Sources SoughtPosted Aug 27, 2026·Responses due Sep 7, 2026

6515--Weight-Based Inventory Management System (WBIMS ) Supply Cabinets and Software Brand name or equal to PAR Excellence Systems Inc.

Veterans Affairs · 260-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 20 (36C260)

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
334519
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
36C26026Q0994
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
6515
Place
Portland
Contact
Gregory Watson (gregory.watson2@va.gov)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 36C26026Q0994 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Aug 27, 2026 · this notice
    Sources Sought
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Sep 24, 2026 to Dec 24, 2026, middle of the range Oct 27, 2026.
Measured from 4901 past early notices at Veterans Affairs, Department of that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Aug 27, 2026).

Next steps for this stage

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What the notice says

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding the availability and capability of all qualified sources to fulfil a potential requirement. The responses received from interested contractors will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Network Contracting Office (NCO) 20, is conducting market research to identify potential sources for: VISN 20 requires a Weight-Based Inventory Supply System (WBIMS) brand name or equal to PAR Excellence. This procurement will include s… (show all)

upply cabinets, related parts, and Software Licenses for various facilities throughout VISN 20. Supply Cabinets, parts and Software must work with the integrated system currently owned by VISN 20. Vendor will ensure system is fully operational and ensure system communications are intact. Participating Locations: Alaska VA Healthcare System: 1201 North Muldoon Road, Anchorage, AK 99504 Eugene Health Care Center: 3355 Chad Dr., Eugene, OR 97408 VA Portland Health Care System: 3710 SW U.S. Veterans Hospital Road, Portland, OR 97239 Roseburg VA Health Care System: 913 NW Garden Valley Blvd., Roseburg, OR 97471 VA Southern Oregon Rehabilitation Center: 8495 Crater Lake Hwy., White City, OR 97503 VA Puget Sound Health Care System - American Lake Division: 9600 Veterans Dr Southwest, Tacoma, WA 98493 VA Puget Sound Health Care System: 1660 S. Columbian Way, Seattle, WA 98108 Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center: 4815 N. Assembly Street, Spokane, WA 99205 Jonathan M. Wainwright Memorial VA Medical Center: 77 Wainwright Drive, Walla Walla, WA 99362 Specifications for WBIMS: Must be weight based Must be easily calibrated and accurate Will provide real time visibility to secondary inventory locations Must be able to interface with GIP package in IFCAP Must be capable of tracking, adjusting, and reporting comprehensive real time information pertaining to the inventory of a secondary location Depletion of stock will trigger pick tickets based on PAR levels, Re-order points, and Emergency Stock Levels Software & Software Licensing must be intuitive and easy to train on Software & Software Licensing must be able to utilize multiple users with different levels of permissions Must be able to handle a wide range of products based on size, thickness, and weight Must work with the current VHA IT system Locations may be on site at the main facility campuses (listed above) or at one of VISN 20 s Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC). Map and locations for Medical Centers and Clinics within the V20 Northwest Network can be found at the following link: https://www.va.gov/directory/guide/region.asp?ID=1020. Potential candidates having the capabilities necessary to provide the above stated requirement are invited to respond to this Request for Information via e-mail to Gregory Watson at Gregory,Watson2@va.gov no later than 7 September 2026, 06:00 PST. No telephone inquiries will be accepted. RESPONSES SHOULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: company name, address, and business size; point of contact name, phone number, e-mail address. NAICS Code 334519 is applicable to determine business size standard. Any questions or concerns may also be directed to Gregory Watson via e-mail.

Who won similar work

24 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (260-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 20 (36C260)), same product/service code (PSC) 6515.

Single-winner award sizes (24): middle half $53K to $1.9M, median $348K; range $14K to $4.6M.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
CAREFUSION SOLUTIONS, LLC · $BDX · $19.4B3$5.2MSep 22, 2025
GULDMANN, INC.2$5.2MAug 6, 2026
ELECTRONIC WAVEFORM LAB, INC.1$3.7MJun 26, 2025
CEPHEID INC1$3.0MOct 1, 2026
CYTOPATH BIOPSY LAB INC1$2.5MOct 1, 2026
PREMIER MEDICAL DISTRIBUTORS, LLC1$2.0MJun 18, 2026
BRANCH MEDICAL LLC · $GMED · $1.6B1$1.5MJan 22, 2026
FIDELIS SUSTAINABILITY DISTRIBUTION, LLC1$381KMar 20, 2025
KARL STORZ ENDOSCOPY-AMERICA INC1$363KSep 11, 2025
ADVANCED STERILIZATION PRODUCTS SERVICES INC.1$332KJun 10, 2025

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.

Investor context
  • $BDX reported $19.4B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 24 past awards, $348K, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
  • $GMED reported $1.6B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 24 past awards, $348K, 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.

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
  • $25K 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. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.

  • 2 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 4 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.