Pre-solicitationPosted Jan 23, 2025·Responses due Jan 23, 2025

6515--Karl Storz Endoscopy Lease with Service Presolicitation Notice

Veterans Affairs · 249-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 9 (36C249)

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
334510
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
36C24925R0015
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
6515
Place
Nashville, TN, USA
Contact
Robert Pitre (robert.pitre@va.gov)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 36C24925R0015 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Jan 23, 2025 · this notice
    Pre-solicitation
Solicitation
None posted
Award
  • Feb 28, 2025
    Award Notice
    L1 ENTERPRISES INCORPORATED · $9.6M
    Open

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, Regional Procurement Office Central, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 09, intends to solicit proposals as an unrestricted brand name or equal solicitation for Karl Storz Endoscope equipment lease, Comprehensive Service Agreement and Onsite Endoscopic Specialists, in support of Tennessee Valley Health Care System located in Nashville and Murfreesboro Tennessee. A Fixed Price, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity, single award contract with five ordering periods is anticipated. The RFP release date is projected on or about 10 February 2025 with an estimated… (show all)

closing on 17 February 2025. The contractor shall provide Karl Storz Endoscope equipment lease, Comprehensive Service Agreement and Onsite Endoscopic Specialists in accordance with the Statement of Work. The anticipated period of performance for this contract will be from 1 March 2025 through 30 September 2029 for a total of five ordering periods. In accordance with FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management (SAM), prospective contractors must be registered in SAM to be eligible for award. SAM registration is required under the applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code. The NAICS code for this procurement is 334510, Endoscope Manufacturing, and the size standard is 1,250 Employees. This RFP will utilize best value evaluation criteria. The Product Service code for this procurement is 6515, Medical And Surgical Instruments, Equipment, And Supplies. Questions concerning the announcement will not be accepted at this time. No telephone request will be accepted. Once the solicitation is issued, a due date for questions will be provided and answers will be issued via solicitation amendment which will be posted to SAM.gov. It is the responsibility of the offerors to check the website periodically for any amendments and notices to this solicitation.

Who won similar work

4 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (249-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 9 (36C249)), same product/service code (PSC) 6515 and NAICS 334510.

Single-winner award sizes (4): middle half $190K to $478K, median $280K; range $162K to $833K.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
VETERANS HEALTHCARE SUPPLY SOLUTIONS, INC1$833KApr 27, 2026
SPACELABS HEALTHCARE LLC1$360KFeb 12, 2025
MARATHON MEDICAL CORPORATION1$199KMay 29, 2025
AFTER ACTION MEDICAL AND DENTAL SUPPLY, LLC1$162KAug 20, 2025

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Latest awards

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
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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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