6515--BRAND NAME OR EQUAL: CARSTENS CAREPOD - Secure Storage with Fold-Down Work Surface
Veterans Affairs · 248-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 8 (36C248)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C24825Q1007 in this department, oldest first.
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
The Bay Pines VA Healthcare System at 10000 Bay Pines Blvd. Bay Pines, FL 33744, has a requirement for Brand Name or Equal CARSTENS CARPOD - Secure Storage with Fold-Down Work Surface. This requirement is set aside to Small Businesses. All vendors must be properly registered in the System Award Management database (SAM) and SBA Dynamic Small Business Search (DSBS) if applicable. This solicitation will allow for vendors to offer BRAND NAME OR EQUAL products. All items shall be new and not refurbished or recycled. Price quotes shall include the Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) Number, Small Busine… (show all)
ss Status, an authorized distributor letter on the manufacturer s letterhead if the quoter is a distributor, a copy of a price list or any other supporting information for the price submitted, and a COMPLETED FAR 52.225-1 BUY AMERICAN SUPPLIES (If any items are made outside of the United States). The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 339113 (Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing) with a small business size standard of 800 employees. The solicitation will be available on or August 19, 2025 and will be distributed solely through the SAMs website (www.SAM.gov). The anticipated date for receipt of quotes is on or about August 26, 2025, with responses due to Carlos Escobar at carlos.escobar2@va.gov.
Who won similar work
10 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 339113.
Single-winner award sizes (10): middle half $86K to $528K, median $315K; range $34K to $1.5M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| GULDMANN, INC. | 1 | $1.5M | Jun 9, 2026 |
| VETERANS HEALTHCARE SUPPLY SOLUTIONS, INC | 1 | $1.1M | Jan 27, 2026 |
| LOVELL GOVERNMENT SERVICES INC. | 1 | $584K | Jan 13, 2026 |
| Trillamed LLC | 1 | $359K | Mar 3, 2026 |
| DERRAH MORRISON ENTERPRISES LLC | 1 | $331K | May 28, 2025 |
| WONDER STATE SOLUTIONS LLC | 1 | $299K | Apr 30, 2026 |
| PROGRESSIVE X-RAY, INC | 1 | $96K | Apr 7, 2025 |
| CUNA SUPPLY LLC | 1 | $83K | Mar 30, 2026 |
| GAUMARD SCIENTIFIC CO, INC | 1 | $60K | Sep 1, 2026 |
| ESTATE MEDICAL LLC | 1 | $34K | Jan 23, 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.
- Sep 1, 2026GAUMARD SCIENTIFIC CO, INC$60K6515--Geriatric & Decon ManikinsNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 9, 2026GULDMANN, INC.$1.5M6515--WPB Ceiling Lifts Replacements (VA-26-00046129)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Apr 30, 2026WONDER STATE SOLUTIONS LLC$299K6515--36C24826P0785 | Procedure Chairs | WONDER STATE SOLUTIONS LLC | 673A60112No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Mar 30, 2026CUNA SUPPLY LLC$83K6515--Storage Cabinetry - Sterile ProcessingNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Mar 3, 2026Trillamed LLC$359K6515--Stretchers for Lee CountyNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jan 27, 2026VETERANS HEALTHCARE SUPPLY SOLUTIONS, INC$1.1M6515--Patient Ceiling LiftsNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jan 13, 2026LOVELL GOVERNMENT SERVICES INC.$584K6515--Specialty Bed RentalNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- May 28, 2025DERRAH MORRISON ENTERPRISES LLC$331K6515--Low Temperature SterilizersNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Apr 7, 2025PROGRESSIVE X-RAY, INC$96K6515--Patient Rescue Mats BRAND NAME OR EQUALNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jan 23, 2025ESTATE MEDICAL LLC$34K6515--Enteral Feeding Pumps - Brand Name or Equal for Bay Pines VA Health Care SystemNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
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 (4 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. 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
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.