6810--Bulk Road & Bag Salt
Veterans Affairs · 242-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 02 (36C242)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C24227Q0040 in this department, oldest first.
- Oct 6, 2026 · this noticeSources Sought
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 an intent to sole source for Bulk Road and Bag Salt.
Who won similar work
7 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Veterans Affairs), same product/service code (PSC) 6810.
Single-winner award sizes (7): middle half $52K to $80K, median $68K; range $39K to $310K.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| GERLACHS GARDEN & POWER EQUIPMENT CENTER INC | 2 | $352K | Sep 11, 2026 |
| The Cope Company | 1 | $84K | Dec 8, 2025 |
| Christeyns North America, LLC | 1 | $76K | Mar 31, 2026 |
| KADAJ ALLIANCE L.L.C. | 1 | $68K | Dec 8, 2025 |
| HJ GOV CONTRACTING CORP | 1 | $62K | Nov 4, 2024 |
| BESCO WATER TREATMENT INC | 1 | $39K | Dec 17, 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.
- Sep 11, 2026GERLACHS GARDEN & POWER EQUIPMENT CENTER INC$310KAward Notice - Bulk Rock Salt and Bagged Ice Melt - 5 Year IDIQ - Erie VA Medical Center
- Mar 31, 2026Christeyns North America, LLC$76K6810--Laundry Chemical & Equipment Maintenance
- Dec 8, 2025The Cope Company$84KAward Notice | Ongoing Deliveries of Bulk Water Softening Salt (Solar) | Coatesville VA Medical Center
- Dec 8, 2025KADAJ ALLIANCE L.L.C.$68K6810--Award Notice | Bulk Rock Salt - Deicing | Lebanon VA Medical Center
- Oct 16, 2025GERLACHS GARDEN & POWER EQUIPMENT CENTER INC$42KBulk Road Salt and Bagged Ice Melt for Erie VAMC | 2025-2026 Winter Season
- Dec 17, 2024BESCO WATER TREATMENT INC$39K6810--Bulk Water Softener Salt
- Nov 4, 2024HJ GOV CONTRACTING CORP$62K6810--Bulk Rock Salt Deliveries Lebanon VAMC - Winter 2024/2025 Season
Competitive landscape
For the 6 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.