Special NoticePosted Aug 6, 2025·Responses due Aug 26, 2025

INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE | V05 MiPACs Support Contract | 10/01/2025 to 09/30/2026 Plus Four Option Years

Veterans Affairs · VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
811210
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
36C24525Q0746
Set-aside
No Set aside used
PSC
J065
Place
MD, USA
Contact
AMY WALTER (AMY.WALTER1@VA.GOV)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 36C24525Q0746 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Aug 6, 2025 · this notice
    Special Notice
Solicitation
None posted
Award
  • Nov 21, 2025
    Award Notice
    APRYSE SOFTWARE CORP. · $56K
    Open

Next steps for this stage

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What the notice says

INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE | V05 MiPACs Support Contract | 10/01/2025 to 09/30/2026 Plus Four Option Years INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE THIS IS AN INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE ANNOUNCEMENT AND IT IS FOR INFORMATION & PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY; IT IS NEITHER A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT, NOR A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION, PROPOSALS OR QUOTES AND DOES NOT OBLIGATE THE GOVERNMENT TO AWARD A CONTRACT. IF A VENDOR RESPONDS TO THIS INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE, THE VENDOR WILL NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE. THE PURPOSE OF THIS INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE ANNOUNCEMENT IS FOR MARKET RESEARCH, IN ORDER TO MAKE APPROPRIATE ACQUISITION DECISIONS, AND… (show all)

