Special NoticePosted Sep 29, 2026·Responses due Oct 15, 2026

Bone Densitometry training and education SOLE SOURCE Iowa City

Veterans Affairs · NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 23 (36C263)

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
611710
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
36C26327Q0029
Set-aside
No Set aside used
PSC
U009
Place
Iowa City, IA, USA
Contact
Becky De Los Santos (becky.delossantos@va.gov)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 36C26327Q0029 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Sep 29, 2026 · this notice
    Special Notice
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Oct 27, 2026 to Jan 26, 2027, middle of the range Nov 29, 2026.
Measured from 4901 past early notices at Veterans Affairs, Department of that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Sep 29, 2026).

Next steps for this stage

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  • Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
  • Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.

What the notice says

INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE � 36C26327Q0029 � DESCRIPTION AND INSTRUCTIONS Department of Veterans Affairs intends to issue a sole source award to GE Healthcare with Alpha Source Service Team for Bone Densitometry Training and Education. This award will be a purchase order for the equipment and under FAR Part 12 of the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul. The NAICS code is 611710 and the size standard is $24 Million. The PSC is U009. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations. The Government will consider responses received by the closing date of this notice. Information received will b… (show all)

e considered solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a full and open competitive acquisition or a small business set-aside competitive acquisition. The Government will not pay for any information received in response to this announcement. If the Government decides to compete this requirement in the open market, a synopsis shall be issued utilizing the combined synopsis/solicitation procedure identified in FAR 12 of the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul. A determination to not compete this requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Description of the Requirement: Employees are to attend one (1) day of in-hospital training and education at the Iowa City VAMC provided by Probo Medical/Alpha Source Group, Inc. This training and education will allow Technologists to complete fully diagnostic and interpretable Bone Density/DEXA examinations on patients. Following completion, Technologists will have a complete understanding of the Bone Densitometry equipment and a thorough understanding of how to complete diagnostic Bone Density/DEXA exams. Equipment will be provided by the Iowa City Medical Imaging Department. Vendor will not have access to any of the systems. Documentation of the completed educational program will be provided to the Iowa City VAMC Medical Imaging Department. POTENTIAL SOURCES SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IN THEIR RESPONSE: 1. Company name, address, primary contact(s), e-mail address & phone number. 2. A letter from the manufacturer stating your firm is an authorized distributor of theirs. This letter shall be signed by the manufacturer and dated not more than one year ago. 3. SAM UEI number. 4. State if your firm, under the NAICS code, is a large business, small business, service-disabled-veteran-owned small business, veteran-owned small business, HUB zone 8(a), women-owned small business or a small-disadvantaged business. 5. State if your firm has required items on Schedule (FSS, GSA, SEWP, other�). If so, state the contract number. 6. If your firm is a Socio-economic small business (WOSB, VOSB, SDVOSB�), state if your firm is a Non-Manufacturer under the Non- Manufacturing Rule. Information regarding the Non-Manufacturer Rule can be found at these links: Nonmanufacturer rule | U.S. Small Business Administration (sba.gov) -OR- https://www.sba.gov/partners/contracting-officials/small-business-procurement/nonmanufacturer-rule#:~:text=What%20is%20the%20nonmanufacturer%20rule,if%20it%20is%20a%20nonmanufacturer HOW TO RESPOND: All responses must have the VA Identifier: 36C26327Q0029 in the subject line of the email. All responses must be received no later than: 10:00 AM Central Time, October 15th, 2026. All responses must be submitted to this email address: Becky.Delossantos@va.gov

Who won similar work

10 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Veterans Affairs), same product/service code (PSC) U009.

Single-winner award sizes (10): middle half $16K to $95K, median $50K; range $7K to $9.9M.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
SHOULDER 2 SHOULDER INC1$9.9MFeb 25, 2025
J.E. FEDERAL ENTERPRISES, LLC. AUBURN 368301$106KJul 18, 2025
THE STAYWELL CO, LLC1$102KSep 4, 2025
LDI BCM LLC1$74KNov 24, 2025
AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION NEW YORK 100381$50KMar 22, 2026
Joseph DZIERZEWSKI Midlothian VA 23113 USA1$50KMay 5, 2026
FIRST LINE TECHNOLOGY LLC1$27KSep 2, 2025
School Specialty, LLC1$13KMay 15, 2026
RECOVERY INNOVATIONS, INC.1$8KJul 30, 2026
DIDI HIRSCH PSYCHIATRIC SERVICE Culver City CA 90230 USA1$7KAug 18, 2026

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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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