gov and must include in the subject line: Sources Sought Patient Ceiling Lift NO PHONE CALLS POTENTIAL SOURCES SHALL PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IN THEIR RESP… (show all)

ONSE: 1. Company name, address, phone number, primary contact(s), e-mail address. 2. State if your firm distributes the Brand Name items, or Equal items. 3. SAM UEI number. 4. NAICS (North American Industry Classification System) code 339113 Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing. 5. State if your firm is a large business, small business, service-disabled-veteran-owned small business, veteran-owned small business, HUB zone 8(a), women-owned small business or a small disadvantaged business. 6. State if your firm has the required items on Schedule (FSS, GSA, SEWP, other ). 7. Provide a letter from the manufacturer verifying your firm is an authorized distributor. 8. Provide the country of origin for each of the required items. REQUIRED ITEMS: The government is seeking information from capable sources that can provide a ceiling-mounted bariatric patient lift system meeting the following general requirements: Ceiling-mount patient lift/hoist system Minimum lifting capacity of approximately 800 lbs Rechargeable/battery-powered operation Handheld and/or remote controls Smooth, controlled lifting and lowering Emergency stop and emergency lowering safety features Quiet operation suitable for a clinical environment Ceiling track system Capable of supporting bariatric patient transfers System capable of modification or expansion, as applicable Maintenance/service notification or tracking capability Compliant with applicable patient-lift and medical equipment safety standards Includes all necessary equipment The Government s anticipated requirement is for a Guldmann GH3+ bariatric ceiling lift system or equal. Respondents offering an equal product should identify the manufacturer and model proposed and provide product literature demonstrating the product s capabilities. DISCLAIMER AND ADDITIONAL NOTICES: Responses may be used as research to better understand the marketplace or for creating a potential future acquisition. Response is strictly voluntary; no reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this or future information requests. AT THIS TIME NO SOLICITATION EXISTS. (DO NOT REQUEST A COPY OF THE SOLICITATION). This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a solicitation may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. No Proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s.)

Who won similar work

402 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 339113.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
Edwards Lifesciences LLC · $EW186$6.4MOct 16, 2026
ERA HEALTH LLC25$1.1MJan 29, 2026
WMK, LLC16$529KOct 16, 2026
MEDTRONIC INC · $MDT12$467KJul 23, 2026
CUMMINGS MOBILITY CONVERSIONS & SUPPLY INC11$370KSep 24, 2026
CLARK AND ASSOCIATES, INC10$545KApr 20, 2026
MEDTRONIC USA INC10$458KApr 6, 2026
HANGER PROSTHETICS & ORTHOTICS EAST, INC.7$317KMar 31, 2026
HANGER, INC.7$291KApr 7, 2026
MENTOR WORLDWIDE LLC6$221KJun 5, 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.

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.

  • 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
  • $28K 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.

  • 2 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 13 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.