R707--Acquisition Support Services
Veterans Affairs · 252-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 12 (36C252)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C25225Q0710 in this department, oldest first.
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 OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE: The Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Network Contracting Office (NCO) 12 intends to negotiate on a sole-source basis with Stafford Consulting Company, Inc., a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), for acquisition support services to support NCO 12. This project will provide various types of acquisition support services in support of VHA contracting requirements. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 541611 with a small business size Standard of $24.5 million. The authority for restricting c… (show all)
ompetition on this requirement is 38 U.S.C. 8127(c), known as the Veterans First Contracting Program, which provides the authority to directly contract with an SDVOSB or a VOSB. The decision to make a sole-source award is a business decision wholly within the discretion of the Government. This notice of intent is not a request for quotes or proposals. No contract award will be made based on quotations or proposals received in response to this notice. No solicitation document exists, and no telephone or email inquiries will be accepted. Any responsible source who believes it can meet the requirement may submit a capability statement to Contracting Officer Robert Ruska Robert.Ruska@va.gov no later than September 22, 2025, at 10:00AM (CST). A determination not to compete the requirement based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Disclaimer and Important Notes: No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in responses to this notice. This notice does not oblige the Government to award a contract. The Government will not pay for information provided in response to this notice. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for market research purposes. The Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted.
Who won similar work
6 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Veterans Affairs), same product/service code (PSC) R707.
Single-winner award sizes (6): middle half $2.5M to $8.0M, median $4.0M; range $469K to $50.0M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTL TECHNOLOGIES, INC | 2 | $5.3M | Dec 29, 2025 |
| STAFFORD CONSULTING COMPANY | 1 | $50.0M | Sep 23, 2025 |
| CONCORDANT LLC | 1 | $9.0M | Jan 16, 2026 |
| PLANATE MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC | 1 | $5.0M | Oct 10, 2025 |
| BLUE WATER THINKING,LLC | 1 | $469K | Oct 3, 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.
- Jan 16, 2026CONCORDANT LLC$9.0MAcquisition Support Services NCO12No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Dec 29, 2025BTL TECHNOLOGIES, INC$3.0MR707--SVC | GSA - 47QRAA18D0037 | 36C25626F0056 | NCO16 ACQ SUPPORT SVCS | BTL TECH | 701C50047No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 10, 2025PLANATE MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC$5.0MNetwork Contracting Office 4 Acquisition Support ServicesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 8, 2025BTL TECHNOLOGIES, INC$2.3MR707--SVC | 36C256-25-AP-4750 | NCO16 ACQ SUPPORT SVCS | 701-25-4-17410045 | 701C50047No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 3, 2025BLUE WATER THINKING,LLC$469KR707--HR and Program Management Support Services Sole Source - SDVOSBNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 23, 2025STAFFORD CONSULTING COMPANY$50.0MRPOW Contractor Support 36C26025A0025No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
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
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.