Special NoticePosted Oct 16, 2026·Responses due Oct 22, 2026

J066--Notice of Intent to Sole Source Agilent Mass Spectrometry Maintenance

Veterans Affairs · NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 19 (36C259)

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
811210
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
36C25927Q0010
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
J066
Place
Aurora, USA
Contact
Lindsey Zwaagstra (Lindsey.Zwaagstra@va.gov)
…Open on SAM.gov
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 36C25927Q0010 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Oct 15, 2026
    Special Notice
    Open
  • Oct 16, 2026 · this notice
    Special Notice
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Nov 5, 2026 to Dec 19, 2026, middle of the range Nov 26, 2026.
Measured from 371 past early notices at Veterans Affairs, Department of with NAICS 811210 that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Oct 15, 2026).

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

Amendment 0001 hereby corrects response due date from 10/15/226 to 10/22/2026. In accordance with GSA Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) 538.7104-3(b)(1)(ii), this Notice of Intent is to inform all parties the Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 19 located at 6162 South Willow Drive Suite 300, Greenwood Village, CO 80111 intends to award a sole source procurement for the following requirement to the large business, Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), Agilent Technologies, Inc., located at 2850 Centerville Rd., Wilmington, Delaware, 19808-1610. ITEM # DESCRIPTION OF S… (show all)

UPPLIES TO BE SOLE SOURCED FROM MULTIPLE AWARD SCHEDULE (GS-07F-0564X) QTY UNIT OF ISSUE 0001 JW 6465 Triple Quadrupole LC/MS Enhanced CROSSLAB SILVER PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: BASE YR 11/01/2026 10/31/2027 OPTION 1 11/01/2027 10/31/2028 OPTION 2 11/01/2028 10/31/2029 OPTION 3 11/01/2029 10/31/2030 OPTION 4 11/01/2030 10/31/2031 5 YR 0002 VV 6465 Triple Quadrupole LC/MS Enhanced-CROSSLAB SILVER PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: BASE YR 11/01/2026 10/31/2027 OPTION 1 11/01/2027 10/31/2028 OPTION 2 11/01/2028 10/31/2029 OPTION 3 11/01/2029 10/31/2030 OPTION 4 11/01/2030 10/31/2031 5 YR 0003 MW 6465 Triple Quadrupole LC/MS Enhanced-CROSSLAB SILVER PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: BASE YR 11/01/2026 10/31/2027 OPTION 1 11/01/2027 10/31/2028 OPTION 2 11/01/2028 10/31/2029 OPTION 3 11/01/2029 10/31/2030 OPTION 4 11/01/2030 10/31/2031 5 YR 0004 Other MVS Direct Delivery Systems CROSSLAB PASSTHROUGH SERVICES PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: BASE YR 11/01/2026 10/31/2027 OPTION 1 11/01/2027 10/31/2028 OPTION 2 11/01/2028 10/31/2029 OPTION 3 11/01/2029 10/31/2030 OPTION 4 11/01/2030 10/31/2031 5 YR 0005 Other MVS Direct Delivery Systems CROSSLAB PASSTHROUGH SERVICES PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: BASE YR 11/01/2026 10/31/2027 OPTION 1 11/01/2027 10/31/2028 OPTION 2 11/01/2028 10/31/2029 OPTION 3 11/01/2029 10/31/2030 OPTION 4 11/01/2030 10/31/2031 5 YR In accordance with GSAR 538.7104-3(b)(1)(ii): Only one source is capable of providing the supplies or services required at the level of quality required because the supplies or services are unique or highly specialized; Agilent is the sole source for proprietary instrument firmware, software updates, engineering upgrades, and written maintenance and repair procedures. Third-party providers are not authorized to install or support these updates and do not have access to Agilent s proprietary instrument diagnostic and troubleshooting tools. Agilent provides proprietary remote support capabilities designed to improve first-call resolution and maximize instrument uptime. These capabilities include factory-supported remote diagnostics, firmware tools, virtual assistance technologies, and Agilent-specific compliance and qualification platforms. Certain tools and platforms are available exclusively to Agilent service contract customers and are not licensed for third-party use. The associated North America Classification Systems (NAICS) Code is 811210 and the Business Size Standard is $34 Million. THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement no later than 4:00 PM Mountain Standard Time, Thursday, October 22, 2026. Information received in response to this notice must clearly demonstrate the capability of meeting the Government s need as stated above. Include any relevant information (specifications, cut sheets, brochures, capability statement, etc.) confirming the ability to supply the products and/or any services outlined in this notice. Responses to this notice are to be sent to Lindsey.Zwaagstra@va.gov. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. The Government is not responsible for any potential costs incurred from interested parties desiring to respond to this notice.

Who won similar work

15 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 19 (36C259)), same NAICS 811210.

Single-winner award sizes (15): middle half $173K to $570K, median $420K; range $11K to $2.2M.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
Evoqua Water Technologies LLC1$2.2MOct 16, 2026
STRYKER SALES, LLC1$1.5MSep 10, 2026
COPAN DIAGNOSTICS, INC.1$616KNov 25, 2024
BRAINLAB INC1$606KAug 28, 2025
MARSHALL INDUSTRIES INC1$534KOct 5, 2026
EMERGENCY POWER SYSTEMS, INC.1$463KMay 22, 2026
NATIONWIDE POWER SOLUTIONS INC1$423KOct 5, 2026
ABBOTT LABORATORIES Columbus OH 43219 USA1$420KSep 14, 2026
GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.1$266KAug 8, 2025
ABBOTT LABORATORIES INC.1$254KDec 16, 2024

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.