H161--Electrical Distribution Testing
Veterans Affairs · NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 23 (36C263)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C26325Q0822 in this department, oldest first.
- May 27, 2025 · this noticeCombined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Jul 16, 2025Award NoticeCM PROPERTIES OF NEW ORLEANS LLC · $226KOpen
Next steps for this stage
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- Decide bid or no bid before the response deadline.
- Look at the past winners for likely competitors and teaming partners.
- Follow the opportunity to hear about amendments and the award.
What the notice says
Electrical Grid Distribution Testing Services for Saint Cloud VA Health Care System This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items and services prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This is a solicitation conducted using FAR Part 13 (Simplified Acquisition Procedures). This announcement constitutes the only solicitation information are being requested. Solicitation number 36C26325Q0822 is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and cla… (show all)
uses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2023-01. This procurement is a Small Business Set-Aside. Prospective offerors must be registered and current in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at time of offer to the Government (https://www.sam.gov). Quotes will only be accepted from responsible contractors. The NAICS code for the solicitation is 238210 with a size standard of 19 million dollars. The VA anticipates one firm fixed price contract award to provide Electrical Grid Distribution Testing Services to Saint Cloud VA Health Care System, 4801 Veterans Dr. St. Cloud, MN. 56303 The Period of Performance start date is 09/08/2025- 02/28/2026 for the Electrical Grid Distribution Testing Services. The onsite work should be completed on or before 10/31/2025, with the additional time added to end of the period of performance to allow time for generating the necessary reports. FAR clauses 52.212-4, 52.212-5 and 52.219-14 apply to this procurement and are included within the attached solicitation document. Additional requirements are listed within the attached solicitation document. The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) does not apply to this acquisition. Technical questions on this solicitation are due via e-mail only to Steve Ashby, Contract Officer, at steve.ashby@va.gov no later than 10:00am Central Standard Time (CST), 06/09/2025. Responses are due to the Contracting Office by 10:00am CST, 06/13/2025. Responses are required to be emailed to steve.ashby@va.gov prior to the solicitation closing date and time. It is the responsibility of the offeror to ensure their quote is received in its entirety by the Contracting Officer before the solicitation closing. Contact Steve Ashby, Contract Specialist, at steve.ashby@va.gov for information regarding the solicitation.
Who won similar work
14 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 23 (36C263)), same NAICS 238210.
Single-winner award sizes (14): middle half $262K to $3.2M, median $1.0M; range $12K to $5.7M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| KEVIN PIET, LLC | 3 | $6.4M | Jul 2, 2026 |
| IRON MIKE CONSTRUCTION LLC | 1 | $5.7M | Sep 10, 2026 |
| MGI, INC. | 1 | $3.9M | Sep 14, 2026 |
| PREFERRED COMMERCIAL CONTRACTING, INC | 1 | $3.5M | Jun 12, 2026 |
| HUOT CONSTRUCTION AND SERVICES, INC. | 1 | $2.2M | Sep 19, 2025 |
| BLACKHAWK CONSTRUCTION LLC | 1 | $1.1M | Mar 31, 2026 |
| OK2 CONSTRUCTION, LLC | 1 | $928K | Jun 5, 2025 |
| DAX SAFETY & STAFFING SOLUTIONS, LLC | 1 | $482K | Jun 27, 2025 |
| HARBOR SITE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC | 1 | $447K | Sep 4, 2026 |
| ELECTRICAL TESTING SOLUTIONS, INC. | 1 | $200K | Nov 14, 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. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- Sep 14, 2026MGI, INC.$3.9MJ063 - Upgrade Fire Alarm System , VA Black Hills Health Care System - Fort Meade CampusNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 10, 2026IRON MIKE CONSTRUCTION LLC$5.7MZ1DA--PN: 568A4-24-202, Upgrade Electrical Equipment on Campus (HS) 36C263-26-AP-2770No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 4, 2026HARBOR SITE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC$447K618-26-702, DDPO-2 Install EHRMNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 2, 2026KEVIN PIET, LLC$4.2MY1DA--437-24-150, Replace Nurse Call and Code Blue SystemNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 23, 2026KEVIN PIET, LLC$192K656-26-702 EHRM DDPO 2.0No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 12, 2026PREFERRED COMMERCIAL CONTRACTING, INC$3.5M656-22-341 Conduct Substation UpgradeNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Mar 31, 2026BLACKHAWK CONSTRUCTION LLC$1.1MZ1DA--PN: 636A8-24-003, Correct Lightning Protection and Grounding PO 636C69133No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Nov 14, 2025ELECTRICAL TESTING SOLUTIONS, INC.$200KH161-- Electrical Distribution TestingNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 19, 2025HUOT CONSTRUCTION AND SERVICES, INC.$2.2MZ1DA--656-22-504, Upgrade Cable TV Infrastructure Purchase Order: 656C50131No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 1, 2025KEVIN PIET, LLC$2.0MY1DZ--437-25-103, 3 Year Electrical Testing & Maintenance Purchase Order Number: 437C50138No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
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.
- 0 of these past winners lobbied Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) job
- No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
- 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.
- 0 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. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.
- 0 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 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.