Special NoticePosted Aug 30, 2026·Responses due Sep 9, 2026

J065--INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE "NEW" Annual Maintenance - Compass Pro DICOM (VA-27-00002652) 10/01/2026-09/30/2027 PLUS FOUR OPTION YEARS

Veterans Affairs · 245-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 5 (36C245)

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
811210
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
36C24526Q0720
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
J065
Place
Not stated
Contact
AMY WALTER (AMY.WALTER1@VA.GOV)
…Open on SAM.gov
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 36C24526Q0720 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Aug 30, 2026 · this notice
    Special Notice
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Sep 20, 2026 to Nov 3, 2026, middle of the range Oct 11, 2026.
Measured from 371 past early notices at Veterans Affairs, Department of with NAICS 811210 that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Aug 30, 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

INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE Statement of Work Compass Router Maintenance and Support GENERAL Scope of Services: The purpose of this requirement is to provide a full-service support agreement for the VISN 5 HTM Compass Router systems. This support agreement must cover the resolution of any break-fix issues, as well as the provision of all updates, patching, and vulnerability remediation from the vendor. This requirement must cover labor and any remediate action for all VISN 5 Compass Router systems. Location: VA Maryland Healthcare System, 10 N Greene St, Baltimore, MD 21201 Beckley VA Medical Center… (show all)

, 200 Veterans Avenue, Beckley WV 25801-6444 Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center, 1 Medical Center Drive, Clarksburg WV 26301 Hershel "Woody" Williams VA Medical Center, 1540 Spring Valley Drive, Huntington WV 25704 Martinsburg VA Medical Center, 510 Butler Avenue, Martinsburg WV 25405 Washington DC VA Medical Center, 50 Irving Street, NW, Washington DC 20422 Justification: Laurel Bridge Software, Inc. is the original developer and only authorized provider of Compass Router maintenance and support services, including proprietary software updates and patching. No other vendors are authorized or possess the necessary access or expertise to provide these services for the Compass Router systems installed at VISN 5 facilities. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to satisfy this requirement by responding in writing to the Contracting Officer by AUGUST 20, 2026. Responses should be sent to AMY.WALTER1@VA.GOV . No telephone inquiries will be accepted. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE Base Year 10/1/26-9/30/27 Option Year One 10/1/27-9/30/28 Option Year Two 10/1/28-9/30/29 Option Year Three 10/1/29-9/30/30 Option Year Four 10/1/30-9/30/31 OEM SOLE SOURCE LETTER

Who won similar work

19 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 811210.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
STERIS CORPORATION · $STE2$477KOct 2, 2025
CAREFUSION SOLUTIONS, LLC · $BDX1$740KSep 16, 2025
CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS USA, INC1$604KOct 15, 2026
MINBURN TECHNOLOGY GROUP, LLC1$443KJun 16, 2026
VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC1$244KMay 8, 2025
PARATA SYSTEMS LLC · $BDX1$102KMar 4, 2026
GE PRECISION HEALTHCARE LLC1$100KFeb 4, 2026
OLYMPUS AMERICA INC1$74KApr 4, 2025
BLUE TECH INC.1$70KOct 1, 2025
BIOMERIEUX INC1$63KMar 20, 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.

Latest awards

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 (2 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) job
  • $41K 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
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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.

  • 2 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 5 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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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.