N065--Sources Sought -- Slit Lamp Installation James Lovell FHCC
Veterans Affairs · 252-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 12 (36C252)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C25227Q0049 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
This is not a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, bids, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding the availability and capability of all qualified sources to fulfil a potential requirement. Responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method. The Great Lakes Acquisition Center (GLAC) is soliciting businesses for SLIT LAMP installation for the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center (FHCC) located at 3001 Green Bay Rd., North Chicago, IL 60064. Any company submitting a quote… (show all)
must include a letter and/or certification from Haag-Streit/Reliance stating they are trained and authorized by Haag-Streit/Reliance to install Haag-Streit and Reliance equipment. Responses should include the following: (a) a letter or certification from Haag-Streit/Reliance demonstrating training and authorization by Haag-Streit/Reliance, (b) socio-economic status, (c) SAM UEI number, (d) a capabilities statement, and (e) a point of contact number. All information must be received no later than Monday, October 19th, 2026 at 16:00 (Central Time). Email information to Eric King, Contract Specialist, at eric.king2@va.gov. The Government will evaluate market information to ascertain potential market capacity to provide services consistent in scope and scale with those described in this notice and otherwise anticipated. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or returned. Additional details are provided in the attachment below: Attachment1_PWS_7Oct2026
Who won similar work
36 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Veterans Affairs), same NAICS 339115.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| PDS CONSULTANTS, INC | 9 | $33.3M + 1 shared | Oct 1, 2026 |
| SATISLOH NORTH AMERICA INC | 4 | $1.6M | Sep 25, 2026 |
| CORPS MEDICAL SUPPLY, LLC | 4 | $1.1M | Aug 31, 2026 |
| Superior Optical Labs, Inc | 2 | $3.3M + 1 shared | Sep 30, 2026 |
| MELLING LLC | 2 | $253K | Sep 24, 2026 |
| L1 ENTERPRISES INCORPORATED | 2 | $53K | Apr 2, 2026 |
| YOUNGER MFG. CO Torrance CA 90503 USA | 1 | $5.4M | Oct 2, 2025 |
| ESSILOR OF AMERICA, INC. | 1 | $5.4M | Oct 2, 2025 |
| GENESIS VISION, INC | 1 | $5.4M | Oct 2, 2025 |
| KK0719 LLC | 1 | $5.4M | Oct 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.
- Oct 1, 2026PDS CONSULTANTS, INC$3.7M6540--V23 Eyeglass Bridge- 66737 (VA-27-00009048)
- Sep 30, 2026GOVOPTIX LLC$2.0B (shared ceiling)6540--National Prescription Eyeglasses Manufacturing
- Sep 30, 2026Superior Optical Labs, Inc$2.0B (shared ceiling)6540--National Prescription Eyeglasses Manufacturing Superior Optical Base IDIQ - Unfunded
- Sep 30, 2026PDS CONSULTANTS, INC$2.0B (shared ceiling)6540--National Prescription Eyeglasses Manufacturing PDS Optical Base IDIQ - Unfunded
- Sep 30, 2026ACCU-LAB OF ILLINOIS, INC.$2.0B (shared ceiling)6540--National Prescription Eyeglasses Manufacturing Accu-Lab Base IDIQ - Unfunded
- Sep 25, 2026SATISLOH NORTH AMERICA INC$1.0MVISN 5 Optical Fabrication Laboratory Lens Production Machines
- Sep 24, 2026MELLING LLC$171K6540--OCULUS Pentacam | Bakersfield+Antelope Valley CBOC
- Sep 22, 2026PDS CONSULTANTS, INC$4.3M6540--VISN 1 Interim Eyeglass IDIQ 10/01/2026 -01/31/2026
- Aug 31, 2026CORPS MEDICAL SUPPLY, LLC$39K6540--NEW Ophthalmic Exam Chairs
- Aug 28, 2026APEX INTEGRATED DISTRIBUTION INC.$25K6540--Hausted Ophthalmology's Chair - FARGO
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 (6 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.
- 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.