Pre-solicitationPosted Jul 30, 2026·Responses due Aug 7, 2026

3750--SALT SPREADERS

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

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
333112
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
36C24626Q0833
Set-aside
Small Business Set Aside - Total
PSC
3750
Place
Salem, VA, USA
Contact
Ruth Morris (ruth.morris@va.gov)
…Open on SAM.gov
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 36C24626Q0833 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Jul 30, 2026 · this notice
    Pre-solicitation
Solicitation
  • Aug 3, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Aug 27, 2026 to Nov 26, 2026, middle of the range Sep 29, 2026.
Measured from 4901 past early notices at Veterans Affairs, Department of that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Jul 30, 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 Pre-Solicitation Notice � This Pre-Solicitation notice is not a request for formal proposals or quotes. The Department of Veterans Affairs VISN 6, Salem VA Medical Center intends to solicit proposals from contractors in the Open Market to procure the Brand Name or Equal Boss Salt Spreader for Salem VA Medical Center located at 1970 Roanoke Blvd Salem VA 24153. � The Department of Veterans Affairs anticipates issuing Solicitation, 36C24626Q0833 for this requirement on or about August 03, 2026. This acquisition will be for Small Business Set-Aside. The applicable NAICS Code is 333112 w… (show all)

ith a size standard of 1500 employees. � Contractor shall provide all labor, material, equipment and delivery necessary for the Boss Salt Spreader. Period of Performance will be for a Base requirement. � Offerors are responsible for downloading all documents, copies of the solicitation and including amendments from Contracting Opportunities at sam.gov website without further notification from the Contracting Officer. � All correspondence and responses shall be via e-mail to ruth.morris@va.gov. Telephone requests for information or questions will NOT be accepted.

Who won similar work

3 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 333112.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
BRAVO, INC. · $CCZ2$160KSep 24, 2026
LAND AND COATES, INCORPORATED1$29KJun 13, 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.

Latest awards

Competitive landscape

For the 2 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
  • $131K from their corporate PACs since 2024 to members of House Committee on Appropriations, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
  • 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.

  • 1 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.