6515--Intent to Sole Source - Erbe Elektromedizin GmbH (BRAND NAME ONLY) Electrosurgical Systems
Veterans Affairs · 248-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 8 (36C248)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C24825Q0347 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
Notice of Intent for Sole Source Award THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT FOR SINGLE SOURCE AWARD AND NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTATION. The Department of Veterans Affairs, James A. Haley Veterans Hospital, 13000 Bruce B. Downs Blvd, Tampa, FL 33612, intends to solicit and award on a sole source basis with ProAim Americas, LLC pursuant to FAR 13.106-1. Award is subject to Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition (JOFOC) approval. This procurement is for Electrosurgical Systems (BRAND NAME ONLY) manufactured by Erbe Elektromedizin GmbH ( Erbe ). The following are required items for the anticipa… (show all)
ted procurement: Item # Description/Part Number* Qty 1 10150-000: ErbeJet2 1 2 20150-102: ErbeJet 2 Pedal Footswitch with Remote 1 3 10160-000: Erbe VIO3 Electrosurgical Unit 8 4 20189-353: VIO3 Two-pedal Foot Switch 8 5 20180-000: VIO Cart with Footswitch Holder, Cable Wrap, etc 1 6 20180-010: VIO Cart Wire Basket 2 7 20180-141: APC3 to VIO Cart Fastening Kit 1 8 20180-144: VIO3 and APC3 to Erbejet2 Connector 1 9 20192-135: Monopolar Cable MO 3pin; OD 3mm socket 4.5M 16 10 1020-2: Argon Gas Cylinder, Full, 20cuft capacity, 99.998% pure 1 11 1010-2: Argon Gas Cylinder, full 10cuft capacity, 99.998% pure 10 12 10135-000: Erbe Argon Plasma Coagulation Unit APC3 8 13 Trade-In: Olympus ESG100 7 14 Trade-In: Vio300D/Erbe APC 7 The Original Equipment Manufacturer, Erbe (Large Business) has an exclusive authorized reseller agreement with ProAim Americas, LLC, which was confirmed on 01/17/2025. Additionally, IAW VAAR 819.7006 and FAR 19.502-2, there is no reasonable expectation based on market research that quotations will be received from two or more eligible VIP-listed SDVOSBs/VOSBs or two or more small business concerns. Based on these results it is in the best interest of the Government to solicit this requirement as sole source to ProAim Americas, LLC. If interested, please respond to this Notice of Intent for Sole Source Award by submitting written capabilities and specifications to the Contract Specialist at the email address stated above. All responses received before the closing date and time of this notice of Intent for Sole Source Award to ProAim Americas, LLC will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government to restrict competition of the proposed contract action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will typically be considered for the purpose of determining whether to solicit this requirement competitively. If no affirmative responses are received before the closing date and time of this notice to determine whether a qualified source is advantageous to the Government then a contract is intended to be awarded to ProAim Americas, LLC. The NAICS Code 334510 (Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing) and corresponding Business Standard is 1,250 Employees. FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures in conjunction with FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Products will be utilized for this procurement and is not expected to exceed the threshold of $7.5M specified in FAR 13.5, Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Products and Commercial Services. Solicitation will be provided upon determination that interested Vendor(s) are authorized to resell Erbe medical equipment. For any questions regarding this announcement, please contact Contract Specialist, LeTray Womble, via email at letray.womble@va.gov
Who won similar work
7 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 334510.
Single-winner award sizes (7): middle half $31K to $474K, median $49K; range $23K to $2.9M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLIANT ENTERPRISES, LLC | 1 | $2.9M | Mar 26, 2025 |
| GEO-MED, LLC | 1 | $597K | Jun 12, 2026 |
| 1ST AMERICAN MEDICAL DISTRIBUTORS, INC. | 1 | $350K | Jun 9, 2026 |
| Trillamed LLC | 1 | $49K | Aug 18, 2026 |
| DGA MEDICAL LLC | 1 | $38K | Dec 15, 2025 |
| PHILIPS NORTH AMERICA LLC | 1 | $23K | Feb 13, 2026 |
| HOLOGIC SALES AND SERVICE, LLC | 1 | $23K | Dec 2, 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.
- Aug 18, 2026Trillamed LLC$49K6515--Equipment: Portable Ultrasound Jax OPCNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 12, 2026GEO-MED, LLC$597K6515--Carto 3 SystemNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 9, 20261ST AMERICAN MEDICAL DISTRIBUTORS, INC.$350K6515--FY26 Hemodynamic Monitoring DevicesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Feb 13, 2026PHILIPS NORTH AMERICA LLC$23K6515--Emergency Philips EPIQ CVX supplies for Ultrasound Repairs BAY PINES VAHCS SMARTPOOLNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Dec 15, 2025DGA MEDICAL LLC$38K6515--Thyroid Uptake SystemNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Dec 2, 2025HOLOGIC SALES AND SERVICE, LLC$23K6515--FY26 Fluent Pro SystemNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Mar 26, 2025ALLIANT ENTERPRISES, LLC$2.9MOlympus Scopes & Ultrasound Systems (BRAND NAME ONLY)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Competitive landscape
For the 7 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
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.