6540--Brand Name or Equal Hausted Ophthalmology Chair - FARGO
Veterans Affairs · NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 23 (36C263)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C26326Q1038 in this department, oldest first.
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
Presolicitation Notice Presolicitation Notice Page 3 of 3 Presolicitation Notice *=Required Field Presolicitation Notice Page 1 of 3 Network Contracting Office 23 (NCO 23) intends to issue Request for Quotation (RFQ) 36C26326Q1038 for a Brand Name or Equal GF Health Products Inc. Ophthalmic chair (ESC2EYESTR) for the Fargo VA Health Care System. This firm-fixed-price solicitation is being conducted in accordance with RFO FAR 12.201-1, Simplified Procedures. The applicable NAICS Code is 339115. Quoters shall follow all instructions contained within RFQ 36C26326Q1038 when the solicitation is pos… (show all)
ted. An itemized quotation and all supporting documentation required by the solicitation shall be submitted with the quotation. Quoters are responsible for reviewing the solicitation in its entirety and providing all information and documentation required for evaluation and consideration for award. The solicitation will contain the complete requirement, applicable terms and conditions, quotation submission instructions, and the date and time quotations are due. All quotations shall be submitted electronically via email to dennis.salmonsen@va.gov by the date and time specified in Block 8 on Page 1 of the solicitation.
Who won similar work
47 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Veterans Affairs), same product/service code (PSC) 6540.
Single-winner award sizes (43): middle half $85K to $3.4M, median $332K; range $28K to $5.4M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| CORPS MEDICAL SUPPLY, LLC | 9 | $1.7M | Aug 31, 2026 |
| PDS CONSULTANTS, INC | 8 | $28.4M + 1 shared | Oct 1, 2026 |
| SATISLOH NORTH AMERICA INC | 4 | $1.6M | Sep 25, 2026 |
| MELLING LLC | 4 | $846K | Sep 24, 2026 |
| Superior Optical Labs, Inc | 2 | $3.3M + 1 shared | Sep 30, 2026 |
| ESSILOR OF AMERICA, INC. | 1 | $5.4M | Oct 2, 2025 |
| YOUNGER MFG. CO Torrance CA 90503 USA | 1 | $5.4M | Oct 2, 2025 |
| KK0719 LLC | 1 | $5.4M | Oct 2, 2025 |
| GENESIS VISION, INC | 1 | $5.4M | Oct 2, 2025 |
| REMEL INC. | 1 | $727K | Dec 23, 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.
- Oct 1, 2026PDS CONSULTANTS, INC$3.7M6540--V23 Eyeglass Bridge- 66737 (VA-27-00009048)
- Sep 30, 2026ACCU-LAB OF ILLINOIS, INC.$2.0B (shared ceiling)6540--National Prescription Eyeglasses Manufacturing Accu-Lab Base IDIQ - Unfunded
- Sep 30, 2026GOVOPTIX LLC$2.0B (shared ceiling)6540--National Prescription Eyeglasses Manufacturing
- Sep 30, 2026Superior Optical Labs, Inc$2.0B (shared ceiling)6540--National Prescription Eyeglasses Manufacturing Superior Optical Base IDIQ - Unfunded
- Sep 30, 2026PDS CONSULTANTS, INC$2.0B (shared ceiling)6540--National Prescription Eyeglasses Manufacturing PDS Optical Base IDIQ - Unfunded
- Sep 25, 2026SATISLOH NORTH AMERICA INC$1.0MVISN 5 Optical Fabrication Laboratory Lens Production Machines
- Sep 24, 2026MELLING LLC$171K6540--OCULUS Pentacam | Bakersfield+Antelope Valley CBOC
- Sep 23, 2026MELLING LLC$360K6540--New - LENSX FEMTO LASER
- Sep 22, 2026PDS CONSULTANTS, INC$4.3M6540--VISN 1 Interim Eyeglass IDIQ 10/01/2026 -01/31/2026
- Aug 31, 2026CORPS MEDICAL SUPPLY, LLC$39K6540--NEW Ophthalmic Exam Chairs
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 (6 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.