W065--Notice of Intent to Sole Source - Ameriwater Dialysis MRO Lease - Iowa City
Veterans Affairs · NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 23 (36C263)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C26326Q1042 in this department, oldest first.
- Aug 19, 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
Notice of Intent to Sole Source This Notice of Intent to Sole Source is published in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.101(a)(1). This notice is to advise public that the Government intends to solicit and negotiate a Sole Source, Firm-Fixed-Priced, Purchase Order, with only one (1) source, Ameriwater LLC. to lease a Dialysis Central Water System by Ameriwater LLC. for the Iowa City VA Health Care System This contract action is for supplies for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one (1) source under the authority of FAR 12.302(a), 41 USC §1901 a… (show all)
nd 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1), only one (1) will meet the Government s needs. Only one (1) source is capable of responding due to the unique or specialized nature of the supplies and/or services. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement. The applicable NAICS Code is 532490 and the size standard is $40.0 million. SCHEDULE OF PROPOSED CLIN. *****All line-items are considered Brand Name or you can provide your Equal substitute for the purpose of market research.****** Item Information Price is NOT necessary for this Notice of Intent to Sole Source. ITEM NUMBER DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT 0001 1.00 YR __________________ Contractor shall furnish and facilitate all labor, supervision, manpower, transportation, parts, test equipment, tools, reagents, expertise, and necessary peripheries to install and provide/maintain/repair Portable/Mobile Reverse Osmosis Systems (PRO/MRO) manufactured by Ameriwater LLC. Contract Period: Base POP Begin: POP End: PRINCIPAL NAICS CODE: 532490 - Other Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing PRODUCT/SERVICE CODE: W065 - Lease or Rental of Equipment - Medical, Dental, and Veterinary Equipment and Supplies GRAND TOTAL __________________ Salient Characteristics See attached Draft Statement of work. 2. DELIVERY OF ITEMS The address shall be FOB Destination if software is not downloadable: VA Iowa City Health Care System 601 Highway 6 West Iowa City, IA 52246 This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive quotes and no solicitation will be made available. Any responses received will only be considered for the purposes of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement in lieu of sole source contract described in this notice, and such determination shall be made at the sole discretion of the Government. Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with the requirement. If no responses are received, the government will proceed with the Sole Source acquisition. Your response should include: Statement of Capability GSA or other Schedule Information specifically the Contract Number System for Awards Management (SAM) UEI#, Business Size and Socio-Economic Status for the NAICS code listed above. The Government will not pay for information submitted. All quotations/responses should be emailed to Dennis Salmonsen at dennis.salmonsen@va.gov by 08/28/2026 at 17:00 Mountain Time. No telephone requests will be accepted.
Who won similar work
3 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 23 (36C263)), same product/service code (PSC) W065 and NAICS 532490.
Single-winner award sizes (3): middle half $171K to $2.0M, median $177K; range $164K to $3.8M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE LUZAR GROUP, LLC | 1 | $3.8M | Apr 22, 2026 |
| MOBILE IMAGING OF AMERICA CORP | 1 | $177K | May 29, 2025 |
| AMERIWATER, LLC | 1 | $164K | Sep 8, 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. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- Sep 8, 2026AMERIWATER, LLC$164KAWARD NOTICE - Dialysis MRO Lease - VA Iowa CityNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Apr 22, 2026THE LUZAR GROUP, LLC$3.8MW065--1.5T Mobile MRINo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- May 29, 2025MOBILE IMAGING OF AMERICA CORP$177KW065--Mobile PET/CT Trailer Lease - CINo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Competitive landscape
For the 3 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. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.
- 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.