Special NoticePosted Oct 7, 2026·Responses due Oct 21, 2026

6515--Pyxis™ Subscription and Service

Veterans Affairs · 262-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 22 (36C262)

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
541519
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
36C26227Q0015
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
6515
Place
Not stated
Contact
Anthony Dela Cruz (anthony.delacruz@va.gov)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 36C26227Q0015 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Oct 7, 2026 · this notice
    Special Notice
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Oct 24, 2026 to Dec 2, 2026, middle of the range Nov 4, 2026.
Measured from 70 past early notices at Veterans Affairs, Department of with NAICS 541519 that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Oct 7, 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

This Special Notice of Intent (NOI) is not a request for competitive proposals. This is not a solicitation or request for offers. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Loma Linda Healthcare System, intends to award a contract to CareFusion Solutions, LLC for subscription and service for Government owned Pyxis products (IV Prep Gravimetric packs, BD CATO Visual Documentation, and CCE Enterprise Core SW License). CareFusion Solutions LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Becton Dickinson and Company (BD), is the exclusive manufacturer and provider of Pyxis products, services and the sole company … (show all)

capable of performing installation and maintenance. Any service or maintenance performed by a third-party vendor, other than CareFusion Field Service Technician Affiliates, would render null and void any existing warranty and be unsupported by CareFusion Solutions LLC. The anticipated statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is in accordance with (IAW) Revolutionary FAR Overhaul 6.103-1 Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy the Governments requirement for the continued provision of highly specialized equipment. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 541519. The Product Service Code (PSC) is 6515. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct competitive procurement. A decision by the Government not to conduct competitive procurement for the proposed contract based upon response to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. All inquiries shall be submitted via email to Anthony.delacruz@va.gov.

Who won similar work

10 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 541519.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
CYNERGY PROFESSIONAL SYSTEMS LLC2$2.3MAug 13, 2026
Alvarez LLC1$1.3MJun 11, 2026
CHOISYS TECHNOLOGY INC.1$821KJan 2, 2026
RICOH USA INC1$400KMay 15, 2025
GOVERNMENT MARKETING AND PROCUREMENT, LLC1$340KFeb 27, 2026
BLUE TECH INC.1$323KJan 14, 2026
MINBURN TECHNOLOGY GROUP, LLC1$259KMay 14, 2025
GOVSMART, INC.1$43KJun 17, 2026
V3GATE, LLC1$2KOct 1, 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 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.

  • 1 of these past winners lobbied Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) since 2024 (1 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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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.