J065--Intent to Sole Source to PROAM Americas LLC a Service Contract for Maintenance of Zeiss Optical Coherence Tomography Equipment in Support of the Iowa City VA Healthcare System.

SOL #: 36C26326Q0171Special Notice

Overview

Buyer

Veterans Affairs

Veterans Affairs, Department Of

NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 23 (36C263)

Saint Paul, MN, 55101, United States

Place of Performance

Place of performance not available

NAICS

Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (811210)

PSC

Maintenance, Repair And Rebuilding Of Equipment: Medical, Dental, And Veterinary Equipment And Supplies (J065)

Set Aside

No set aside specified

Original Source

https://sam.gov/opp/c83c937cf13747bbb172e32e58ace359/view

Timeline

Posted

Nov 25, 2025

Last Updated

Dec 12, 2025

Action Date

Dec 3, 2025, 5:59 AM

Qualification Details

Fit reasons

NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.

Risks

Past performance thresholds may require one additional teaming partner.
Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.

Next steps

Validate eligibility requirements, assign capture owner, and schedule partner outreach to confirm teaming strategy before submission planning.

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 23 (NCO 23) anticipates award of a contract to a single source; PROAIM Americas LLC to provide preventive maintenance and service for Zeiss Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) equipment in support of the Iowa City VA Healthcare System. The contract will be a firm fixed-price base plus three option years. This acquisition is conducted under FAR 13.106-1(b), soliciting from a single source.

The NAICS code is 811210.

The PSC code is J065.

Other entities may identify their interest and capability by responding to this requirement as follows:

Responses shall be received no later than 12/02/2025 at 11:59 p.m. CT.

Responses shall be emailed to Joseph.Bennett@va.gov.

Responses shall include in the subject line: 36C26326Q0171.

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations. However, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, which shall be considered by the Government. The Government will consider responses received by the closing date of this notice. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a full and open competitive procurement or a small business set-aside competitive procurement. The Government will not pay for any information received in response to this announcement.

If the Government decides to compete this requirement, a synopsis shall be issued utilizing the combined synopsis/solicitation procedure identified in FAR 12.603. A determination not to compete this requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

See attached document: JA FAR 13 Single Source PROAM_signed_Redacted.