6515--Dose Calibrator Brand Name or Equal
Veterans Affairs · 252-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 12 (36C252)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C25226Q0217 in this department, oldest first.
Next steps for this stage
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What the notice says
THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTE. � The NCO 12, Great Lakes Acquisition Center, 115 S. 84th Street, Suite 101, Milwaukee, WI 53214, is performing market research to determine if there is a sufficient number of qualified: (1) Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB); (2) Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB); or (3) Small or emerging small business firms, or (4) Other Than Small business firms, to provide a Brand Name or Equal Dose Calibrator to the Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital 5000 South 5th Avenue Hines, IL 60141-5000. � Brand Name DESCRIPTION… (show all)
OF SUPPLIES Manufacturer Manufacturer Part No QTY CRC-55TW with a CRC-55TR DOS CALIBRATOR AND CAPRAC-T WIPE TEST COUNTER Mirion Technologies (Capintec) B-5130-2216 1 General Requirements: Salient Characteristics: (Equal) 8 in. color display or larger Must have USB/PC Communications Must have the ability to upgrade software via USB or flash drive USB printer capability Chamber plug and play capability 28 programmable nuclide keys Built-in dose calibration, quality control and self diagnostics Must have over 80 nuclides in memory Must have automatic chamber QC including linearity Hard copy records of data available from optional printer Must have 256 channel MCA with detailed spectrum for identification analysis Well counter for wipe tests User-definable protocols for wipe testing Automated well QC including Chi-Square and MDA Manual and automatic ROI Must include a pre-set key for F-18 measurements Automated Linearity and Geometry testing All interested firms who can meet the requirements stated above should respond, in writing, INCLUDING ALL THE FOLLOWING: Company name. Address. Point of contact (name/title/telephone number/e-mail address). FSS / SEWP Contract number, if applicable. UIE number. Tax ID number. Indication of which business category (SDVOSB, VOSB, Small Business or Other Than Small Business) for which the organization qualifies. A capability statement that addresses the organizations qualifications and ability to provide the requirement depicted above. Documentation from manufacturer (i.e. correspondence from manufacturer) of your firm being an authorized distributor for the manufacturer. � Submit responses to the Contracting Specialist, Waymon McNeal, at Waymon.McNealjr@va.gov no later than 3:00 PM (Central Standard Time), 27 January 2026. � 36C25226Q0217 Dose Calibrator shall be referenced on all correspondence regarding this announcement. � � TELEPHONIC INQUIRIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. � The NAICS Code 339112 Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing is applicable to this acquisition; the size standard is 1000 employees. Interested firms are reminded that in accordance with FAR 4.12, prospective contractors shall complete electronic annual representations and certifications in conjunction with FAR 4.11 required registration in the Systems for Award Management (SAM) database prior to award of a contract. The Government will use responses to this notice to make an appropriate acquisition decision. This is the only notice; no other copies of this notice will be provided. � �
Who won similar work
25 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 339112.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADVANCED STERILIZATION PRODUCTS SERVICES INC. | 2 | $729K | Nov 6, 2025 |
| MELLING LLC | 2 | $343K | Sep 24, 2025 |
| BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC. · $JNJ | 1 | $1.1M | Oct 1, 2025 |
| HANDICARE USA LLC | 1 | $793K | Sep 26, 2025 |
| PREMIER MEDICAL DISTRIBUTORS, LLC | 1 | $750K | May 15, 2025 |
| INSTYMEDS CORP | 1 | $463K | Feb 9, 2026 |
| CAREFUSION SOLUTIONS, LLC · $BDX | 1 | $421K | Oct 2, 2025 |
| HILL-ROM, INC. | 1 | $307K | Jun 27, 2025 |
| ARJO INC | 1 | $255K | Feb 3, 2026 |
| STERIS CORPORATION | 1 | $230K | Nov 20, 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.
- Sep 28, 2026GULDMANN, INC.$118K6515--Award Letter CEILING LIFT Unrestricted RFQ Guldmann Brand Brand Name Only
- Mar 30, 2026MARATHON MEDICAL CORPORATION$31K6515--V.A.C. ULTA THERAPY UNIT 36C25226P0280 / 607-26-1-969-0021 / 607-A60161
- Feb 12, 2026LOGICAL RESOURCES GROUP LLC$33K6515--585-29-1-969-0019 Savercell UPS (VA-26-00033330)
- Feb 9, 2026Trillamed LLC$30KAward Notice
- Feb 9, 2026INSTYMEDS CORP$463K6515--550-26-1-985-0034 InstyMed Dispenser System (VA-26-00024776)
- Feb 9, 2026TRUSS CRANE INC$142K6515--578-26-2-969-0082 Prep and Pack Workstations (VA-26-00033788)
- Feb 3, 2026ARJO INC$255K6530--Arjo Lift Motors 36C252-26-AP-1136 / 550-26-1-985-0045 / 550-A60169
- Jan 28, 2026Blink Device Company$45K6515--Neuromuscular Stimulators 36C252-26-AP-1017 / 578-26-2-969-0213 / 36C25226Q0149
- Nov 20, 2025STERIS CORPORATION$230K6515--EMERGENCY InnoWave PCF Sonic Irrigator 36C252-26-AP-0901 578-26-1-969-0022 36C25226Q0115
- Nov 6, 2025ADVANCED STERILIZATION PRODUCTS SERVICES INC.$360K6515--Emergency 100NX AC sterilizer machines 36C252-26-AP-0637 578-26-1-969-0008 PO: 578A60153
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 (14 filings)
- 1 of their lobbyists list a past Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) job
- $91K 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
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.
- 8 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.
- 2 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 9 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.