Special NoticePosted Mar 8, 2026·Responses due Mar 18, 2026

6515--INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE - to Olympus America Inc. A Sole Source Delivery Order For Olympus Bronchoscope In Support Of The Fargo VA Healthcare System, Fargo ND.

Veterans Affairs · NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 23 (36C263)

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
334510
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
36C26326Q0441
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
6515
Place
Fargo, ND, USA
Contact
Joseph Bennett (Joseph.Bennett@va.gov)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 36C26326Q0441 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Mar 8, 2026
    Special Notice
    Open
  • Mar 8, 2026 · this notice
    Special Notice
Solicitation
None posted
Award
  • Mar 25, 2026
    Award Notice
    OLYMPUS AMERICA INC · $58K
    Open

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What the notice says

Department of Veterans Affairs intends to issue a sole source delivery award to Olympus America, Inc. for an Olympus brand Bronchoscope. This award will be a delivery order against the Olympus America, Inc. contract on the GSA/FSS Multiple Award Schedule. The NAICS code is 334510, the size standard is 1250 employees and the PSC is 6515. This sole source GSA/FSS delivery order falls under authorities implemented by FAR 8.405-6. See attached Intent to Sole Source Description for details. All responses must have the VA Identifier 36C26326Q0441 in the subject line of the email. All responses must … (show all)

be received no later than: 04:30pm Central Time, Wednesday March 18, 2026. All responses must be submitted to this email address: Joseph.Bennett@va.gov

Who won similar work

14 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 23 (36C263)), same product/service code (PSC) 6515 and NAICS 334510.

Single-winner award sizes (14): middle half $67K to $626K, median $103K; range $23K to $1.7M.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
ALLIANT ENTERPRISES, LLC3$1.4MAug 13, 2025
VETERANS HEALTHCARE SUPPLY SOLUTIONS, INC1$1.7MJul 24, 2025
FIRST NATION GROUP LLC1$1.7MOct 2, 2026
L1 ENTERPRISES INCORPORATED1$1.7MSep 23, 2025
Wolfpack Medical Supply LLC1$113KMay 27, 2026
FIDELIS SUSTAINABILITY DISTRIBUTION LLC1$94KJun 17, 2025
Softwave Tissue Regeneration Technologies, LLC1$78KAug 31, 2026
LOVELL GOVERNMENT SERVICES INC.1$78KMay 27, 2025
SPRYSON AMERICA, INC.1$63KApr 8, 2026
Trillamed LLC1$59KMay 4, 2026

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  • 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
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  • 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

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  • 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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