Special NoticePosted Sep 9, 2026·Responses due Sep 18, 2026

Boston Scientific Stimcor Repair/Maint

Veterans Affairs · 261-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 21 (36C261)

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
423450
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
36C26126Q1272
Set-aside
8(a) Sole Source (FAR 19.8)
PSC
J065
Place
San Francisco, CA, USA
Contact
Derrick Hill (derrick.hill1@va.gov)
…Open on SAM.gov
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 36C26126Q1272 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Sep 9, 2026 · this notice
    Special Notice
  • Sep 10, 2026
    Special Notice
    Open
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Oct 7, 2026 to Jan 6, 2027, middle of the range Nov 9, 2026.
Measured from 4901 past early notices at Veterans Affairs, Department of that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Sep 9, 2026).

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

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 21 is issuing this Notice of Intent (NOI) to inform industry contractors of the Government�s intent to execute a Sole Source Award under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13 � Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP), specifically FAR 13.106- 1(b)(1)(i), Soliciting from a single source. The intended contractor is Boston Scientific Corp. The Department of Veterans Affairs San Francisco Care System (VASFHCS) is seeking to negotiate a sole source award to Boston Scientific Corp for routine maintenance inc… (show all)

luding replacement parts and services, software upgrades and maintenance on our Farastar and StimCor systems including additional equipment upgrades associated with Cardiology StimCor and Farastar system equipment.

Who won similar work

17 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Veterans Affairs), same NAICS 423450.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
CHANGE HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGIES LLC13$4.7MAug 12, 2026
CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS USA, INC2$373KJul 20, 2026
CANON MEDICAL INFORMATICS INC1$838KNov 26, 2025
MEDTRONIC USA INC1$70KMar 19, 2026

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.

Latest awards

Competitive landscape

For the 4 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
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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
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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
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