Sources SoughtPosted Feb 19, 2025·Responses due Feb 25, 2025

H339--NEW- Elevator inspection Hines (578)

Veterans Affairs · 252-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 12 (36C252)

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
541350
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
36C25225Q0286
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
H339
Place
Hines
Contact
Makena James (Makena.James@va.gov)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 36C25225Q0286 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Feb 19, 2025 · this notice
    Sources Sought
Solicitation
None posted
Award
  • Jun 3, 2025
    Award Notice
    SOUTHCO SERVICES LLC · $33K
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What the notice says

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Great Lakes Acquisition Center (GLAC) is searching for vendors with the capabilities to provide a 3rd party, QEI 1 Certified elevator Inspection of all elevators two times per year. The type of tests includes one Periodic Inspection per year, one Annual Safety Test per year, and a Five Year Load Test once every five years. This will take place at the Hines, IL VAMC located at 5000 South Avenue. The Contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, material, parts, software, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items… (show all)

and non-personal services necessary for execution of the work to be performed under this Contract. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 541350. All interested, responsible sources must submit a capability statement by February 25th, 2025 at 3:00 PM CST, to Makena.James@VA.gov to include the following: DUNS number, organization name, organization address, point of contact, business size under NAICS 541350, and socioeconomic status. This Sources Sought is issued solely for information and planning purposes to determine the availability of qualified vendors and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this Sources Sought that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. Please note that this is not a request for proposal and the Government is seeking information for market research purposes only. The Government may or may not issue solicitation documents. Look for any further information in Contract Opportunities. Telephone inquiries will not be returned

Who won similar work

4 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (252-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 12 (36C252)), same product/service code (PSC) H339 and NAICS 541350.

Single-winner award sizes (4): middle half $8K to $21K, median $14K; range $4K to $25K.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
SOUTHCO SERVICES LLC2$29KFeb 6, 2026
FINAL LIMIT ELEVATOR INSPECTIONS LLC1$19KApr 30, 2025
Veteran Elevator Inspection Services, LLC1$10KApr 26, 2026

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Competitive landscape

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  • 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
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Policy around it

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  • 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
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Market

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  • 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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