Special NoticePosted Sep 23, 2026·Responses due Sep 25, 2026

6515--FY26: Artificial Intelligence Endoscopy Module

Veterans Affairs · 248-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 8 (36C248)

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
334510
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
36C24826Q1222
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
6515
Place
Not stated
Contact
Jessica M. Kiser (jessica.kiser@va.gov)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 36C24826Q1222 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Sep 8, 2026
    Sources Sought
    Open
  • Sep 23, 2026 · this notice
    Special Notice
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Sep 23, 2026 to Nov 8, 2026, middle of the range Oct 7, 2026.
Measured from 121 past early notices at Veterans Affairs, Department of with NAICS 334510 that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Sep 8, 2026).
Responses are due Sep 25, 2026, so an award before then is unlikely; past cases include short solicitations.

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

Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source to Medtronic Inc, 6743 Southpoint DR N, Jacksonville, Florida, 32216-6218 to provide VA Caribbean Healthcare System located at 10 Casia Street, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00921 trade-in consideration of three defective Artificial Intelligence (AI) endoscopy modules (Model CB1708-EU) for three Medtronic GI Genius 300 units (model GGM300-US). This procurement is being conducted in accordance with Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul (RFO) Part 12.102 Restricting Competition. Any interested party that believes it is capable of meeting the requir… (show all)

ement described herein may identify their interest and capabilities in response to this notice. An authorized distributor/provider letter is required, in addition approval for trade-in considerations. If an authorized distributor is not provided, your response will not be taken into consideration. Only emailed responses will be considered. All responses shall be submitted to Jessica Kiser at jessica.kiser@va.gov no later than 12:00 PM on September 25, 2026. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted.

Who won similar work

9 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (248-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 8 (36C248)), same product/service code (PSC) 6515 and NAICS 334510.

Single-winner award sizes (7): middle half $31K to $474K, median $49K; range $23K to $2.9M.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
ALLIANT ENTERPRISES, LLC1$2.9MMar 26, 2025
GEO-MED, LLC1$597KJun 12, 2026
1ST AMERICAN MEDICAL DISTRIBUTORS, INC.1$350KJun 9, 2026
Trillamed LLC1$49KAug 18, 2026
DGA MEDICAL LLC1$38KDec 15, 2025
PHILIPS NORTH AMERICA LLC1$23KFeb 13, 2026
HOLOGIC SALES AND SERVICE, LLC1$23KDec 2, 2025
PROAIM AMERICAS, LLC. ELLISVILLE 630111– + 1 sharedApr 8, 2025
PROAIM AMERICAS, LLC. Ellisville MO 63011 USA1– + 1 sharedApr 8, 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.

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
  • No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
  • 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.

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