Sources SoughtPosted Sep 22, 2026·Responses due Sep 28, 2026

R499--Key lockbox

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

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
561622
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
36C24626Q1096
Set-aside
Small Business Set Aside - Total
PSC
R499
Place
Richmond, VA, USA
Contact
Robert Morgan (robert.morgan@va.gov)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 36C24626Q1096 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Sep 22, 2026 · this notice
    Sources Sought
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Oct 20, 2026 to Jan 19, 2027, middle of the range Nov 22, 2026.
Measured from 4901 past early notices at Veterans Affairs, Department of that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Sep 22, 2026).

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 Pre-solicitation Notice. This is not a Request for Quotes (RFQ). This will be an RFO Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services, solicitation. Summary: The Richmond VA Medical Center, located at 1201 Broad Rock Blvd., Richmond, VA 23249, has a requirement for SAM/GFMS Lockbox with Finger Print Extended Warranty. The forthcoming solicitation will be Total SB set-aside. Required items include all associated supplies, services, and peripheral equipment necessary to support (2) SAM Key Lockbox and (1) GFMS lockboxes with Fingerprint reader and SAMBEAR electronic … (show all)

system. The anticipated solicitation will not be emailed, faxed, or provided in person. This notice is posted to Contract Opportunities. To be considered eligible for award, all potential offerors must have an active registration in Systems for Award Management (SAM) upon proposal submission. The information identified above is intended to be descriptive, not restrictive and to indicate the quality of the supplies/services that will be satisfactory. It is the responsibility of the interested source to demonstrate to the government that the interested parties can provide the supplies/services that fulfill the required specifications. If you are interested and are capable of providing the sought-out supplies/services, please provide the requested information as well as the information indicated below. Response to this notice should include company name, address, point of contact, size of business pursuant to the following questions: Please indicate the size status and representations of your business, such as but not limited to: Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), Hubzone, Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB), Large Business, etc.)? Is your company considered small under the NAICS code identified in this RFI? Are you the manufacturer, authorized distributor, and/or can provide equivalent solution to the items being referenced above? If applicable, please provide the manufacturer name and business size. Is the end product manufactured in the United States; and is the cost of the components made in the U.S. at least 60% of the total cost of components required to manufacture the end product? If the item is not manufactured in the U.S., please provide the country of origin. (5) If you are a large business, do you have any designated/authorized distributors? If so, please provide their company name, telephone, point of Contact and size status (if available). (5) If you are a small business and you are an authorized distributor/reseller for the items identified above or an equivalent solution, do you alter; assemble; modify; the items requested in any way? If you do, state how and what is altered; assembled; modified? (6) If you intend to subcontract any work on this contract, what portion of the total cost will be self-performed/will be performed by your organization? Please provide estimated detailed percentage breakdowns related to subcontracted work and completion of job. (7) Does your company have a Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) GSA/NAC/SAC/BPA/NASA SEWP or any other Federal Government contract? If so, please provide the contract number. (8) If you are an FSS GSA/NAC/SAC/BPA/NASA SEWP or any other Federal Government contract holder, are all the items/solution you are providing information for available on your schedule/contract? Please state if all or some items are available on the contract. (9) General pricing of your products/solution is encouraged. Pricing will be used for the purpose of market research only. It will not be used to evaluate for any type of award. (10) Please submit your capabilities statement illustrating your organization s ability to meet the described salient characteristics or equal to items for planning purposes; show clear, compelling and convincing evidence that all equal to items" meet all the salient characteristics. (11) Please review salient characteristics/statement of work (if applicable) and provide feedback or suggestions. If none, please reply as N/A. (12) Please provide your SAM.gov Unique Entity ID/Cage Code number. Information regarding registration and annual confirmation requirements into SAM can be found at https://sam.gov/content/entity-registration or calling 866-606-8220, Mon-Fri, 8am to 8pm EST. All Request for Quotes (RFQ) need to be emailed to Robert Morgan at robert.morgan@va.govby September 28, 2026 at 12:00PM EST. STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW) Contract Title. SAM/GFMS Key Lockbox Extended Warranty Service Background/Dates of Service (Period of Performance). Central Virginia Health Care VA System is requesting a new solicitation for key lockbox with Fingerprint (FP) reader warranty service at Richmond VA Medical center in Richmond, VA. Period of performance required is 12 months from date of award, The future award will result in the Firm Fixed Price Purchase Order, with base plus Four option year period. Scope. Richmond VAMC requires key lockbox with Fingerprint (FP) reader extended warranty. The warranty should cover technical support via web and phone SAMBEAR electronics, SAM and GFMS key lockboxes training, Firmware and software updates, and replacement parts as needed. Ground freight to EMS and return label for parts is required. All software and firmware required for lock boxes shall not be related or connected to VA IT Network or systems Specific Tasks. Vendor must provide web/phone technical support 24 hours, 7 days per week throughout performance period. Training on Sam s and GFMS style lockbox that utilize card reader access, as requested. Software & firmware update implementation when required; either locally or web-based programming. Replacement parts as needed. Ground freight to EMS and return label for parts to/from EMS and Key System, Inc authorized distributors or manufacturers. Period of Performance and Descriptions Line Description of Services Item Description Estimated QTY Unit Base Year Price: Key Lockbox Extended Warranty 64/32 key SAMBEAR with FP reader 2 Each Option Year 1 Key Lockbox Extended Warranty 64/32 key SAMBEAR with FP reader 2 Each Option Year 2 Key Lockbox Extended Warranty 64/32 key SAMBEAR with FP reader 2 Each Option Year 3 Key Lockbox Extended Warranty 64/32 key SAMBEAR with FP reader 2 Each Option Year 4 Key Lockbox Extended Warranty 64/32 key SAMBEAR with FP reader 2 Each DEFINITIONS/ACRONYMS: CO - Contracting Officer COR - Contracting Officer's Representative RICHMOND CVHCS Central Virginia VA Health Care System, located in Richmond, VA QASP - Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan

Who won similar work

47 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Veterans Affairs), same product/service code (PSC) R499.

Single-winner award sizes (47): middle half $123K to $3.0M, median $682K; range $7K to $517.0M.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
PAR EXCELLENCE SYSTEMS, INC2$339KSep 17, 2025
Signature Choice III, LLC1$517.0MOct 1, 2026
ENCORE JV1 LLC1$153.0MMay 7, 2026
Metrics, LLC1$38.3MSep 23, 2025
GCC & ASSOCIATES LLC1$10.6MSep 25, 2026
GENTECH ASSOCIATES INC1$7.0MMay 26, 2026
DELOITTE CONSULTING LLP1$6.2MAug 11, 2026
Blue Water Initiatives LLC1$5.5MOct 2, 2026
KNOWESIS, INC.1$5.5MSep 24, 2025
Blue Phoenix Solutions LLC1$5.0MJan 16, 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.

Latest awards

Competitive landscape

For the 8 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.