J061--Triennial Circuit Breaker and Feeder Testing
Veterans Affairs · 261-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 21 (36C261)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C26127Q0067 in this department, oldest first.
- Sep 25, 2026 · this noticeSources Sought
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
- Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
- Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.
What the notice says
No Solicitation is currently available. This source's sought notice is for planning purposes only. All information contained herein is preliminary and subject to changes and/or cancellation at the discretion of the Government. Interested vendors shall respond to this notice voluntarily, and at no cost to the Government. The information requested will be used solely within the Department of Veterans Affairs to facilitate decision-making and will not be disclosed outside of the Government. Based upon information received in response to this Sources Sought Notice the Government shall decide on a … (show all)
procurement strategy, which shall include the type of small business set-aside, if appropriate. The eventual procurement strategy and set-aside, if appropriate, is solely within the discretion of the Government. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 238210, Commercial and Institutional Building Construction, and the small business size standard is $19M. Potential Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) to be eligible for an award (See https://www.sam.gov/SAM/pages/public/index.jsf ). Potential Offerors must also have a current Online Representations and Certification Application on file with SAM. Service-disabled veteran-owned Small Businesses and Veteran-Owned Small Businesses shall have their ownership and control verified by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and be listed in the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) at https://www.sba.gov/. Description of Services Triennial Circuit Breaker and Feeder Testing. Location: VA Reno Health Care System (VARHCS), Reno, NV. The Department of Veterans Affairs, Sierra Nevada Health Care System, Reno, NV has a requirement for Triennial Circuit Breaker and Feeder Testing per ANSI/NETA MTS. Contractor shall furnish all labor, materials, equipment, supervision and testing for the complete testing of Medium Voltage oil-cooled switches, liquid-filled and air-cooled transformers, low and medium voltage circuit breakers (225A 3-pole and above), and feeder cables. Work includes Very Low Frequency (VLF) testing of MV cables, torqueing and meggering of connections, functional testing/exercising of breakers, standard and infrared photography of electrical equipment, site visits of all MV vaults, overcurrent protective device coordination study with updated single-line diagrams, and arc flash hazard analysis with new labels for the entire campus. Testing shall be performed during off-hours (6PM-6AM and weekends), and photography during normal hours. Final report, photos, studies in PDF/CAD, and cost estimates for deficiencies and full MV cable replacement are required within 7 days of completion. Period of Performance (POP) Period of Performance: 60-90 days after NTP. Sources Sought Information The Government requests that interested parties review the Description of Services and provide the following capability information to the Contracting Specialist, Alex Arter, at alex.arter@va.gov, by 12:00 PM PST on October 2, 2026: Business Size (Large/Small) Business Socio-Economic Status (SDVOSB, WOSB, 8(a), HUBZone, etc.) SAM record UEI number Ability and experience in managing projects between $250,000.00 and $750,000.00. Include general information and technical background describing your firm's experience on contracts requiring similar efforts to meet the program objectives [NETA testing, VLF, breaker testing 225A+, IR scanning, coordination/arc flash study]. Anticipated Teaming Arrangements (if any). List of Projects (Government and Commercial) that are similar in scope and size. List of Sub-Contractors you intend to use on a project of this size and scope. How does your company intend to meet the Limitations on Subcontracting as per 13 CFR 125.6? Are your Subcontractors from the local area or will they be coming from out of the area? If out of the area, from where? Interested parties shall not submit more than 10 single-sided, type-written pages using Times New Roman 12-point font or larger. Published literature may be any number of pages. The Government will use this information when determining its business type decision. This Sources Sought Notice is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. No contract will be awarded as a direct result of this announcement.
Who won similar work
7 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (261-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 21 (36C261)), same NAICS 238210.
Single-winner award sizes (7): middle half $42K to $438K, median $138K; range $26K to $2.8M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOW VOLTAGE SPECIALTY, INC. | 2 | $415K | Jul 31, 2026 |
| MAYHEW TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, LLC | 1 | $2.8M | Jul 1, 2026 |
| STRATEGIC INDUSTRY INC | 1 | $598K | Aug 28, 2026 |
| SENTINEL BUILDERS, LLC | 1 | $55K | Sep 18, 2026 |
| SCDATACOM, LLC | 1 | $28K | Jul 21, 2025 |
| BOLDEN, NEWBY & SONS, INC. | 1 | $26K | Mar 18, 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 18, 2026SENTINEL BUILDERS, LLC$55K6150--654-26-020 | Bldg 12 Pump Power Relocation
- Aug 28, 2026STRATEGIC INDUSTRY INC$598KZ1AA--FY26 NRM 662-26-105 | 662-26-3-6451-0039 | Replace Patient Elopement System
- Jul 31, 2026LOW VOLTAGE SPECIALTY, INC.$138KH112--BRIDGE - Fire Alarm Maintenance | 9/12/26 - 3/11/27
- Jul 1, 2026MAYHEW TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, LLC$2.8MN059--Cellular Distributive Antenna System
- Oct 16, 2025LOW VOLTAGE SPECIALTY, INC.$277KH112--Fire Alarm Testing Maintenance Services
- Jul 21, 2025SCDATACOM, LLC$28KBldg. Five-hundred Fire Pull Stations
- Mar 18, 2025BOLDEN, NEWBY & SONS, INC.$26KN059--Replace Damaged Electrical Wires for VA Livermore
Competitive landscape
For the 6 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.