R408--Innovation Portfolio Support Services
Veterans Affairs · 248-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 8 (36C248)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C24826Q1015 in this department, oldest first.
- Jul 24, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
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
Notice Type: Special Notice of Intent to Sole Source This is a SPECIAL NOTICE ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. The Department of Veteran Affairs (VA), VISN 8 Network Contracting Office, James A. Haley Veterans Hospital (JAHVH), 13,000 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., Tampa, Florida 33612, intends to award a sole source contract to M&H Transformation Partners, LLC. The Contractor shall provide professional, technical, program management, outcome engineering, facilitation, and advanced air mobility integration support to continue assisting JAHVH in advancing the Innovation Portfolio Project. The Period of Performance (P… (show all)
OP) is for twelve (12) months starting 9/1/2026 8/31/2027 with only one source, M&H Transformation Partners, LLC. under the authority Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13.106-1(b)(1). The Contractor shall provide professional, technical, program management, outcome engineering, facilitation, and advanced air mobility integration support to continue assisting JAHVH in advancing the Innovation Portfolio Project. The Contractor shall support portfolio governance, pilot concept scoping, pilot readiness, accelerator lifecycle facilitation, partner coordination, performance measurement, drone delivery demonstration planning and execution support, and air taxi integration discovery. The Contractor shall be familiar with the existing Veterans Health Venture Studio operation model for live demonstration/execution of deliverables for the above needs to complete the Innovation Portfolio Project successfully. Response: Responses to this Special Notice should be able to demonstrate the firm's ability, capability, and responsibility to deliver the service listed above. The purpose of this Special Notice announcement is for market research to make appropriate acquisition decisions and to gain knowledge of potential qualified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses, Veteran Owned Small Businesses, 8(a), HUBZone and other Small Businesses interested and capable of providing the services described above. Documentation of technical expertise must be presented in sufficient detail for the Government to determine that your company possesses the necessary functional area expertise and experience to compete for this acquisition. No funds have been authorized, appropriated, or received for this effort. Responses should include the following information: Business name, address, business size and Socioeconomic Category (HUBZone, 8(a), Service-Disabled Veteran, Small Business, Large Business, etc.), and point of contact to include e-mail address and telephone number. All offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (www.sam.com) and Representations and Certifications must be completed prior to any future award. Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to provide the full maintenance and repair service on equipment listed. Determination by the Government is not to compete with this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Important information: The Government is not obligated to, nor will it pay for or reimburse any costs associated with responding to this Special Notice. 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 this information if any solicitation is issued. No sub-contracting opportunity is anticipated. The North American Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 541611 Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services with a size standard of $24.5 Million. Any offeror capable of providing Innovation Portfolio Support Services on behalf of M&H Transformation Partners, LLC. shall notify the Contracting Officer by email within seven (7) calendar days from the date of the publication of this special notice. ***Responses must include written documentation showing your company has the capabilities to successfully continue the existing venture-studio operating model, accelerator lifecycle framework, and the integrated advanced air mobility demonstration design for the Innovation Portfolio Project *** All information is to be submitted no later than (NLT) 12:00 PM EST., July 31, 2026, to: Jose.Ortiz-Velez@va.gov.
Who won similar work
15 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Veterans Affairs), same product/service code (PSC) R408.
Single-winner award sizes (15): middle half $133K to $4.3M, median $247K; range $69K to $8.5M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| AGILERANK LLC | 1 | $8.5M | Sep 17, 2025 |
| VISTRA COMMUNICATIONS, LLC | 1 | $6.6M | Jul 27, 2026 |
| EM KEY SOLUTIONS INC | 1 | $5.7M | Aug 13, 2026 |
| THE GREEN TECHNOLOGY GROUP, LLC | 1 | $5.0M | Sep 26, 2025 |
| Argent ARC LLC | 1 | $3.7M | Oct 2, 2025 |
| TRILOGY FEDERAL, LLC | 1 | $3.1M | Sep 8, 2025 |
| MILLIMAN, INC. | 1 | $2.7M | Apr 2, 2025 |
| Pitney Bowes Inc. · $PBI · $2.1B | 1 | $247K | Jun 12, 2025 |
| BEST PRACTICES GROUP LLC | 1 | $217K | Jan 3, 2025 |
| SUBICA LLC | 1 | $170K | Sep 30, 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.
- $PBI reported $2.1B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 15 past awards, $247K, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.
- Oct 5, 2026INTERIOR SYSTEMS, INC.$69KR408--Center Mall SurveyNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 15, 2026LBT DIAGNOSTIC RADIATION PHYSICS CONSULTING LTD$75KR408--FY26: Radiation Safety Officer ServicesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 13, 2026EM KEY SOLUTIONS INC$5.7MR408--Healthcare Identity Management (HCIdM) Support (FY24-HIG-157) (VA-24-00062862)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 27, 2026VISTRA COMMUNICATIONS, LLC$6.6MR408--Veterans Outcome Assessment Program (VOAP) ServicesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 23, 2026KEMP, WENDOLYN H CHESTERFIELD 23838$116KR408--Radiation Oncology Assessment ServicesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Apr 24, 2026VANGUARD GCS, LLC$101KTJC Mock Inspection ServicesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 2, 2025Argent ARC LLC$3.7MElizabeth Dole Act Sec106 - Pilot Program SupportNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 30, 2025SUBICA LLC$170KR408--Expert Lead for Center for Pacific Islander Veterans HealthNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 26, 2025THE GREEN TECHNOLOGY GROUP, LLC$5.0MR408--DHO, Interoperability Pledge Program Support (Convener)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 17, 2025AGILERANK LLC$8.5MRTLS PMO 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.
- 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
- $8K 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
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.
- 1 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 7 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.