Atlas 500 Corneal Topographer
Veterans Affairs · 261-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 21 (36C261)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C26126Q0947 in this department, oldest first.
- Jul 16, 2026 · this noticeCombined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Jul 23, 2026Combined Synopsis/SolicitationOpen
Next steps for this stage
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What the notice says
This is a notice of intent to sole source a contract under the authority of RFO FAR 12.102, only one source being available to meet the Government�s need. The contract is estimated for final completion by 10/15/2026. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 339112, Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing, with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. The PSC is 6515 for Medical and Surgical Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies. The Department of Veterans Affairs intends to solicit a firm fixed price order for Atlas 500 Corneal Top… (show all)
ographers with Accessories, Delivery, Installation and training with PROAIM Americas, LLC, 16024 Manchester Rd Ste 200, Ellisville, MO 63011-2195. There are no other sources that will satisfy agency requirements for the necessary equipment. Only the Altas 500, manufactured by Carl Zeiss Meditec USA, Inc., is compatible with both DICOM and FORUM (a proprietary platform of Zeiss) as required to allow data sharing across locations for increased Veteran Health Information privacy and increase patient safety by allowing different local clinics an automated way to share data. Zeiss has authorized only PROAIM to distribute the necessary products and services to the Government. Any responsible source that feels it is capable in performing this requirement may submit a quote for the listed items from the solicitation and describe and/or submit documentation to support your capabilities. The response will be considered by the agency. Responses should be submitted to Leah Smith at leah.smith@va.gov no later than Thursday, July 23, 2026, at 11:00 AM Pacific Time, to be considered. The Government will not pay for information submitted. 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.
Who won similar work
10 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (261-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 21 (36C261)), same product/service code (PSC) 6640.
Single-winner award sizes (10): middle half $201K to $955K, median $348K; range $91K to $3.6M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| WERFEN USA LLC | 1 | $3.6M | Apr 16, 2025 |
| ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CORPORATION | 1 | $2.5M | Oct 1, 2025 |
| CEPHEID SUNNYVALE 94089 | 1 | $1.1M | Jun 22, 2026 |
| BECKMAN COULTER, INC | 1 | $481K | Sep 16, 2026 |
| MARKES INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 1 | $384K | Oct 2, 2025 |
| FEDPOINT SYSTEMS LLC | 1 | $312K | Dec 9, 2025 |
| BIOMERIEUX INC | 1 | $308K | Jan 29, 2025 |
| ABBOTT LABORATORIES INC. · $ABT · $40.1B | 1 | $165K | Oct 1, 2026 |
| LABORATORY GROWTH & PRODUCTIVITY CONSULTING INC | 1 | $97K | Sep 14, 2026 |
| SEBIA, INC. | 1 | $91K | Oct 6, 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. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- $ABT reported $40.1B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 10 past awards, $348K, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.
- Oct 1, 2026ABBOTT LABORATORIES INC.$165K6640--Abbott AlinIQ Inventory Management System (IMS)Materiality: <0.01% of $ABT revenue (Low) SEC
- Sep 16, 2026BECKMAN COULTER, INC$481K6640--Clinical Laboratory Microbiological System - Instruments, Reagents, & SuppliesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 14, 2026LABORATORY GROWTH & PRODUCTIVITY CONSULTING INC$97K6640--KapSafe Recapper and Seal CrimperNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 22, 2026CEPHEID SUNNYVALE 94089$1.1M6640--Cepheid Molecular/Testing Delivery OrderNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Dec 9, 2025FEDPOINT SYSTEMS LLC$312KAGILENT SEAHORSE XF FLEX ANALYZER SYSTEMNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 6, 2025SEBIA, INC.$91K6640--SFVA Chem Sebia Analyzers CPT Base + 2OYNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 2, 2025MARKES INTERNATIONAL, INC.$384K6640--Gas Chromatograph/Mass Spectrometer Markes InternationalNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 1, 2025ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CORPORATION$2.5M6640--VAPAHCS Hematoxylin and Eosin Staining (H&E), Immunohistochemistry (IHC), In-Situ Hybridization (ISH), and Special Staining System Cost per Kit (CPK)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Apr 16, 2025WERFEN USA LLC$3.6M6640--Base plus 4 OY | Blood Gas Instrument and ConsumablesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jan 29, 2025BIOMERIEUX INC$308K6640--Film Array Laboratory Test System, CPT Call OrderNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Materiality: one award's value as a share of the winner's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings (or its last fiscal year, as noted when you point at it). Low under 1%, Medium 1 to 5%, High 5% or more. Many awards are paid over several years, so this overstates a single year's share.
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.
- 2 of these past winners lobbied Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) since 2024 (11 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) job
- $48K 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. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.
- 1 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 2 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.