Pre-solicitationPosted Sep 2, 2025·Responses due Sep 5, 2025

5640--Entry Vestibule Insulation - NWI

Veterans Affairs · NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 23 (36C263)

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
238290
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
36C26325Q1048
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
5640
Place
Omaha
Contact
John Milroy (john.milroy@va.gov)
…Open on SAM.gov
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 36C26325Q1048 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Sep 2, 2025 · this notice
    Pre-solicitation
Solicitation
None posted
Award
  • Sep 10, 2025
    Award Notice
    BUILDING ENVELOPE ASSESSMENT & REPAIR, LLC · $30K
    Open

Next steps for this stage

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  • 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 published in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-5(c)(2)(ii) requiring the dissemination of information regarding proposed contract actions. This Notice of Intent is for a proposed award of a sole source, firm-fixed price contract under the authority of 38 USC 8127(c), as implemented by VAAR 819.7008 Sole source awards to verified service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSB) Contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reason… (show all)

ably available. The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 23 intends to award a sole source, firm-fixed price contract to BEAR LLC for to insulate the entryway for the Nebraska-Western Iowa VA Health Care System. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 238290 and the service code is 5640. While this synopsis does not constitute a solicitation, interested vendors may identify their interest and capability to satisfy the requirement. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency. The Government understands that BEAR LLC is an SDVOSB company that can provide the insulation services. However, vendors that believe they can provide the capabilities required to fully meet the Government's requirement may submit information in writing to John.milroy@va.gov by 04:00 PM Central Time September 05, 2025. Such documentation will be reviewed solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct the procurement on a competitive basis. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Contact John Milroy, Contract Specialist at john.milroy@va.gov or 605-336-3230 ext. 7719 for information regarding this announcement.

Who won similar work

9 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 23 (36C263)), same NAICS 238290.

Single-winner award sizes (9): middle half $37K to $195K, median $38K; range $25K to $511K.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
JOHNSONDANFORTH, INC3$143KJan 22, 2026
KONE INC2$541KDec 18, 2025
MCCRAY GROUP VENTURES LLC1$511KSep 29, 2026
SCHINDLER ELEVATOR CORPORATION1$195KMay 29, 2026
ATLANTIC FIRST INDUSTRIES CORPORATION1$27KJun 24, 2025
BLACKHAWK CONSTRUCTION LLC1$25KMay 1, 2025

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Latest awards

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
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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. 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
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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.