2310--Intent to Sole Source Notice Transit Bus
Veterans Affairs · 241-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 01 (36C241)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C24126Q0706 in this department, oldest first.
- Sep 16, 2026Sources SoughtOpen
- Sep 30, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
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
NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 1 Regional Procurement Office East Solicitation: 36C24126Q0706 Proposed Awardee: Model 1 Commercial Vehicles, Inc. (UEI: GFE1VN1UH2W4) The Department of Veterans Affairs, NCO 1, intends to award a sole source, open market procurement to Model 1 Commercial Vehicles, Inc. for the acquisition of one (1) 2025 Champion Challenger 25 Custom ADA Compliant Shuttle Bus for the VA Maine Healthcare System Togus. This procurement is non competitive as Model 1 is the only responsible source capable of providing … (show all)
the exact manufacturer specified configuration required. Market research demonstrates that no other vendor, including those surveyed nationally and regionally, can supply a bus meeting the precise clinical, accessibility, structural, therapeutic, and warranty requirements specified by Togus VA. The shuttle bus purchase is funded exclusively through donor restricted General Post Fund 8013 (Northern Trust). Under VHA Directive 4721, all expenditures must strictly fulfill donor intent, which in this case mandates a vehicle that enhances Veteran comfort, safety, accessibility, and mobility within Togus residential programs.
Who won similar work
16 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Veterans Affairs), same product/service code (PSC) 2310.
Single-winner award sizes (16): middle half $33K to $182K, median $49K; range $26K to $369K.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| FEDERAL CONTRACTS CORP | 2 | $485K | Aug 26, 2026 |
| ONE STONE ARMS LLC | 2 | $82K | Jul 2, 2026 |
| TESCO SPECIALTY VEHICLES LLC | 1 | $369K | Oct 6, 2025 |
| E-SUV LLC | 1 | $201K | Mar 25, 2026 |
| TECHNOLOGISTY LLC | 1 | $181K | Sep 1, 2026 |
| DOUBLE BAR CONSTRUCTION, LLC | 1 | $128K | Sep 17, 2025 |
| HOK, INC. | 1 | $59K | Jan 13, 2025 |
| Earle Kinlaw & Associates, Inc. | 1 | $54K | Sep 9, 2025 |
| ARHAB LLC | 1 | $36K | Jun 13, 2025 |
| AVIATE ENTERPRISES, INC. | 1 | $34K | Jun 2, 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. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- Sep 28, 2026AB MARTIN SERVICES INC$29KUTV Gravel SpreaderNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 1, 2026TECHNOLOGISTY LLC$181KAward noticeNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 26, 2026FEDERAL CONTRACTS CORP$185KGEMS EL XD UTILITY CARTNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 2, 2026ONE STONE ARMS LLC$44K2310--SoloRider Golf Cart for NDVGCNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 25, 2026GATOR MOTO UTILITY VEHICLES AND MORE, LLC$29K2310--Customized EMS Utility VehicleNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 2, 2026AVIATE ENTERPRISES, INC.$34K2310--Utility Vehicle SFNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Mar 25, 2026E-SUV LLC$201K2310--EV UTILITY VANSNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 6, 2025TESCO SPECIALTY VEHICLES LLC$369K2310--Deployable Mobile Dental Health Clinic VehicleNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 17, 2025DOUBLE BAR CONSTRUCTION, LLC$128K2310--FY25 Golf CartsNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 9, 2025Earle Kinlaw & Associates, Inc.$54K2310--Club Carts Name Brand or EqualNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
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
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
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
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.