6810--Bulk Granulated White Water Softener Salt
Veterans Affairs · 250-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 10 (36C250)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C25025Q0050 in this department, oldest first.
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What the notice says
The purpose of this amendment is to provide additional information in response to questions which have been submitted. Q: What will this be used for? A: The salt is used for the water softener system which services the entire Battle Creek VA Medical Center. Q: Does it specifically need to be white water ? Could you provide the salt specifications? A: The bill of lading for the salt we currently receive says Granulated Industrial YPS Bulk NSF 60 . It looks like table salt. Q: Do you want salt with or without YPS (anti-caking agent)? A: The salt must have YPS. Q: The common couple size for pneum… (show all)
atic deliveries here is 4 inches, while 4.5 inches sounds like an outside diameter measurement. A: We have a 4-inch cam lock connection to the silo. Q: What type of truck would you need to have deliveries in? Assume a pneumatic trailer but want to verify. A: When salt is delivered the semi-truck looks like a tanker vessel and can offload the salt with air pressure from the truck through 4-inch hoses to our salt silo. Some have different compartments with looks of hoppers on the bottom of the tanker trailer. Q: Would it be possible to schedule a site visit? A: Yes, all requests for a site visit should be sent to the Contracting Officer, Jeffrey Rozema, via email at jeffrey.rozema@va.gov no later than 5:00 PM ET, Monday, October 14, 2024.
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) 6810.
Single-winner award sizes (6): middle half $63K to $82K, median $72K; range $42K 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 |
Value counts new single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling (same contract, or the same office, day and amount); that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Contract modifications are not new awards and are not added in either. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings.
- Sep 11, 2026GERLACHS GARDEN & POWER EQUIPMENT CENTER INC$310KAward Notice - Bulk Rock Salt and Bagged Ice Melt - 5 Year IDIQ - Erie VA Medical CenterNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Mar 31, 2026Christeyns North America, LLC$76K6810--Laundry Chemical & Equipment MaintenanceNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Dec 8, 2025The Cope Company$84KAward Notice | Ongoing Deliveries of Bulk Water Softening Salt (Solar) | Coatesville VA Medical CenterNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Dec 8, 2025KADAJ ALLIANCE L.L.C.$68K6810--Award Notice | Bulk Rock Salt - Deicing | Lebanon VA Medical CenterNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 16, 2025GERLACHS GARDEN & POWER EQUIPMENT CENTER INC$42KBulk Road Salt and Bagged Ice Melt for Erie VAMC | 2025-2026 Winter SeasonNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Nov 4, 2024HJ GOV CONTRACTING CORP$62K6810--Bulk Rock Salt Deliveries Lebanon VAMC - Winter 2024/2025 SeasonNo 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
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- 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
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- 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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