Special NoticePosted Aug 6, 2026·Responses due Aug 10, 2026

J065--BAYER - INJECTORS BASE PLUS 2 OPTION

Veterans Affairs · 247-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 7 (36C247)

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
811210
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
36C24727Q0009
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
J065
Place
Not stated
Contact
Jessica Cummings (Jessica.Cummings3@va.gov)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 36C24727Q0009 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Aug 6, 2026 · this notice
    Special Notice
  • Aug 12, 2026
    Sources Sought
    Open
  • Aug 19, 2026
    Pre-solicitation
    Open
Solicitation
  • Aug 26, 2026
    Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
    Open
  • Aug 31, 2026
    Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
    Open
  • Sep 12, 2026
    Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
    Open
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Aug 27, 2026 to Oct 10, 2026, middle of the range Sep 17, 2026.
Measured from 371 past early notices at Veterans Affairs, Department of with NAICS 811210 that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Aug 6, 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

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 7 Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System Notice of Intent to Sole Source The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Network Contracting Office (NCO) 7, intends to negotiate and award a sole-source contract to: Bayer HealthCare LLC 1 Bayer Drive Indianola, PA 15051 under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), Soliciting from a Single Source. Description of Requirement The Department of Veterans Affairs requires preventive maintenance and repair services for Government-owned Bayer ME… (show all)

DRAD injector systems located at the Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System. The contractor shall provide all labor, travel, preventive maintenance inspections, calibration, proprietary software updates, cybersecurity updates, technical support, replacement of covered components, repair services, and all other services required by the Statement of Work. The anticipated period of performance is: Base Year: October 1, 2026 September 30, 2027 Option Year 1: October 1, 2027 September 30, 2028 Option Year 2: October 1, 2028 September 30, 2029 Sole Source Rationale Market research indicates the required services include manufacturer proprietary software updates, calibration, and maintenance procedures that require Bayer proprietary software and manufacturer-authorized service engineers. Documentation provided by Bayer states that the required software and maintenance tools are available only to Bayer-authorized, trained, and licensed personnel. Accordingly, the Government believes Bayer HealthCare LLC is the only responsible source capable of satisfying the agency s minimum requirements. Responses This notice is not a Request for Quotes (RFQ) or a solicitation. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to satisfy the Government s requirement by submitting sufficient documentation demonstrating their ability to perform the required services, including authorization to perform proprietary software updates and manufacturer-certified maintenance for the identified Bayer MEDRAD injector systems. Responses must be submitted electronically to: Jessica N. Cummings Contracting Officer Email: Jessica.Cummings@va.gov Responses shall be received no later than the date and time identified in this notice. All capability statements received by the closing date will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed action based upon responses received is solely within the discretion of the Government.

Who won similar work

11 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 811210.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
GE PRECISION HEALTHCARE LLC1$3.5MJul 14, 2025
MARTIN AIJS LLC1$2.5MOct 1, 2025
MECHANICAL SOLUTIONS, INC.1$826KOct 28, 2025
PAR EXCELLENCE SYSTEMS, INC1$289KDec 4, 2025
ABBOTT LABORATORIES INC. · $ABT1$236KNov 21, 2024
STRYKER SALES, LLC1$123KApr 20, 2026
ARCABEL SOLUTIONS LLC1$117KJan 16, 2025
ALL-PHASE SUPPLY LLC1$117KAug 10, 2026
ZIMMER US INC1$100KMar 16, 2026
SUSTAINMENT TECHNOLOGIES, LLC1$98KMay 30, 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.

Latest awards

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.

  • 2 of these past winners lobbied Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) since 2024 (7 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) job
  • $48K 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
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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.

  • 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
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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.

  • 1 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 2 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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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.