Special NoticePosted Sep 15, 2026·Responses due Sep 30, 2026

Leica Cryostat Maintenance

Defense Health Agency · DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
811210
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
12461398
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
J065
Place
MD, USA
Contact
Matthew S. Tsueda (Matthew.s.tsueda.ctr@health.mil)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 12461398 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Sep 15, 2026 · this notice
    Special Notice
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Oct 19, 2026 to Jan 13, 2027, middle of the range Nov 10, 2026.
Measured from 11 past early notices at Defense Health Agency (Dha) with NAICS 811210 that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Sep 15, 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

Subject: PR #12461398 for Procurement of Maintenance and Repair Services for Leica Microsystems Medical Devices Reference: RFO 12.102(a) �Restricting Competition� 1.) The purpose of this memorandum is to document the Contracting Officer�s decision that only one source is reasonably available to satisfy this requirement. 2.) The following determination is based on the extensive training, knowledge and market research conducted by Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) medical training personnel and the independent market research performed by the Contract Analyst and Contracting … (show all)

Officer. Leica Microsystems Inc is the only company capable of providing the required expertise, knowledge, and turn around time necessary to maintain the three Leica Cryostat devices at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center without voiding the warranty. Leica Microsystems does not have any authorized third-party maintenance providers and explicitly states that any third party intervention voids liability and warranty. 3.) Leica Microsystems, Inc. (CAGE Code 2F735), has been identified as the sole source awardee under the relevant NAICS code (811210) and is the sole provider of the required services. 4.) I hereby determine that only one source, Leica Microsystems Inc. is reasonably available to satisfy this requirement, and this procurement is in the best interest of the Government.

Who won similar work

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

WinnerAwardsValueLast
DIVERSIFIED LABORATORY REPAIR INC1$5.6MJul 29, 2026
AGILITI HEALTH INC1$3.0MDec 10, 2024
HANITH BIOSCIENCE, LLC1$1.1MDec 8, 2025
Evoqua Water Technologies LLC1$627KJun 29, 2026
JEOL USA, INC.1$464KDec 9, 2025
REES SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION1$189KApr 13, 2026
HIGH VIBRATIONAL INDUSTRIES LLC1$184KJul 28, 2026
Vandahl Engineering & Sales LTD1$155KApr 30, 2026
HOLOGIC SALES AND SERVICE, LLC1$145KAug 31, 2026
BELIMED, INC.1$108KSep 15, 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 Defense, Dept of (DOD) or Office of the Secretary of Defense or Joint Chiefs of Staff since 2024 (1 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Defense, Dept of (DOD) or Office of the Secretary of Defense or Joint Chiefs of Staff 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
  • 32 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.

  • 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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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.