Karl Storz Endoscopy-America Inc.

Karl Storz Endoscopy-America Inc., a California-based subsidiary of German-owned Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG, supplies surgical and diagnostic endoscopy equipment—Hopkins telescopes, C-MAC video laryngoscopes, endoscopic video systems with 4K imaging, surgical instruments, light sources, and maintenance services—to the Department of Veterans Affairs, Defense Logistics Agency, Department of the Navy, Department of the Army, and Indian Health Service as a prime contractor on full-and-open federal supply schedules and delivery orders.

Karl Storz Endoscopy-America Inc. is a for-profit foreign-owned subsidiary with no SBA set-aside certifications, competing entirely on full-and-open vehicles. The vendor's federal footprint is exceptionally concentrated and high-volume: across roughly 20,595 recent prime awards spanning four decades, 100 percent are prime work with zero subcontract engagement. The Defense Logistics Agency Medical Supply Chain dominates the portfolio, generating 11,123 awards worth $2.81 billion in combined potential value alone—63 percent of all tracked awards. The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration networks collectively represent 1,175 awards spanning twelve regional VISNs, with VISN 12 anchoring $328.6 million in potential value. The Department of the Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, Department of the Army Medical Command, and Indian Health Service round out the active federal customer base. Activity has been consistent and high-volume—roughly 1,100 awards annually in 2022–2025—with 350 awards already logged in the 2026 partial year and 39 awards worth $36.8 million facing completion inside the next twenty-four months.

The vendor's primary vehicle is the GSA Federal Supply Schedule FSS-65-II-A (Medical Equipment and Supplies), a $171 million multiple-award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract effective September 1, 2023, through August 31, 2028, that Karl Storz holds without set-aside restrictions and from which it has generated 1,213 task orders worth $90.6 million. The vendor also operates under the Defense Logistics Agency Medical Capital Equipment Program (5,595 task orders, $53.2 million), the Defense Logistics Agency Indefinite Delivery Contract SPE2D120D7007 (5,383 task orders, $45 million), and the Federal Supply Schedule V797P4512A (4,505 task orders, $117.7 million). Across these vehicles, individual task orders range from sub-$1,000 micro-level supplies such as batteries, cleaning brushes, and connectors to platform-level purchases exceeding $800,000 for comprehensive endoscopy systems and technician services.

Recent representative prime work demonstrates the vendor's operational footprint across federal healthcare. In July 2026, Karl Storz received a $8.5 million delivery order from Veterans Integrated Service Network 9 for the Karl Storz Collaborator Interactive Platform under FSS-65-II-A; a $668,798 purchase order from VISN 4 for an Emergency Karl Storz Neo IP Solution System; a $880,005 purchase order from VISN 17 for onsite endoscope specialist services; and a $357,188 comprehensive service agreement from VISN 8. Delivery orders from the Defense Logistics Agency Medical Supply Chain in March and April 2026 span Hopkins telescopes in multiple angles and magnifications, C-MAC video laryngoscopes with pediatric configurations, flexible intubation video scope kits, surgical instruments including forceps and punch tools, insufflation and light cable assemblies, sterilizable containers, video displays, and maintenance consumables—each typically $1,000 to $70,000 per order.

Service Contract Inventory reporting indicates that SCI-captured federal service work (a subset excluding goods and micro-purchases) totaled $1.9 million in FY2023 across 13.0 FTEs and $5 million in FY2024 across 27.1 FTEs. Median government-paid hourly rates on SCI-reportable prime contracts ran around $52.25/hr, with senior labor pricing through $90.02/hr and junior labor near $25.73/hr. The vendor performs all contracted work without subcontractor engagement; across SCI-reportable prime contracts, subcontractor hours accounted for zero percent of delivery. This delivery model—direct prime performance without sub dependencies—characterizes the vendor's entire federal footprint.

The vendor's capability portfolio aligns with Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG's global reputation as a medical endoscopy equipment manufacturer. Award data reflect specialization in otolaryngology, urology, bronchoscopy, general surgery, laparoscopic, and anesthesia-support equipment, with no diversification into IT, engineering, consulting, or professional services. Competition occurs at full-and-open prices on federal supply schedules; the vendor does not hold or pursue set-aside work, operates no teaming relationships, and does not subcontract.