Pre-solicitationPosted Aug 19, 2026·Responses due Aug 28, 2026

W065--Notice of Intent to Sole Source - Ameriwater Dialysis MRO Lease - Iowa City

Veterans Affairs · NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 23 (36C263)

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
532490
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
36C26326Q1042
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
W065
Place
Iowa City
Contact
Dennis Salmonsen (dennis.salmonsen@va.gov)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 36C26326Q1042 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Aug 19, 2026 · this notice
    Pre-solicitation
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Sep 1, 2026 to Nov 26, 2026, middle of the range Sep 21, 2026.
Measured from 18 past early notices at Veterans Affairs, Department of with NAICS 532490 that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Aug 19, 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 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.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
THE LUZAR GROUP, LLC1$3.8MApr 22, 2026
MOBILE IMAGING OF AMERICA CORP1$177KMay 29, 2025
AMERIWATER, LLC1$164KSep 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.

Latest awards

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
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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. 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
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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.