Special NoticePosted Sep 8, 2026·Responses due Sep 11, 2026

J065--Zeiss Eye Equipment Full-Service Maintenance at the Hines VA Hospital in Hines, IL

Veterans Affairs · 252-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 12 (36C252)

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
811210
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
36C25227Q0022
Set-aside
No Set aside used
PSC
J065
Place
Hines, IL, USA
Contact
Jessica Hansen (jessica.hansen@va.gov)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 36C25227Q0022 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Sep 8, 2026 · this notice
    Special Notice
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Sep 29, 2026 to Nov 12, 2026, middle of the range Oct 20, 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 Sep 8, 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

Under Statutory Authority 41 U.S.C. � 1901 the VA Great Lakes Acquisition Center (GLAC) intends to negotiate a sole source contract with PROAIM AMERICAS, LLC.. The Contractor shall provide all materials, parts, equipment, travel, and qualified personnel to provide preventative maintenance and corrective repair services on the Carl Zeiss Eye Equipment located at the Edwards Hines, Jr. VA Hospital in Hines, IL. Contractor shall be OEM (Carl Zeiss Meditec) authorized. This acquisition is conducted under the authority of 41 U.S.C. � 1901 Simplified Acquisition Procedures as implemented in RFO 12.1… (show all)

02, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. This will be a firm fixed price contract for a base year plus three (3) option years. The NAICS Code is 811210. This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive quotes. No solicitation documents are available and telephone requests will not be honored. However, if a firm believes it can meet the requirements it must furnish information about its products and services, as well as references from other customers who are using these products and service to the Contracting Officer by 10:00AM (CST) 09/11/2026. Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with the above requirements. Responses received will be evaluated. However, a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. If no responses are received, the Contracting Officer will proceed with the sole source negotiation with the PROAIM AMERICAS, LLC. Capability statements shall be submitted by email only as a MS Word or Adobe PDF attachment to Jessica Hansen at jessica.hansen@va.gov. TELEPHONIC INQUIRIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

Who won similar work

54 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 811210.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
PHILIPS NORTH AMERICA LLC3$1.7MJul 22, 2026
Elekta Inc2$1.3MNov 21, 2025
SKYTRON LLC2$819KAug 28, 2026
PARATA SYSTEMS LLC · $BDX2$276KFeb 3, 2026
CLASS 1 AIR, LLC2$78KDec 10, 2024
STERIS CORPORATION · $STE2$73KNov 24, 2025
DRAEGER INC2$59KMay 27, 2025
SCRIPTPRO USA INC1$3.3MMay 27, 2025
NOVAMED CORPORATION1$1.0MFeb 4, 2025
GE PRECISION HEALTHCARE LLC1$937KDec 12, 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.

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
  • $41K 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
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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.

  • 2 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 5 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.