6640--650-26-3-871-0394: IonOptix Vibrating Microtome - HCR (VA-26-00070200)
Veterans Affairs · 241-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 01 (36C241)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C24126Q0794 in this department, oldest first.
- Sep 1, 2026 · this noticePre-solicitation
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
Pre-Solicitation Notice of intent to award a sole source contract. This is not a solicitation. The Department of Veterans Affairs intends to negotiate a sole source contract with: IONOPTIX LLC 396 UNIVERSITY AVE WESTWOOD, MA 02090 H762ZD9TLFU7 This is not a solicitation. The Department of Veterans Affairs intends to award Ion Optix Vibrating Microtome located at the VAMC Providence, RI. IONOPTIX LLC is the Exclusive/Sole source vendor specializing in advanced scientific equipment manufacturing supporting research goals. The contractor will provide the required equipment. Since the intent is to… (show all)
procure this on a sole source basis, no solicitation will be posted to Contracting Opportunities SAM.gov. The authority for this action is FAR 6.302.1 Only One Responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The NAICS 334516. The size standard is 1,000 employees. The PSC/FSC is 6640. Interested persons may contact the Contracting Specialist by email at andrew.simard@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. Response must be received by 09/4/2026 NLT 10:00am EST.
Who won similar work
15 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Veterans Affairs), same NAICS 334519.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| TRILLAMED LLC | 2 | $345K | Jul 11, 2025 |
| PAR EXCELLENCE SYSTEMS, INC | 1 | $1.6M | Jul 14, 2025 |
| EOI INC | 1 | $490K | Mar 19, 2025 |
| Aantilia LLC | 1 | $410K | Jun 1, 2026 |
| SUN NUCLEAR CORP. | 1 | $119K | Sep 17, 2025 |
| CHEMDAQ, INC. | 1 | $84K | Dec 12, 2024 |
| RED LIST GROUP, LLC | 1 | $55K | May 9, 2025 |
| FOSTER TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS LLC | 1 | $54K | Aug 20, 2026 |
| INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION CORPORATION | 1 | $39K | Jun 17, 2025 |
| SAFEWARE INC | 1 | $35K | Jul 31, 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.
- Aug 20, 2026FOSTER TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS LLC$54KCRRC X-ray/Magnetometer, Security Services
- Jul 8, 2026L1 ENTERPRISES INCORPORATED$15K6525--Dosimeter Equipment Indianapolis VAMC
- Jun 1, 2026Aantilia LLC$410KSPS Monitoring System
- Feb 2, 2026LOTUSUSA, INC.$18K6515--New Respiratory Air Filtering
- Sep 17, 2025SUN NUCLEAR CORP.$119K6525 - Water Phantom for LINAC Commissioning
- Aug 28, 2025MYSTIC VENTURES GROUP LLC$14K7A20--Brand Name or Equal to Mirion Medicals Nuclear Medicine Information System (NMIS). Unrestricted
- Jul 31, 2025SAFEWARE INC$35K6635--TruNarc Narcotics Analyzer
- Jul 14, 2025PAR EXCELLENCE SYSTEMS, INC$1.6M36C25525C0038 PAR Bin Systems
- Jul 11, 2025TRILLAMED LLC$313K6685--Notice of Sole Source Award Contract Number: 36C24W25P0091
- Jul 9, 2025LUDLUM MEASUREMENTS INC$10K6515--Radiation Detectors
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.
- 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.