J066--Zeiss Win 10 21H2 Upgrades
Veterans Affairs · NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 23 (36C263)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C26326Q0432 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
This is a Notice of Intent published in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.101(a)(1) requiring the dissemination of information regarding proposed contract actions. This Notice of Intent is for a proposed award of a sole source, firm-fixed price contract under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1), as implemented by FAR 13.106-1(b) Contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available. The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 23 inte… (show all)
nds to award a sole source, firm-fixed price contract to PROAIM AMERICAS, LLC for maintenance and repair of Zeiss Optometry devices for the St. Cloud VA Health Care System. The Department of Veterans Affairs requires the maintenance and repair of Zeiss Optometry to ensure the safety of the veterans in accordance with 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1), as implemented by FAR 13.106-1(b) - Only One Source is capable of providing the required services of maintenance and repair of Zeiss Optometry. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 811210 and the service code is J066. While this synopsis does not constitute a solicitation, interested vendors may identify their interest and capability to satisfy the requirement. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency. The Government understands that PROAIM AMERICAS, LLC is the only vendor that can provide the requested maintenance and repair for Zeiss Optometry. However, vendors that believe they can provide the capabilities required to fully meet the Government's requirement may submit information in writing to erica.miller5@va.gov by 5:00 PM March 16, 2026. Such documentation will be reviewed solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct the procurement on a competitive basis. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Contact Erica Miller, Contract Specialist at erica.miller5@va.gov for information regarding this announcement
Who won similar work
9 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 23 (36C263)), same product/service code (PSC) J066 and NAICS 811210.
Single-winner award sizes (9): middle half $44K to $450K, median $189K; range $24K to $1.2M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| STERIS INSTRUMENT MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC | 2 | $1.1M | Oct 17, 2025 |
| AGILITI HEALTH INC | 2 | $639K | Aug 31, 2026 |
| WATERSEP TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION | 1 | $1.2M | Nov 24, 2025 |
| Revvity Health Sciences, Inc. | 1 | $61K | Sep 11, 2026 |
| ILLUMINA, INC. · $ILMN · $4.5B | 1 | $44K | Oct 24, 2024 |
| Carl Zeiss Microscopy, LLC | 1 | $27K | Nov 27, 2024 |
| NIKON INSTRUMENTS INC | 1 | $24K | Dec 18, 2024 |
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.
- $ILMN reported $4.5B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 9 past awards, $189K, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.
- Sep 11, 2026Revvity Health Sciences, Inc.$61KIVIS Maintenance ServiceNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 31, 2026AGILITI HEALTH INC$450KCentral Iowa VHA Health Care System Surgical Instrument Maintenance and Repair Award NoticeNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Nov 24, 2025WATERSEP TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION$1.2MPreventative Maintenance Agreement for the Minneapolis VA Health Care System�s Liquid Chromatography and Mass Spectrophotometry (LCMS) Lab Analyzer EquipmentNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 17, 2025STERIS INSTRUMENT MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC$815KJ066--Minneapolis VAMC Sterile Instrument Maintenance and Repair Award NoticeNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 2, 2025AGILITI HEALTH INC$189KJ066--Fargo VAMC Surgical Instrument Maintenance and Repair Services Award NoticeNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 2, 2025STERIS INSTRUMENT MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC$280KJ066--BHHCS Instrument Maintenance and Repair Award NoticeNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Dec 18, 2024NIKON INSTRUMENTS INC$24KJ066-- Nikon Microscope Maintenance ServiceNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Nov 27, 2024Carl Zeiss Microscopy, LLC$27KJ066--Zeiss Microscope MaintenanceNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 24, 2024ILLUMINA, INC.$44KJ066--Illumina MaintenanceMateriality: <0.01% of $ILMN revenue (Low) SEC
Materiality: one award's value as a share of the winner's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings (or its last fiscal year, as noted when you point at it). Low under 1%, Medium 1 to 5%, High 5% or more. Many awards are paid over several years, so this overstates a single year's share.
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 4 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.