R499--Employee Assistance Program (EAP) EAP services for employees and immediate family members for emotional support and grief counseling.

Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 36C10D26Q0174-1 in this department, oldest first.

Next steps for this stage

Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.

• 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.

Who won similar work

47 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Veterans Affairs), same product/service code (PSC) R499.

Single-winner award sizes (47): middle half $123K to $3.0M, median $682K; range $7K to $517.0M.

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.

• Oct 15, 20261 SOURCE CONSULTING, INC.$40KCTCCS Courier ServicesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
• Oct 8, 2026REEFPOINT GROUP LLC$2.0MR499--VA-26-00068264 - DASL Bridge Support Services (New Requirement)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
• Oct 2, 2026Blue Water Initiatives LLC$5.5MR499--Insurance Entry and Verification Buffer Support Services - CPAC [VA-26-00073096]No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
• Oct 1, 2026Signature Choice III, LLC$517.0MR499--VA Claims Processing & Customer Services SupportNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
• Sep 29, 2026POSTURED LLC$140KR499--Ergonomic Assessment ServicesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
• Sep 25, 2026GCC & ASSOCIATES LLC$10.6MR499--Engineering Support for CAVHCS through OCFM A-E IDIQ (VA-26-00068699)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
• Sep 23, 2026MINUTEMAN TECHNOLOGY SERVICES LLC$3.0MR499--FY26 Longitudinal Study Congressionally mandated Longitudinal Study, required per Public Law 110-389, Section 334No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
• Sep 22, 2026EXPERT CODE SOLUTIONS LIMITED$68KR499--On-site Survey Readiness Services (Mock Physical Environment / Life Safety Survey)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
• Aug 31, 2026EASIER COMMUNICATIONS, LLC. DENVER 80209$88KR499--Tele-Town Hall Services - NWI POP: 09/01/2026 - 08/31/2027No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
• Aug 11, 2026DELOITTE CONSULTING LLP$6.2MR499--MSPO MSPV Support Services - Increase Option 1 SupportNo 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.

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.

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.