6540--Equipment - Ultra Optics Coating Machine, IND
Veterans Affairs · 250-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 10 (36C250)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C25026Q0199 in this department, oldest first.
- Jan 2, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
- Jan 20, 2026Award NoticeSATISLOH NORTH AMERICA INC · $83KOpen
Next steps for this stage
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- Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
- Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
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What the notice says
Notice of Intent to Sole Source Requirement The Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Healthcare System, VISN 10 Contracting Activity intends to negotiate a sole source contract under Simplified Acquisition Procedures and the authority of FAR Part FAR 13.106-1, Only One Responsible Source for the following items listed below. The associated NAICS code for this equipment is 339115. The vendor, Satisloh North America, a small Business is located at N106 W13131 Bradley Way Suite 200, Germantown, WI 53022. Description of equipment requirements: The Department of Veterans Affair, VISN 10 Prosthetics S… (show all)
ervices requires a full turn-key upgrade/replacement of the present, Satisloh Optical Coaters (Serial # 165-2014 & 147-2012), presently located at the VA VISN 10 Optical Lab, Indianapolis, Indiana. Including: 2 01-053-890 UO-MR3 Coating Unit MR3 Coating Unit (1027UO) Fully integrated system that automatically cleans, coats, and cures lenses in one uninterrupted cycle. Capable of processing 3 lenses concurrently at speeds of 80 lenses/hour. "Voltage: 115V Frequency: 60Hz" Including: MR3 Coating Unit Color touchscreen with integrated owner's manual HEPA filter system Support/Services The VA is procuring two (2) enhanced/improved Ultra Optics Coating Machines, to replace the presently owned equipment. The presently owned equipment is over ten (10) years and is propriety equipment originally manufactured by Satisloh North America, Inc. The requested new equipment is a subcomponent of a larger component, filtration machine. No other manufactures offerings would seamlessly integrate into the optical lab s current equipment inventory. OEM trade-in acceptance of old equipment is also a consideration. A firm fixed price contract with no options is anticipated and shall be awarded. It is the Government's belief that only the proposed candidate possesses the required capabilities to successfully meet this requirement. It is the Government's intention to solicit and negotiate with only this source. This is not a Request for Proposal; this is a Notice of Intent to Sole Source requirement. This is an urgent matter. No responses will be accepted after NOON, Wednesday, January 7, 2026.
Who won similar work
4 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (250-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 10 (36C250)), same product/service code (PSC) 6540.
Single-winner award sizes (4): middle half $60K to $392K, median $199K; range $44K to $569K.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alvarez LLC | 1 | $569K | Aug 7, 2026 |
| LOMBART BROTHERS, INC | 1 | $332K | Sep 10, 2025 |
| VETERANS HEALTHCARE SUPPLY SOLUTIONS, INC | 1 | $65K | Sep 27, 2025 |
| SATISLOH NORTH AMERICA INC | 1 | $44K | Dec 18, 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.
- Aug 7, 2026Alvarez LLC$569KSPECTRALIS Optical Equipment-INDIANAPOLISNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Dec 18, 2025SATISLOH NORTH AMERICA INC$44K6540--Equipment - VISN 10 Optical Lab Chip Separator Upgrade - INDNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 27, 2025VETERANS HEALTHCARE SUPPLY SOLUTIONS, INC$65K6540--Lombart Micro Acuity System Cincinnati VAMCNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 10, 2025LOMBART BROTHERS, INC$332KOphthalmic Chairs - Eye Clinic Activation, Cincinnati - PO 539A50233No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Competitive landscape
For the 4 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.