Notice of Intent to Sole Source
Veterans Affairs · VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C25626AP4065 in this department, oldest first.
- Aug 3, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
- Aug 12, 2026Award NoticeFORESIGHT IMAGING LLC · $29KOpen
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 The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 16, is issuing this Notice of Intent (NOI) to inform the Government�s intent to issue a Sole Source award as implemented by FAR 6.302-1 Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. TIMS 2000 SP medical cart has been in use by Speech and Pathology at the Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System for several years. The TIMS medical cart is at end of cycle and needs to be replaced with a new system. The TIMS 2000 allows providers to capture … (show all)
dynamic images of oral pharyngeal and esophageal phases of the swallow diagnostics as well as therapeutic purposes. The OEM, TIMS Medical a division of Foresight Imaging LLC, is the exclusive manufacturer of the TIMS 2000 SP medical cart. Foresight Imaging LLC is the only authorized distributor for the trade in program for the TIMS medical carts. The place of performance is SLVHCS, 2400 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70119. This action will result in a Firm-Fixed Price Contract. The intended Contractor is Foresight Imaging LLC, located at 1 Executive Drive, Suite 202, Chemlsford, MA 01824 USA. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is, 339112 Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing - Product of Service Code for this requirement is 6516, Medical and Surgical Instruments, Equipment and Supplies. The Small Business Administration (SBA) size standard for this sector is 1000 employees. This notice of intent is neither a formal solicitation nor a request for competitive proposals. No solicitation document is available, and telephone requests will not be honored. No award will be made based on unsolicited quotations or offers received in response to this notice. Any response to this notice must show clear, compelling, and convincing evidence that competition will be advantageous to the Government. The intent of this synopsis is for informational purposes only. The information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to complete this action based on this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The Government anticipates the award of a firm-fixed- price contract. A decision by the Government about whether to compete with this proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competition. This notice of intent to award a sole source contract is not a request for competitive quotes. There will be no solicitation available for competitive quotes. Phone calls will not be accepted. This notice of intent is not a request for quotations. All Interested parties who are responsible, certified, and capable may express their interest by providing a capabilities statement NLT August 10, 2026, at 10:00 AM CST. The point of contact for this is Contracting Officer Rachel Babin, email: rachel.babin@va.gov
Who won similar work
1869 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Veterans Affairs), same product/service code (PSC) 6515.
Single-winner award sizes (1867): middle half $34K to $272K, median $55K; range $10K to $513.6M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwards Lifesciences LLC · $EW · $5.0B | 282 | $18.9M | Oct 19, 2026 |
| Trillamed LLC | 71 | $69.8M | Sep 10, 2026 |
| INSPIRE MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. · $INSP · $624.8M | 54 | $80.2M | Oct 15, 2026 |
| SUNRISE MEDICAL (US) LLC | 52 | $1.3M | Oct 16, 2026 |
| VETERANS HEALTHCARE SUPPLY SOLUTIONS, INC | 49 | $74.7M | Oct 13, 2026 |
| RED ONE MEDICAL DEVICES LLC | 45 | $7.1M | Oct 13, 2026 |
| ERA HEALTH LLC | 29 | $1.3M | Jul 12, 2026 |
| LOVELL GOVERNMENT SERVICES INC. | 25 | $517.5M | Aug 31, 2026 |
| BEACON POINT ASSOCIATES LLC | 25 | $398.6M | Sep 21, 2026 |
| GEO-MED, LLC | 23 | $17.3M | Aug 28, 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.
- $EW reported $5.0B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 1867 past awards, $55K, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
- $INSP reported $624.8M revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 1867 past awards, $55K, 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 19, 2026Edwards Lifesciences LLC$33K6515--Supplies - Valve - ClevelandMateriality: <0.01% of $EW revenue (Low) SEC
- Oct 16, 2026Edwards Lifesciences LLC$34K6515--PROS V23 618 UNU BILL & REPLACE 88108 TAVR (DOS: 10/15/2026) (VA-27-00015446)Materiality: <0.01% of $EW revenue (Low) SEC
- Oct 16, 2026Edwards Lifesciences LLC$34K6515--PROS V23 618 UNU BILL & REPLACE 6182943978 (MI) TAVR (NEED BY 10/20/2026) (VA-27-00015514)Materiality: <0.01% of $EW revenue (Low) SEC
- Oct 16, 2026WMK, LLC$30K6515--PROS V23 618 6182970547 NSC VAN CONVERSION (VA-27-00013895)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 16, 2026HANGER PROSTHETICS & ORTHOTICS EAST, INC.$55K6515--SUPPLIES-PROSTHETIC LIMB- DETROITNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 16, 2026HANGER PROSTHETICS & ORTHOTICS EAST, INC.$55K6515--SUPPLIES-PROSTHETIC LIMB- DETROITNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 16, 2026SUNRISE MEDICAL (US) LLC$30K6515--EQUIPMENT-POWER WHEELCHAIR- ANN ARBORNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 15, 2026Alota Action LLC$32K6515--PROS V23 618 6183190307 ACTION TRACKCHAIR PWC (VA-27-00015074)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 15, 2026INSPIRE MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.$25K6515--SUPPLIES-IMPLANTABLE PULSE GENERATOR- CINCINNATIMateriality: <0.01% of $INSP revenue (Low) SEC
- Oct 15, 2026INSPIRE MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.$25K6515--SUPPLIES-IMPLANTABLE PULSE GENERATOR- INDIANAPOLISMateriality: <0.01% of $INSP revenue (Low) SEC
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.
- 1 of these past winners lobbied Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) since 2024 (4 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) job
- $8K 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.
- 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.
- 2 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 11 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.