Sources SoughtPosted Oct 7, 2026·Responses due Oct 13, 2026

Z2DA--Security Passthrough Window Construction and Installation

Veterans Affairs · 246-NETWORK CONTRACTING OFFICE 6 (36C246)

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
236220
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
36C24627Q0067
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
Z2DA
Place
Durham, NC, USA
Contact
Rachel Watkins (Rachel.Watkins2@va.gov)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 36C24627Q0067 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Oct 7, 2026 · this notice
    Sources Sought
  • Oct 7, 2026
    Sources Sought
    Open
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Jan 7, 2027 to Apr 14, 2027, middle of the range Feb 17, 2027.
Measured from 594 past early notices at Veterans Affairs, Department of with NAICS 236220 that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Oct 7, 2026).

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

This is a sources sought announcement only. The purpose of this notice is to conduct market research and obtain information from qualified potential offerors. No formal solicitation document exists at this time. The Government is not obligated to nor will it pay for or reimburse any costs associated with responding to this sources sought synopsis request. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. The Government will in no way be bound to t… (show all)

his information if any solicitation is issued. The Durham VA Health Care System located in Durham, NC is seeking potential sources capable of providing door removal services and construction and installation of two security passthrough windows. This is a turn-key request with the Contractor providing all the parts and performing all the work. The NAICS code for this procurement is 236220 Commercial and Institutional Construction : Size Standard $45.0 Million. Responses to this sources sought notice should include the following: name and address of company, business size (large or small); identify whether or not firm falls into any of the following socioeconomic categories-8(a), HUBZone, Service Disabled Veteran-Owned, Veteran-Owned; provide a brief description of qualifications and any other pertinent information, which demonstrates the ability to meet the above requirement. Subject line must reflect: Durham Window Sources Sought . All responses shall be submitted in writing no later than 10:00 AM EST Tuesday, October 13, 2026 to the attention of: Rachel Watkins at Rachel.Watkins2@va.gov

Who won similar work

5 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (246-NETWORK CONTRACTING OFFICE 6 (36C246)), same product/service code (PSC) Z2DA and NAICS 236220.

Single-winner award sizes (5): middle half $1.3M to $2.8M, median $1.6M; range $414K to $3.8M.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
BLUE CORD DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION, LLC1$3.8MJul 30, 2026
Yerkes South Inc.1$2.8MAug 24, 2026
LOCKRIDGE FBI LLC1$1.6MJun 27, 2025
DAX SAFETY & STAFFING SOLUTIONS, LLC1$1.3MMar 6, 2026
CONTEGO ENVIRONMENTAL LLC1$414KNov 7, 2024

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.

Latest awards

Competitive landscape

For the 5 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
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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
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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
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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.