Special NoticePosted Aug 6, 2026·Responses due Aug 16, 2026

INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE - ABBOTT LABORATORIES

Veterans Affairs · VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
811210
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
36C26326P0627
Set-aside
No Set aside used
PSC
J065
Place
Minneapolis, MN, USA
Contact
Joey Bloomer (joseph.bloomer@va.gov)
…Open on SAM.gov
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 36C26326P0627 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Aug 6, 2026 · this notice
    Special Notice
Solicitation
None posted
Award
  • Aug 12, 2026
    Award Notice
    ABBOTT LABORATORIES INC. · $240K
    Open

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) - Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Service Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. It is not a request for competitive quotes. The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 23, intends to award a sole source, firm-f… (show all)

ixed price contract to Abbott Laboratories Inc with 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1), as implemented by FAR 13.106-1(b) - Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Service Will Satisfy Agency Requirements because the service plan for the EnSite X system, software and maintenance that are proprietary in nature. No other third-party vendor is authorized to install or service this equipment. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 811210 and the product service code is J065. 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 the service plan provided by Abbott Laboratories is the sole service plan for the Ensite X system. However, vendors that believe they can provide the capabilities required to fully meet the Government's requirement may submit information in writing to joseph.bloomer@va.gov within seven calendar days after publication of this notice. Such documentation will be reviewed solely for the purpose of determining whether 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.

Who won similar work

532 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

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.

  • 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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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.