Ottobock - Symphonie Aqua System
Veterans Affairs · 255-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 15 (36C255)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C25526Q0428 in this department, oldest first.
- May 28, 2026Sources SoughtOpen
- Jul 30, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
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, Network Contracting Office 15 intends to award a sole source contract under the authority of 41 U.S.C 253(c) (1) � FAR 6.302-1 Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements, to Ottobock - Symphonie Aqua System. HFMA will provide specialized certifications in revenue cycle, accounting and finance, business intelligence, managed care, and physician practice management, which follows all federal accounting Rules and Regulations. The place of performance is for the Department of Veterans Affairs � KANSAS CITY VA M… (show all)
EDICAL CENTER located at 4801 Linwood Blvd., Kansas City, MO, 64128-2226. The NAICS code is 334510 � Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing, with a size standard of 1,250 Employees, and PSC 6515. This notice of intent is not a request for quotations; interested parties may express their interest by providing a capabilities statement No Later Than 08/12/2026 at 12:00 p.m. Central Time. The capabilities statement must provide clear and unambiguous evidence to substantiate the capability of the party to provide the required services. A determination not to compete this proposed contract upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Verbal responses are not acceptable and will not be considered. Response shall be submitted via email referencing the �Special Notice - 36C25526Q0428� in the subject line to ashley.schmitt@va.gov. If after 05/12/2026, no viable responses have been received in response to this announcement, the Department of Veterans Affairs shall negotiate solely with Ottobock. 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. Point of Contact: Ashley Schmitt ashley.schmitt@va.gov Network Contracting Office 15 3450 South. 4th Street Leavenworth, KS 66048. See attached document: J and A - Part806.3- FAR6- OVER SAT - Fully Signed_Redacted.
Who won similar work
3 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 334510.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| AFTER ACTION MEDICAL AND DENTAL SUPPLY, LLC | 1 | $1.0M | Mar 31, 2025 |
| STERIS CORPORATION · $STE | 1 | $540K | Feb 24, 2026 |
| ABBOTT LABORATORIES, INC · $ABT | 1 | $333K | Jul 29, 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.
- Feb 24, 2026STERIS CORPORATION$540KVPRO Max2 Low Temp Sterilizers
- Jul 29, 2025ABBOTT LABORATORIES, INC$333K6625--ENSITE X EP SYSTEM
- Mar 31, 2025AFTER ACTION MEDICAL AND DENTAL SUPPLY, LLC$1.0MR Series Defibrillators - Kansas City VAMC
Competitive landscape
For the 3 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 (5 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) job
- $64K 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.
- 5 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.
- 2 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 3 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.