J065--NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE|Full-Service Maintenance for MALDI Biotyper Sirius CA HUNTINGTON VA MEDIAL CENTER 36C24527Q0016
Veterans Affairs · 245-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 5 (36C245)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C24527Q0016 in this department, oldest first.
- Oct 1, 2026 · this noticePre-solicitation
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
**NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE** This is a Notice of Intent to Sole Source published in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) RFO 5.101(a) Presolicitation notice requirements and (FAR) RFO 12.102 Restricting Competition. This Notice of Intent is for a proposed award of an open market sole source award to BRUKER SCIENTIFIC LLC for a Maldi Biotyper Sirius CA, spectrometers mass, tag #68566, and serial number 189013341940. Located in the lab for Biomedical Engineering of the Hershel Woody Williams VA Medical Center, located at 1540 Spring Valley Drive, Huntington WV, 25704. The … (show all)
proposed award is to BRUKER SCIENTIFIC LLC (SAM UEI: MG2JF771VWU5) this vendor has factory trained and authorized technicians that can work on this equipment. The anticipated service includes preventive and corrective maintenance, labor, replacement parts, software updates and upgrades, and technical support in accordance with the statement of work. Bruker Scientific LLC s January 5, 2026, letter states that it is the sole authorized U.S. service provider for Bruker Daltronics instruments and that its field service engineers receive factory training and certification and have access to Bruker technical support. These are Bruker s representations; the Government will consider information submitted by other capable sources. This notice is not a solicitation. Any responsible source that believes it can meet the complete requirement may submit a capability statement with supporting documentation explaining its access to trained personnel, compatible parts, software updates, and technical support. Submit responses to torcara.charles@va.gov by October 12, 2026, at 10:00 EST, referencing 36C24527Q0016. The Government will consider timely responses when determining whether to proceed with the contemplated sole-source action.
Who won similar work
18 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (245-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 5 (36C245)), same product/service code (PSC) J065 and NAICS 811210.
Single-winner award sizes (18): middle half $56K to $217K, median $72K; range $16K to $740K.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| STERIS CORPORATION · $STE · $6.0B | 2 | $477K | Oct 2, 2025 |
| CAREFUSION SOLUTIONS, LLC · $BDX · $22.5B | 1 | $740K | Sep 16, 2025 |
| CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS USA, INC | 1 | $604K | Oct 15, 2026 |
| MINBURN TECHNOLOGY GROUP, LLC | 1 | $443K | Jun 16, 2026 |
| VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC | 1 | $244K | May 8, 2025 |
| PARATA SYSTEMS LLC · $BDX · $22.5B | 1 | $102K | Mar 4, 2026 |
| GE PRECISION HEALTHCARE LLC | 1 | $100K | Feb 4, 2026 |
| OLYMPUS AMERICA INC | 1 | $74K | Apr 4, 2025 |
| BLUE TECH INC. | 1 | $70K | Oct 1, 2025 |
| BIOMERIEUX INC | 1 | $63K | Mar 20, 2025 |
Value counts new single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling (same contract, or the same office, day and amount); that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Contract modifications are not new awards and are not added in either. Notices whose amount is a placeholder such as $999,999,999 are not added in. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings.
- $STE reported $6.0B revenue (12 months to Jun 30, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 18 past awards, $72K, is under 0.1% of that. SEC filing
- $BDX reported $22.5B revenue (12 months to Jun 30, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 18 past awards, $72K, is under 0.1% of that. SEC filing
One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.
- Oct 15, 2026CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS USA, INC$604K11/01/2026-10/31/2027 | Canon Full service Diagnostic MARTINSBURG VAMC BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING DEPT FOR HTME SUPPORT SERVICES | TASK ORDERNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 13, 2026Belair Instrument Company$16KJ065--AWARD NOTICE Avantik Inc SERVICE CONTRACTNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 16, 2026MINBURN TECHNOLOGY GROUP, LLC$443KJ065--613C60135, 512C60262, 688C60328 | BAL, MWV, WAS - TheraDoc License Service Contract | Base Period 06/17/2026-12/31/2026 | Option Period 01/01/2027-06/30/2027 VISN 5 | NCO 5No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Mar 4, 2026PARATA SYSTEMS LLC$102KJ065--03/06/2026 to 03/05/2027 UCD 03/2031 | VISN Parata Pill Packg | 482C60023 | AWARD NOTICE | BASE PLUS FOUR OPTION YRSMateriality: <0.01% of $BDX revenue (Low) SEC
- Feb 23, 2026TRANSCAT, INC.$23KJ065--AWARD NOTICEMateriality: <0.01% of $TRNS revenue (Low) SEC
- Feb 4, 2026GE PRECISION HEALTHCARE LLC$100KJ065--613C60084 | 01/31/2026-01/30/2027 | GE OEC and Ultrasound (VA-26-00008460) | SOLE SOURCE FOR BASE AND FOUR OPTION YEARSNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Dec 12, 2025PAR EXCELLENCE SYSTEMS, INC$58KJ065--12/15/2025-12/14/2026 B 4 | 688C60118 | PAR Excellence Support & Service | SOLE SOURCE ONE BASE YEAR PLUS FOUR OPTION YEARS | WASHINGTON DC VAMCNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Nov 21, 2025APRYSE SOFTWARE CORP.$56KJ065--482C60008 | 11/18/2025-11/17/2026 UCD 11/17/2030 | Base 4 OY | V05 MiPACs Support | AWARD NOTICE SOLE SOURCENo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 2, 2025STERIS CORPORATION$343KJ065--AWARD NOTICE STERIS SERVICE CONTRACTMateriality: <0.01% of $STE revenue (Low) SEC
- Oct 1, 2025MIZUHO ORTHOPEDIC SYSTEMS, INC.$31KJ065-- Mizuho OSI Service ContractNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Materiality: one award's value as a share of the winner's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings (or its last fiscal year, as noted when you point at it). Low under 1%, Medium 1 to 5%, High 5% or more. Many awards are paid over several years, so this overstates a single year's share.
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 (2 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
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.
- 2 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 5 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, including the subsidiaries a company lists in its SEC filings. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.