J065--Instrument Sharpening Services - SB Set-Aside
Veterans Affairs · 241-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 01 (36C241)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C24126Q0003 in this department, oldest first.
Next steps for this stage
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- Decide bid or no bid before the response deadline.
- Look at the past winners for likely competitors and teaming partners.
- Follow the opportunity to hear about amendments and the award.
What the notice says
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation with 100% SB set-aside for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 12.6, Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Items, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested, and a written solicitation document will not be issued. This solicitation is a request for quotations (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect … (show all)
through Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 811210 with a small business size standard of $34 million. The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Officer 01 is seeking to purchase the supplies or services described in the following Statement of Work. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation notice synopsizing a solicitation to satisfy the requirements of FAR 5.201 and 5.203. All interested parties should register via SAM.gov interested vendors list. It is the responsibility of the offeror to monitor and download amendments from SAM.gov Federal Business Opportunities, which may be issued to this solicitation. In accordance with FAR 52.204-7, FAR 2.101, and VAAR 802.101, prospective firms must be registered in SAM (www.sam.gov), and in VetCert (Veteran Small Business Certification (sba.gov)) databases prior to award. (Note: In accordance with Public Law 109-461, 38 USC 8127, and NDAA 2021, all vendors claiming Small Business status in accordance with the Veteran's First Contracting Program must be VERIFIED by the Small Business Administration (SBA)). Also, to qualify for a VA contract, vendor must be vendorized by completing Form 10091 at URL� � https://www.cep.fsc.va.gov/. Offerors should carefully follow instructions included in 52.212-1 and for evaluation criteria specified in 52.212-2. Pricing should be identified page 1. Interested persons may contact the Contracting Officer via email at Tara.Dossiema@va.gov regarding this procurement. The determination to conduct a competitive procurement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Contracting Officer.
Who won similar work
15 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (241-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 01 (36C241)), same product/service code (PSC) J065 and NAICS 811210.
Single-winner award sizes (15): middle half $66K to $557K, median $191K; range $27K to $1.5M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| STRYKER SALES, LLC | 2 | $1.7M | Jun 3, 2025 |
| VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC | 2 | $971K | May 13, 2026 |
| ZIMMER US INC | 2 | $679K | Dec 6, 2024 |
| Evoqua Water Technologies LLC | 1 | $806K | Oct 5, 2026 |
| FOUR POINTS TECHNOLOGY, L.L.C. | 1 | $560K | Feb 24, 2025 |
| DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT SERVICE CORPORATION | 1 | $432K | Sep 29, 2025 |
| Lumenis Be, Inc. | 1 | $95K | Oct 27, 2025 |
| EMERITUS CLINICAL SOLUTIONS INC | 1 | $74K | Nov 20, 2024 |
| ST ENGINEERING AETHON INC | 1 | $58K | Mar 12, 2025 |
| DRAEGER INC | 1 | $40K | Mar 17, 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.
- Oct 5, 2026Evoqua Water Technologies LLC$806KJ065--Reverse Osmosis Water Purification Systems Preventative Maintenance, Parts Replacement, and Water Testing for Evoqua Water Technologies CWP-100H/SNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- May 13, 2026VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC$554KJ065--TrueBeam Linear AcceleratorNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Dec 17, 2025PREMIER MEDICAL DISTRIBUTORS, LLC$35KJ065--GULDMANN 3G PATIENT CEILING LIFT PM AND SERVICENo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Dec 16, 2025AGFA US CORP$27KJ065--AGFA Preventive Maintenance and Service Base+2No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 27, 2025Lumenis Be, Inc.$95KJ065--Intent to Sole Source: Base Plus Four Year Preventative Maintenance Agreement for Lumenis Stellar M22 LaserNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 29, 2025DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT SERVICE CORPORATION$432KJ065--Sterilizer Maintenance ServicesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 3, 2025STRYKER SALES, LLC$191KJ065--Stryker ProCare ServicesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- May 27, 2025STRYKER SALES, LLC$1.5MJ065--Stryker In-Touch/Secure II Beds and Stretchers Maintenance and Repair Sole SourceNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- May 13, 2025VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC$417KEclipse and TrueBeam ServiceNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Mar 17, 2025DRAEGER INC$40KJ065--Drager Service Togus/ManchesterNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
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
- 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.