Special NoticePosted Aug 31, 2026·Responses due Sep 2, 2026

L046--VA-27-00001681/590-27-1-506-0009 DENTAL WATER LINE TESTIN G

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

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
541380
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
36C24626Q0996
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
L046
Place
Not stated
Contact
Francine Valverde (Francine.Valverde@va.gov)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 36C24626Q0996 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Aug 31, 2026 · this notice
    Special Notice
  • Sep 1, 2026
    Special Notice
    Open
  • Oct 2, 2026
    Special Notice
    Open
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Oct 2, 2026 to Nov 6, 2026, middle of the range Oct 19, 2026.
Measured from 48 past early notices at Veterans Affairs, Department of with NAICS 541380 that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Aug 31, 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 notice of intent to award a sole source contract. Pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) 13.106-1(b)(1)(i). Contracting Officers may solicit from one source if it's determined only one source is reasonably available to satisfy agency requirements, as supplemented with additional information in this notice. The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 6 intends to award a Sole Source, Firm-Fixed-Price Contract to RLM Government Services. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 541380 Testing Laboratories and Service… (show all)

s with a size standard of $19 million. The Department of Veterans Affairs, Hampton VAMC intends to award a Firm-Fixed price, to RLM Government Services. The purpose of the order is to for Dental Water Line Testing to include Monthly Sampling. Requirement to include: Base year plus 4 option years: Base Year: 10/1/2026-09/30/2027 Option Year 1: 10/1/2027-09/30/2028 Option Year 2: 10/1/2028-09/30/2029 Option Year 3: 10/1/2029-09/30/2030 Option Year 4: 10/1/2030-09/30/2031 CLIN Description QTY Unit 0001 Monthly sampling (73 samples per quarter) and analysis, which includes collecting, lab analysis, reporting and shipping for Hampton VA Medical Center Dental Service. 292 EA 0002 Monthly sampling (99 samples per quarter) and analysis, which includes collecting, lab analysis, reporting and shipping for North Battlefield Outpatient Clinic. 396 EA 0003 Estimated costs for Retesting and Non-routine sampling and analysis 40 EA 1001 Monthly sampling (73 samples per quarter) and analysis, which includes collecting, lab analysis, reporting and shipping for Hampton VA Medical Center Dental Service. 292 EA 1002 Monthly sampling (99 samples per quarter) and analysis, which includes collecting, lab analysis, reporting and shipping for North Battlefield Outpatient Clinic. 396 EA 1003 Estimated costs for Retesting and Non-routine sampling and analysis 40 EA 2001 Monthly sampling (73 samples per quarter) and analysis, which includes collecting, lab analysis, reporting and shipping for Hampton VA Medical Center Dental Service. 292 EA 2002 Monthly sampling (99 samples per quarter) and analysis, which includes collecting, lab analysis, reporting and shipping for North Battlefield Outpatient Clinic. 396 EA 2003 Estimated costs for Retesting and Non-routine sampling and analysis 40 EA 3001 Monthly sampling (73 samples per quarter) and analysis, which includes collecting, lab analysis, reporting and shipping for Hampton VA Medical Center Dental Service. 292 EA 3002 Monthly sampling (99 samples per quarter) and analysis, which includes collecting, lab analysis, reporting and shipping for North Battlefield Outpatient Clinic. 396 EA 3003 Estimated costs for Retesting and Non-routine sampling and analysis 40 EA 4001 Monthly sampling (73 samples per quarter) and analysis, which includes collecting, lab analysis, reporting and shipping for Hampton VA Medical Center Dental Service. 292 EA 4002 Monthly sampling (99 samples per quarter) and analysis, which includes collecting, lab analysis, reporting and shipping for North Battlefield Outpatient Clinic. 396 EA 4003 Estimated costs for Retesting and Non-routine sampling and analysis 40 EA Responsible sources may identify their interest by submitting capability information by 10 A.M., EST, on September 2, 2026, in order to establish the ability of the source to meet this requirement. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The Government will not be responsible for any costs associated with the preparation of responses to this notification. All inquiries and submittals must be sent via email to Francine Valverde, Contract Specialist, at francine.valverde@va.gov. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted.

Who won similar work

4 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 541380.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
I-2-I Solutions, Inc.2$2.0MOct 2, 2026
LYRA LABS, LLC1$155KJan 7, 2025
CITRINE LLC1$6KNov 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 3 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
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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.

  • 0 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.