Notice of Intent to Sole Source Upgrade Siemens VF11 Software
Veterans Affairs · 255-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 15 (36C255)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C255-26-AP-2766 in this department, oldest first.
- Jul 29, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
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
See attached Special Notice Intent to Sole Source for details.
Who won similar work
3 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (255-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 15 (36C255)), same NAICS 334510.
Single-winner award sizes (3): middle half $436K to $794K, median $540K; range $333K to $1.0M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| AFTER ACTION MEDICAL AND DENTAL SUPPLY, LLC | 1 | $1.0M | Mar 31, 2025 |
| STERIS CORPORATION · $STE · $5.1B | 1 | $540K | Feb 24, 2026 |
| ABBOTT LABORATORIES, INC · $ABT · $40.1B | 1 | $333K | Jul 29, 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.
- $STE reported $5.1B revenue in FY2026. The median single-winner award in these 3 past awards, $540K, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
- $ABT reported $40.1B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 3 past awards, $540K, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.
- Feb 24, 2026STERIS CORPORATION$540KVPRO Max2 Low Temp SterilizersMateriality: 0.01% of $STE revenue (Low) SEC
- Jul 29, 2025ABBOTT LABORATORIES, INC$333K6625--ENSITE X EP SYSTEMMateriality: <0.01% of $ABT revenue (Low) SEC
- Mar 31, 2025AFTER ACTION MEDICAL AND DENTAL SUPPLY, LLC$1.0MR Series Defibrillators - Kansas City VAMCNo 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 3 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 (5 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) job
- $64K 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.
- 5 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 3 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.