Sources SoughtPosted Sep 16, 2026·Responses due Sep 22, 2026

J012--Fire Alarm & Fire Protection System Maintenance

Veterans Affairs · 241-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 01 (36C241)

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
561621
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
36C24126Q0831
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
J012
Place
USA
Contact
Rosangela Pereira (Rosangela.Pereira@va.gov)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 36C24126Q0831 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Sep 16, 2026 · this notice
    Sources Sought
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Oct 12, 2026 to Dec 10, 2026, middle of the range Nov 16, 2026.
Measured from 43 past early notices at Veterans Affairs, Department of with NAICS 561621 that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Sep 16, 2026).

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What the notice says

This is a Sources Sought Notice only. This is not a request for quotes and no contract will be awarded from this announcement. The Government will not provide any reimbursement for responses to this Source Sought Notice. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. If a solicitation is issued it shall be announced later, and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately. Responses to this notice are not a request to be added to a prospective bidders list or to receive a copy of the solicitation. The purpose of this announcement is to per… (show all)

form market research to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classification relative to NAICS 561621 Security Systems Services (except Locksmiths) with a size standard of $25.0M. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Network Contracting Office 1 (NCO 1) is seeking to identify any vendor capable of providing Fire Alarm & Fire Protection System Maintenance at VAMC Providence per the Statement of Work (SOW) (Attachment 2). This Sources Sought Notice provides an opportunity for respondents to submit their capability and availability to provide the requirement described below. Vendors are encouraged to submit information relative to their capabilities to fulfill this requirement, in the form of a statement that addresses the specific requirement identified in this Sources Sought. Information received from this Sources Sought shall be utilized to facilitate the Contracting Officer s review of the market base, for acquisition planning, size determination, and procurement strategy. Submission Instructions: Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to perform the services are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by Tuesday, September 22, 2026 at 3:00 PM EST. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to Rosangela.Pereira@va.gov with RFI # 36C24126Q0831 in the subject line. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions. Interested parties should complete the attached Sources Sought Worksheet. Parties may submit additional information related to their capabilities, provided it contains all the requirements contained in the Sources Sought Worksheet. Responses to this Sources Sought shall not exceed 8 pages. In addition, all submissions should be provided electronically in a Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format. Attachment 1 Sources Sought Worksheet QUALIFICATION INFORMATION: Company / Institute Name: _______________________________________________________ Address: ______________________________________________________________________ Phone Number: ________________________________________________________________ Point of Contact: _______________________________________________________________ E-mail Address: ________________________________________________________________ Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) #: ___________________________________________________ CAGE Code: __________________________________________________________________ SAM Registered: (Y / N) Other available contract vehicles applicable to this sources sought (GSA/FSS/NASA SEWP/ETC): __________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS: VIP Verified SDVOSB: (Y / N) VIP Verified VOSB: (Y / N) 8(a): (Y / N) HUBZone: (Y / N) Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business: (Y / N) Women-Owned Small Business: (Y / N) Small Business: (Y / N) NOTE: Respondent claiming SDVOSB and VOSB status shall be registered with the U.S. Small Business Administration verified in the Small Business Search Registry at https://search.certifications.sba.gov/. BASED ON THE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE/MARKET RESEARCH, THIS REQUIREMENT MAY BE SET-ASIDE FOR SDVOSB, VOSB, SMALL BUSINESSES OR PROCURED THROUGH FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION. CAPABILITY STATEMENT: Provide a brief capability and interest in providing the service as listed in Attachment 2 SOW with enough information to determine if your company can meet the requirement. The capabilities statement for this Sources Sought is not a Request for Quotation, Request for Proposal, or Invitation for Bid, nor does it restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition approach, but rather the Government is requesting a short statement regarding the company s ability to provide the services outlined in the SOW. Any commercial brochures or currently existing marketing material may also be submitted with the capabilities statement. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. The Government will not pay for information solicited. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Attachment 2 STATEMENT OF WORK Providence Fire Alarm & Fire Protection System Maintenance INTRODUCTION / GENERAL SCOPE OF WORK This service contract specifies that the contractor (single entity) shall provide current licensed professional services to perform full maintenance on all fire alarm, fire hydrant, fire pump(s), fire suppression & sprinkler system components. The contractor shall provide all equipment, labor, and tools, required to perform installation, modification, repair, maintenance, service, quarterly inspection and test as per current NFPA code. This is a full maintenance and service contract 24/7 at the Providence VA Medical Center located at 830 Chalkstone Avenue and 20 Regent Avenue Providence, RI 02908-4799. This is to include but not limited to all buildings: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 26, 27, 32, and 35, T18, T32, T33, T34, T35, T36, T37, T38, T39, Parking Garage, Harwood Center, and Mental Health Building. This is to include all Notifier, GE & Fire Warden fire alarm systems and devices whether above or below ground, interior or exterior to buildings on the entire campus of the Providence VA Medical Center. The contractor shall meet a (2) hour emergency service call requests on site at any given time or day of the week 24/7. This service contract will also include full maintenance, service, test and inspection at the CBOC New Bedford facility located at 175 Elm Street New Bedford, MA 02740-6006 which has a Simplex 4100U fire alarm control panel and sprinkler system. 1. FIRE ALARM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Qualification of Maintenance Personnel: Contractor shall assign factory trained qualified and certified Notifier/ONYX Works fire alarm technicians with (5) years experience to perform maintenance on these systems, provided that they possess sufficient knowledge and training to operate and test the existing Notifier NFS2-3030/NFS2-640 Fire Alarm Control Panels, ONYX Works First Vision Graphics Display & Digital Voice Command DVC operation for the entire campus. Maintenance personnel m

Who won similar work

4 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 561621.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
JOHNSON CONTROLS FIRE PROTECTION LP · $JCI1$382KAug 18, 2026
MAMMOTH FIRE ALARMS, INC.1$173KAug 7, 2025
JOHNSON CONTROLS SECURITY SOLUTIONS LLC1$109KMay 2, 2025
CAM-DEX CORPORATION1$35KAug 4, 2026

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.

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Competitive landscape

For the 4 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
  • $6K from their corporate PACs since 2024 to members of House Committee on Appropriations, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
  • 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.

  • 1 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 2 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.