J065--Intent to Sole Source to PROAM Americas LLC a Service Contract for Maintenance of Zeiss Optical Coherence Tomography Equipment in Support of the Iowa City VA Healthcare System.
Veterans Affairs · NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 23 (36C263)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C26326Q0171 in this department, oldest first.
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 23 (NCO 23) anticipates award of a contract to a single source; PROAIM Americas LLC to provide preventive maintenance and service for Zeiss Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) equipment in support of the Iowa City VA Healthcare System. The contract will be a firm fixed-price base plus three option years. This acquisition is conducted under FAR 13.106-1(b), soliciting from a single source. The NAICS code is 811210. The PSC code is J065. Other entities may identify their interest and capability by responding to this requirement as fol… (show all)
lows: Responses shall be received no later than 12/02/2025 at 11:59 p.m. CT. Responses shall be emailed to Joseph.Bennett@va.gov. Responses shall include in the subject line: 36C26326Q0171. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations. However, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, which shall be considered by the Government. The Government will consider responses received by the closing date of this notice. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a full and open competitive procurement or a small business set-aside competitive procurement. The Government will not pay for any information received in response to this announcement. If the Government decides to compete this requirement, a synopsis shall be issued utilizing the combined synopsis/solicitation procedure identified in FAR 12.603. A determination not to compete this requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. See attached document: JA FAR 13 Single Source PROAM_signed_Redacted.
Who won similar work
71 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 811210.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAREFUSION SOLUTIONS, LLC · $BDX | 4 | $3.0M | Jul 16, 2026 |
| PHILIPS NORTH AMERICA LLC | 3 | $278K | Feb 19, 2026 |
| ABBOTT LABORATORIES INC. · $ABT | 3 | $230K | Jun 2, 2026 |
| STERIS INSTRUMENT MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC | 2 | $1.1M | Oct 17, 2025 |
| STRYKER SALES, LLC | 2 | $928K | Oct 7, 2025 |
| AGILITI HEALTH INC | 2 | $639K | Aug 31, 2026 |
| CEPHEID SUNNYVALE 94089 | 2 | $571K | Feb 12, 2026 |
| PROAIM AMERICAS, LLC. ELLISVILLE 63011 | 2 | $541K | Aug 27, 2026 |
| SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC. | 2 | $351K | Mar 27, 2026 |
| VALCORP ENTERPRISES LLC | 2 | $295K | Jun 3, 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.
- Oct 5, 2026PAR EXCELLENCE SYSTEMS, INC$303KJ036--MPLS/CI PAR Ex Service in support of the VISN 23 VA HCS
- Oct 1, 2026HILL-ROM, INC.$102KJ065--Surgical Table Maintenance - NWI
- Sep 29, 2026JOHNSON CONTROLS FIRE PROTECTION LP$349KJ065--568-26-4-5006-0078 - Service - ASCOM Software Support & Maint - BH
- Sep 11, 2026Revvity Health Sciences, Inc.$61KIVIS Maintenance Service
- Sep 11, 2026Philips Allura Clarity Repair Minneapolis MN 55417 USA$43KEmergency Philips Allura Clarity Repair
- Aug 31, 2026AGILITI HEALTH INC$450KCentral Iowa VHA Health Care System Surgical Instrument Maintenance and Repair Award Notice
- Aug 27, 2026PROAIM AMERICAS, LLC. ELLISVILLE 63011$256KJ066--Zeiss Win 10 21H2 Upgrades
- Aug 21, 2026ALL-PHASE SUPPLY LLC$290KJ065--Patient Ceiling Lift Maintenance - STC (VA-26-00065416) (PO #656C60116)
- Aug 14, 2026PROAIM AMERICAS, LLC. ELLISVILLE 63011$285KJ065--Zeiss Microscope Maintenance - NWI
- Aug 12, 2026INTERSTATE POWER SYSTEMS INC$251KJ061--BHH - Generator Testing & Maintenance - Interstate Power Systems - 568C60119
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 (5 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) job
- $72K 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
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
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 6 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.