6515 - Intent to Sole Source - Siemens Skyra Coldhead RDE-412L4 (11472997
Veterans Affairs · 261-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 21 (36C261)
Veterans Affairs is planning to buy "6515 - Intent to Sole Source - Siemens Skyra Coldhead RDE-412L4 (11472997". This is an early notice: it is not taking bids yet. The work is in San Francisco, CA, USA. Responses are due Nov 5, 2026. In the last 2 years, similar work went to 10 or more companies, usually for about $136K per award. An award is expected between November 2026 and December 2026.
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C26127Q0100 in this department, oldest first.
- Oct 22, 2026 · this noticePre-solicitation
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 PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE Sole Source The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Regional Procurement Office West (RPOW), Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 5, Health Service Area (HSA) 5.2, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 21, on behalf of VA San Francisco Health Care System (VASFHCS), intends to issue a sole source firm-fixed contract for a potential commercial supply requirement supporting the existing firm-fixed price contract for a Siemens Skyra Coldhead RDE-412L4 at VASFHCS. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 339112 - Surg… (show all)
ical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing. The Small Business Administration (SBA) size standard is 1000 employees. The Product Service Code (PSC) is 6515 - Medical and Surgical Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies. It is the Government's belief that only the proposed vendor possesses the required capabilities to successfully meet this requirement. The proposed vendor SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC is the sole manufacturer and distributor of the Siemens Skyra Coldhead RDE-412L4 (11472997). This equipment is very complex and is set to replace the current piece of equipment that is critical to Veteran care. The San Francisco VA Health Care System currently operates a Siemens Skyra MRI and has a requirement to replace the Coldhead. This notice satisfies the requirement at RFO 5.101. Additionally, IAW RFO 5.101 all interested responsible sources may submit a quotation, bid, or proposal, as appropriate, which will be considered by the agency. All interested offers MUST have an active vendor record in SAM.gov, under the identified NAICS code and NOT have any exclusions such as a delinquent federal debt or debarment. If you are interested in the above requirement, please provide supporting evidence in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with the above requirement by 11/05/2026 via email to shaun.owen@va.gov and ensure that the subject line includes: RFQ no. 36C26127Q0100. Responses will be considered by the Government; however, a determination by the Government not to complete the proposed acquisition based upon responses of this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Interested firms should submit a concise capability statement that includes: Company name. UEI and CAGE code. Point of contact name, title, email address, and phone number. Business size under NAICS 339112 and Socioeconomic status, if any. Evidence of Siemens Skyra Coldhead RDE-412L4 (11472997) authorization or authorized source of supply. Available contract vehicle information, if applicable. Point of Contact (POC): Contracting Specialist (CS) Shaun Owen Email: shaun.owen@va.gov
Who won similar work
25 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 339112.
Single-winner award sizes (25): middle half $50K to $437K, median $136K; range $22K to $4.6M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwards Lifesciences LLC · $EW · $6.5B | 5 | $571K | Aug 6, 2026 |
| OLYMPUS AMERICA INC | 4 | $8.6M | Jan 29, 2026 |
| Trillamed LLC | 3 | $3.1M | Aug 31, 2026 |
| BEACON POINT ASSOCIATES LLC | 2 | $214K | Sep 10, 2026 |
| HILL-ROM, INC. | 1 | $2.0M | Oct 1, 2026 |
| MELLING LLC | 1 | $1.0M | Aug 6, 2026 |
| Aantilia LLC | 1 | $437K | Aug 10, 2026 |
| GEO-MED, LLC | 1 | $248K | Mar 5, 2025 |
| DERRAH MORRISON ENTERPRISES LLC | 1 | $135K | Sep 15, 2025 |
| LOVELL GOVERNMENT SERVICES INC. | 1 | $58K | Aug 28, 2026 |
Value counts new single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling (same contract, or the same office, day and amount); that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Contract modifications are not new awards and are not added in either. Notices whose amount is a placeholder such as $999,999,999 are not added in. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings.
- $EW reported $6.5B revenue (12 months to Jun 30, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 25 past awards, $136K, is under 0.1% of that. SEC filing
One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.
- Oct 1, 2026HILL-ROM, INC.$2.0M6515--HILL-ROM DO FY27, 36C26123A0017, 10/01/26 - 09/30/2027, 640-C79054No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 10, 2026BEACON POINT ASSOCIATES LLC$52K6515--Brand Name Only Stryker BPX Podiatry Surgical InstrumentsNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 31, 2026Trillamed LLC$989K6515--Stryker System 9No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 28, 2026LOVELL GOVERNMENT SERVICES INC.$58K6515--PROS-073026-1026753-SF-LOVELL-PRE BUY DOS: 8/12No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 17, 2026Trillamed LLC$50K6515--KAIRISON PNEUMATIC BONE PUNCH SYSTEMNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 10, 2026Aantilia LLC$437K6515--MiraQ Cardiac Intui System_Surgical ServiceNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 6, 2026Edwards Lifesciences LLC$231K6515--PROS-072026-1632051-PA-EDWARDSMateriality: <0.01% of $EW revenue (Low) SEC
- Aug 6, 2026MELLING LLC$1.0MLeica ARveo 8x and M530 OHX MicroscopesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 17, 2026OUT-FIT, A CALIFORNIA CORP$22K6515--Biodex Balance System SD & AccessoriesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 7, 2026Edwards Lifesciences LLC$136K6515--PROS-062426-1627063-PA-EDWARDS 640-Materiality: <0.01% of $EW 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 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
- $8K 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. 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 10 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, including the subsidiaries a company lists in its SEC filings. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.