TO GAIN KNOWLEDGE OF POTENTIALLY QUALIFIED SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES, VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES, 8(A), HUBZONE AND OTHER SMALL BUSINESSES WHO STATE THEY ARE CAPABLE OF PERFORMING THE WORK. **A sole source contract award will result from this Notice.** IN THE EVENT THAT A VENDOR DISAGREES WITH THIS SOLE SOURCE, THEN 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. **VENDOR RESPONSE SHALL INCLUDE THE BELOW** Responses to this INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE shall include company name, address, point of contact, phone number, point of contact e-mail, DUNS Number, Cage Code, size of business pursuant to North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) 811210, (size standard of $34M, per SBA Table of Small Business Size Standards January 1, 2022) AND whether your company has special socio-economic status (i.e., SDVOSB, VOSB, Small Business, HUBZone, etc.). (A) COMPANY NAME (B) ADDRESS (C) POINT OF CONTACT (D) PHONE, FAX, AND EMAIL (E) DUNS NUMBER (F) CAGE CODE (G)TAX ID NUMBER (H) TYPE OF SMALL BUSINESS, E.G. SERVICES DISABLED VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESS, VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS, 8(A), HUBZONE, WOMEN OWNED SMALL BUSINESS, SMALL DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS, OR SMALL BUSINESS HUBZONE BUSINESS, (I) WILL YOUR COMPANY BE PERFORMING THE WORK? OR DO YOU PLAN ON SUB-CONTRACTING OUT THE WORK? (I) Is your company considered small under the NAICS code identified under this RFI? (Size standard of = or < $30M, per SBA Table of Small Business Size Standards August 19, 2019) (J) Does your company have an FSS contract with GSA or the VA NAC or a GWAC contract holder with any other federal agency? If so, please provide the contract number. (K) If your company holds a FSS GSA/VA NAC contract other federal GWAC contract holder, are the services requested available on your schedule/contract? (L) General pricing of your products is encouraged. Pricing will be used for the purpose of market research only. It will not be used to evaluate for any type of award. AND (J) ***WILL YOUR COMPANY BE DOING ALL OF THE WORK? IF NOT, WILL YOUR COMPANY BE SUB-CONTRACTING OUT THE WORK?***MUST ANSWER*** MUST PROVIDE A CAPABILITY STATEMENT THAT ADDRESSES THE ORGANIZATIONS QUALIFICATIONS AND ABILITY TO PERFORM AS A CONTRACTOR FOR THE WORK DESCRIBED BELOW. IF THE VENDOR IS AN SDVOSB/VOSB, BE PREPARED TO DEMONSTRATE HOW IT WILL NOT SUB-CONTRACT THE WORK BY MORE THAN 51%, PER VAAR 852.219-75, VAAR 819.7011(b) Contract clauses. (DEVIATION) ***IF THERE ARE ANY OBJECTIONS TO THIS SOLE SOURCE, CONTACT THE CONTRACTING OFFICER AT AMY.WALTER1@VA.GOV.*** Statement of Work Dental PACS Support Contract 482-26-1-759-0004 GENERAL Scope of Services: The purpose of this requirement is to provide a full-service support agreement for the VISN 5 Dental PACS system. This support agreement shall cover the resolution of any break-fix issues, as well as the provision of all updates, patching, and vulnerability remediation from the vendor. This requirement shall cover labor and any remediate action for all VISN 5 MiPACS servers and clients. Locations: VA Maryland Healthcare System, 10 N Greene St, Baltimore, MD 21201 Beckley VA Medical Center, 200 Veterans Ave , Beckley WV 25801-6444 Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center, 1 Medical Center Drive, Clarksburg WV 26301 Hershel "Woody" Williams VA Medical Center, 1540 Spring Valley Drive, Huntington WV 25704 Martinsburg VA Medical Center, 510 Butler Avenue , Martinsburg WV 25405 Washington DC VA Medical Center, 50 Irving Street, NW, Washington DC 20422 WORK HOURS Hours of Operation: Normal business hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., excluding holidays. Should the Contractor require work afterhours, the Contractor shall arrange in advance with the Contracting Officer�s Representative (COR). Delivery Hours: The Warehouse is open to receive deliveries Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., excluding holidays. National Holidays: The holidays observed by the Federal Government are: New Year�s Day, Martin Luther King Day, President�s Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veteran�s Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day and any other day specifically declared by the President of the United States to be a national holiday. Contractor may work on holidays with prior communication and coordination. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE Base Year Oct.1, 2025 � Sept. 30, 2026 1st Option Period Oct.1, 2026 � Sept. 30, 2027 2nd Option Period Oct.1, 2027 � Sept. 30, 2028 3rd Option Period Oct.1, 2028 � Sept. 30, 2029 4th Option Period Oct.1, 2029 � Sept. 30, 2030 Systems Server Name Function Location VHAWASCCAMIPAPP Central Applications Washington DC VAMC VHAWASCCAMIPDB Central Database Washington DC VAMC VHABALCCAMIPAPP VAMHCS Applications VA Maryland HCS VHABALCCAMIPDB VAMHCS Database VA Maryland HCS VHABECCCAMIPAPP BEC Applications Beckley VAMC VHACLACCAMIPAPP CLA Applications Clarksburg VAMC VHAHUNCCAMIPAPP HUN Applications Huntington VAMC VHAMWVCCAMIPAPP MWV Applications Martinsburg VAMC SPECIFICATIONS Corrective Maintenance The contract shall include all corrective (unplanned) maintenance/repair of the systems in accordance with the manufacturer requirements. Recalls & Alerts-- Contractor shall perform all remediation actions needed for product alerts and recalls issued for the equipment. Labor All labor (including travel) to complete the maintenance is included in the contract. Updates/Patching Contractor shall complete available updates to the software at the discretion of Biomedical Engineering. Contractor shall complete all patching according to manufacturer�s specifications Response Time Contractor shall respond to trouble phone calls within thirty minutes. Contractor shall respond on-site when required within 4 hours upon receipt of service call. Reporting Contractor shall provide a copy of the service report, complete with test data, to the contract COR within five working days after completion of any services. Service reports shall include identifying information about the equipment, all services provided during the service visit, any issues found during the visit, the technician/engineer names of the personnel performing work, and the date service was provided. Remote Support The Contractor shall provide a telephone line available 24/7 for technical support. Contractor shall also provide a phone number for VA staff to call to dispatch Contractor field service engineers/technicians. If remote support via site-to-site virtual private network (VPN) is required, Contractor shall work with the COR and the facility Information Security Officer (ISO) to meet the requirements prior to connection. A National Site to Site MOU/ISA is the preferred way to complete this connection. Patient Health Information The Contractor shall safeguard patient health information. The Contractor shall report to the Biomedical Engineering Department any issues with disclosed or unsecure patient health information. Contractor shall note remove any hard drives, storage devices, or anything containing patient health information from the site. Contractor Requirements All Contractor personnel performing services on the equipment shall have factory training and experience

Who won similar work

531 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Veterans Affairs), same NAICS 811210.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC16$19.5MJul 9, 2026
STRYKER SALES, LLC16$7.6MSep 10, 2026
PHILIPS NORTH AMERICA LLC16$3.7MOct 13, 2026
CAREFUSION SOLUTIONS, LLC · $BDX14$7.1MJul 16, 2026
STERIS CORPORATION · $STE12$9.5MMar 10, 2026
SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC.11$8.3MSep 8, 2026
AGFA HEALTHCARE CORPORATION9$7.9MMay 7, 2026
Olympus America Inc.9$3.3MSep 17, 2026
GE PRECISION HEALTHCARE LLC8$5.4MFeb 4, 2026
CEPHEID SUNNYVALE 940898$3.1MOct 1, 2026

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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 (6 filings)
  • 1 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
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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 5 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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