36C255-26-AP-0275 Vital Images Maintenance Service VISN 15

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 15 has published a Special Notice of Intent to Sole Source for Vital Images Maintenance Services under acquisition number 36C255-26-AP-0275. This notice, posted on October 15, 2025, with a due date of October 24, 2025, announces the government's intent to award a sole source contract without competition. The procurement falls under NAICS Code 423450 for Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers with a $34 million size standard. The contracting office is located in Leavenworth, Kansas, and the maintenance services will be performed within VISN 15. Teresa Cabanting serves as the point of contact and can be reached at teresa.cabanting@va.gov for questions regarding this procurement.

The primary purpose of this Special Notice is to inform the contracting community that the VA intends to proceed with a sole source procurement for maintenance services related to Vital Images equipment, with the contract to be awarded exclusively to Vital Images, Inc. The government has determined that this procurement will be conducted under FAR 13.5 authority and will not be competed, as this decision remains within the government's sole discretion. There are no specific eligibility criteria outlined for contractor participation since this is a sole source procurement targeting a single vendor. The notice indicates that a Justification and Approval (J&A) document will be published following the contract award to provide additional details regarding the sole source determination. Interested parties are advised that this notice is not a request for quotes but rather an informational announcement of the government's procurement intentions. The acquisition represents the VA's effort to maintain critical medical imaging equipment within the Veterans Integrated Service Network 15 through specialized maintenance services.