Special NoticePosted Jul 24, 2026·Responses due Jul 30, 2026

J065--NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE REQUIREMENT KARL STORZ ENDOSCOPY EQUIPMENT DC VA MEDICAL CENTER DEPT. VETERANS AFFAIRS

Veterans Affairs · 245-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 5 (36C245)

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
811210
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
36C24526Q0704
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
J065
Place
Not stated
Contact
William Chris Galletta (william.galletta@va.gov)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 36C24526Q0704 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Jul 24, 2026 · this notice
    Special Notice
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Aug 14, 2026 to Sep 27, 2026, middle of the range Sep 4, 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 Jul 24, 2026).

Next steps for this stage

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What the notice says

Karl Storz CSA Support Contract GENERAL Scope of Services: The purpose of this requirement is to provide support for the Karl Storz scope and camera equipment at Washington DC VAMC. The Contractor shall provide all labor, personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision and other items and services necessary to perform service and maintenance. Location: Washington DC VA Medical Center, 50 Irving Street NW, Washington, DC 20422. WORK HOURS Hours of Operation: Normal business hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., excluding holidays. Should the Contractor require work afterh… (show all)

ours, the Contractor shall arrange in advance with the Contracting Officer s Representative (COR). Delivery Hours: The Warehouse is open to receive deliveries Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., excluding holidays. National Holidays: The holidays observed by the Federal Government are: New Year s Day, Martin Luther King Day, President s Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veteran s Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day and any other day specifically declared by the President of the United States to be a national holiday. Contractor may work on holidays with prior communication and coordination. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE Base Year: Karl Storz CSA Service Contract 10/15/2026 - 10/14/2027 EQUIPMENT Device Description Accessories/Spare Parts (181) Accessories/Spare Parts EM Video Accessories/Spare Parts Endoscopes Accessories/Spare Parts Instruments Accessories/Spare Parts Lighting/Viewing C-MAC (45) C-MAC Accessories C-MAC Imager C-MAC Monitor Electro Mechanical (410) Electro Mechanical AIDA-Image Capture Electro Mechanical Camera Heads Electro Mechanical CCU/Modules Electro Mechanical Coupler/Adapter Electro Mechanical Device Control Electro Mechanical High Frequency Electro Mechanical Insufflators Electro Mechanical Light Cables Electro Mechanical Light Sources Electro Mechanical Monitors Electro Mechanical Printers Electro Mechanical Smoke Evacuation Electro Mechanical Telepack Electro Mechanical Zerowire Fiber Flexible Scopes (88) Fiber Flexible Cystoscope Fiber Flexible Hysteroscope Fiber Flexible Rhino-Laryngoscope Fiber Flexible Ureteroscope Instruments (895) Instruments Access Devices Instruments Bridges Instruments Burrs Instruments Clamps Instruments Clickline Instruments Currettes/Loops Instruments Dilators Instruments Dismantling Instruments Dissectors Instruments Elevators/Rasp Instruments Evacuators Instruments Forceps Instruments Guides Instruments Handles Instruments Holders Instruments Knives Instruments Laryngoscope Instruments Light Carrier Instruments Needles Instruments Obturators Instruments Otoscope Instruments Picks Instruments Probes Instruments Punches Instruments Retractors Instruments Scissors Instruments Sheaths Instruments Speculum Instruments Suction/Irrigation Instruments Suture/Ligature Instruments Tubes-Operating Instruments Working Elements Semi-Rigid Scopes (13) Semi-Rigid Intubation Semi-Rigid Perc Neph Semi-Rigid Saliendoscope Semi-Rigid Ureteroscope Specialty Rigid Scopes (26) Specialty Rigid EndoCAMeleon Specialty Rigid NIR Filter Specialty Rigid Operative Specialty Rigid PDD Specialty Rigid VITOM Standard Rigid Scopes (234) Standard Rigid Tier 1 (< 24cm) Standard Rigid Tier 2 (24-38cm) Standard Rigid Tier 3 (> 38cm) Video Flexible Scopes (89) Video Flexible Cystoscope Video Flexible Intubation Video Flexible Rhino-Laryngoscope Video Flexible Ureteroscope SPECIFICATIONS Preventative Maintenance This contract shall include all preventative maintenance (PM) of the equipment according to manufacturer s recommendations/procedures in the equipment manual. All tasks in the manufacturer s procedures shall be completed at the manufacturer s listed frequencies. PMs will be accomplished in accordance with the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) recommendations. Corrective Maintenance The contract shall include all on-site corrective (unplanned) maintenance/repair of the equipment in accordance