AN12--MRI Scans for VA Approved Research
Veterans Affairs · 261-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 21 (36C261)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C26126Q1179 in this department, oldest first.
- Aug 20, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
Next steps for this stage
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- 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
The Department of Veteran Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Network Contracting Office 21 (NCO21), intends to award a sole source Firm-Fixed Price contract for mass spectrometry core services at VA Palo Alto Health Care System (VAPAHCS) located at 3801 Miranda Ave Palo Alto, CA 94304. Contractor must be within 10 miles from the VA Palo Alto Health Care System. Applicable NAICS: 621512, Diagnostic Imaging Centers This is not a request for competitive offers and no solicitation is available. Due to the continuation of need it has been determined that these services are only available from… (show all)
a single source without an unacceptable delay or duplication of cost and no other type of services will satisfy agency requirements. The Government intends to award the contract on 9/15/2026 to The Lucas Center for Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Imaging 1201 Welch Road, Stanford, CA 94305; SAM UEI: HJD6G4D6TJY5, Cage Code: 1KN27. The estimated Period of Performance will be 09/15/2026 09/14/2031. This synopsis announcement is being issued for information purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation or request for competitive proposals. If a firm believes it is capable of meeting the Government's requirement, it may identify their interest and capability to the Contracting Officer within three (3) calendar days of this publication by contacting Cynthia Diezel via email at Cynthia.diezel@va.gov. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted. Those interested firms must indicate whether they are large, small, small-disadvantaged, 8(a) or woman owned business and whether they are U.S. or foreign owned. Respondents who submit proprietary data shall clearly mark the data with appropriate markings. The Government will not pay for any information submitted as a result of this synopsis. This synopsis shall not be construed as an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services.
Who won similar work
48 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Veterans Affairs), same NAICS 621512.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| VETMED GROUP LLC | 21 | $64.9M | Oct 1, 2026 |
| IS HEALTHCARE LLC | 6 | $13.7M | Sep 30, 2026 |
| MYSTIC VENTURES GROUP LLC | 3 | $9.4M | Jun 10, 2026 |
| VALOR NETWORK, INC. | 2 | $183.7M | Dec 31, 2025 |
| SALVADORINI CONSULTING LLC | 2 | $12.3M | Mar 16, 2026 |
| REDHAWK GROUP INTERNATIONAL, LLC | 2 | $5.7M | Jan 29, 2025 |
| ADVANCED IMAGING MANAGEMENT, LLC | 2 | $5.0M | Nov 10, 2025 |
| SHARED IMAGING LLC | 2 | $206K | Jul 16, 2025 |
| INNER VISION RADIOLOGY LLC | 1 | $14.1M | Aug 20, 2025 |
| Argent ARC LLC | 1 | $2.5M | Nov 12, 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.
- Oct 13, 202610XG LLC$122KQ522--Locum - Med Physicist - 10SG LLC - 621 1-YR ER 11-1-26 to 10-31-27
- Oct 1, 2026VETMED GROUP LLC$787KTeleradiology - Sole Source STX
- Sep 30, 2026IS HEALTHCARE LLC$3.7MQ522--CTX Mobile Austin MRI Lease
- Sep 15, 2026VETMED GROUP LLC$658KQ522--MO POR Teleradiology 648 09/15/2026-08/31/2027
- Aug 31, 2026VETMED GROUP LLC$4.5MQ522--Teleradiology Services - IDIQ Contract VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System
- Aug 31, 2026VETMED GROUP LLC$797KQ522--VETMED - Teleradiology Services Ordering Period 1: 09/01/2026 thru 08/31/2027
- Aug 16, 2026VETMED GROUP LLC$900KTeleradiology Services - Sole Source
- Aug 13, 2026VETMED GROUP LLC$485KQ522--MO V20 Tele Radiology Service Sole-Source 08/01/2026-7/31/2027
- Aug 5, 2026VETMED GROUP LLC$1.7MQ522--VetMed LLC Teleradiology Services Albany VAMC
- Jun 22, 2026BAMAJACK, LLC$75KJ065--VA Pacific Islands Health Care System Mobile MRI Trailer Preventive Maintenance and Repairs
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
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.
- 0 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 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.