with the manufacturer s manual. Recalls & Alerts-- Contractor shall perform all remediation actions needed for product alerts and recalls issued for the equipment. The contractor will perform unlimited corrective services on equipment/systems under full coverage agreement from OEM. Provide labor and replacement parts, as necessary, to return the Products listed to normal operating conditions, provided that such service is necessitated by the failure of or accidental damage to the Product during normal usage for its intended purpose and such failure is not otherwise excluded from coverage as set forth herein. The number of repairs or exchanges that may be performed on the Covered Products is unlimited. All replaced or exchanged parts and Products shall become the property of KARL STORZ. Subject to the availability of Product, KARL STORZ may provide Customer with loaner Product while repairs or exchanges are being made. In addition to, or instead of the services set forth in section 1(a) above, for the Covered Products referenced on Exhibit A attached hereto, KARL STORZ shall provide an unlimited number of exchanges whereby Customer will submit its damaged Covered Product in exchange for one that is in normal operating condition (each an Exchange ), provided that such Exchange is necessitated by (i) the failure of or (ii) accidental damage to the Covered Product during normal usage for its intended purpose and such failure is not otherwise excluded from coverage under this Agreement. Exchanges will typically consist of the same Covered Product (by model/material number) or the closest available Product, as determined by KARL STORZ. Upon customer request, and at the sole discretion of KARL STORZ, customer may receive for its damaged Covered Product an exchange with a similar Product of different model/material number. Provide applicable technology updates, as designated by KARL STORZ, at the time of Exchange or repair. Upon request, and if available, provide a Damage Evaluation Report for each Product repaired or Exchanged. Pay shipping costs to Customer for repaired, replaced or exchanged product using KARL STORZ s preferred carrier. Parts/Materials/Tools/Labor All parts and materials to complete the maintenance shall be included as a part of this contract Contractor shall provide their own tools to complete the maintenance. All labor (including travel) to complete the maintenance is included in the contract. Contractor must use OEM certified parts and service. Use of refurbished parts have to be approved in writing by Biomedical Engineering prior to use. Engineer/technicians must be OEM trained on all equipment included in agreement. Proof of competency to be provided upon request. Updates/Patching Contractor shall complete available updates to the software at the discretion of Biomedical Engineering. Contractor shall complete all patching according to manufacturer s specifications. Response Time Contractor shall respond to trouble phone calls within thirty minutes. The minimum standard response time for dispatch will be no later than the following workday after notification of equipment malfunction. Service agreement service call priority with OEM under active coverage. Check in/Out Contractor personnel arriving on-site to perform work shall report to the Biomedical Engineering Department. Contractor personnel shall sign in using the department s vendor sign-in sheet, filling out all required information. Contractor personnel s tool bags are subject to inspection by the Biomedical Engineering department upon arrival and upon departure. Contractor personnel shall sign out upon completion of visit. Prior to departure, Contractor personnel are required to, at a minimum, verbally report any issues with the equipment to the Biomedical Engineering department, especially noting if the system is still down or not fully repaired. The VA campus is non-smoking. Contractor personnel are required to comply w

Who won similar work

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

WinnerAwardsValueLast
STERIS CORPORATION · $STE2$477KOct 2, 2025
CAREFUSION SOLUTIONS, LLC · $BDX1$740KSep 16, 2025
CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS USA, INC1$604KOct 15, 2026
MINBURN TECHNOLOGY GROUP, LLC1$443KJun 16, 2026
VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC1$244KMay 8, 2025
PARATA SYSTEMS LLC · $BDX1$102KMar 4, 2026
GE PRECISION HEALTHCARE LLC1$100KFeb 4, 2026
OLYMPUS AMERICA INC1$74KApr 4, 2025
BLUE TECH INC.1$70KOct 1, 2025
BIOMERIEUX INC1$63KMar 20, 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.

  • 1 of these past winners lobbied Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) since 2024 (2 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) job
  • $41K 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.

  • 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.

  • 2 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 5 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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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.