Special NoticePosted Oct 6, 2026·Responses due Mar 27, 2026

J041--FY26: Building Automation System

Veterans Affairs · 248-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 8 (36C248)

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
238220
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
36C24826Q0315
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
J041
Place
Not stated
Contact
Aurea Gonzalez (Aurea.Gonzalez@va.gov)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 36C24826Q0315 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Mar 25, 2026
    Special Notice
    Open
  • Oct 6, 2026 · this notice
    Special Notice
Solicitation
None posted
Award
  • Oct 6, 2026
    Award Notice
    Trane U.S. Inc. · $3.4M
    Open
  • Oct 6, 2026
    Award Notice
    Trane U.S. Inc. · $3.4M
    Open
  • Oct 6, 2026
    Award Notice
    Trane U.S. Inc. · $3.4M
    Open

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

Special Notice Special Notice Page 3 of 3 *= Required Field Special Notice Page 1 of 3 The Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Caribbean Healthcare System (VACHS), Network Contracting Office 8 (NCO-8) intends to negotiate a single-source procurement to TRANE U.S. dba Trane Technologies Puerto Rico, who is the only equipment manufacturer (OEM) authorized distributor and service representative for the geographical area in which the equipment to be serviced is located (San Juan, Puerto Rico). The proposed services contract is for Maintenance and Repair of Building Automation System (BAS) and compo… (show all)

nents, for a period of performance consisting of a base period of twelve months, plus four one-year option periods. The applicable NAICS code for this acquisition is 238220 with a business size standard of $19.0 Million and PSC/FSC J041. The proposed contract is for services for which the Government intends to negotiate with only one source under the Authority of Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) 12.201-1 Simplified Procedures, and RFO 6.103-1(a). This is a notice of intent to award a single-source procurement action and is not a request for competitive quotes. No solicitation package is available. Firms that want to challenge the single source must provide clear and convincing evidence of their capability to deliver the services at their specific location and demonstrate that competition would be advantageous to the Government. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. It is not a solicitation or request for offers. No solicitation package is available. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. Responses must be received via email to Aurea Gonzalez, Aurea.Gonzalez@va.gov, no later than March 27, 2026, at 9:00 AM AST (Puerto Rico Local Time)

Who won similar work

3 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (248-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 8 (36C248)), same product/service code (PSC) J041.

Single-winner award sizes (3): middle half $34K to $77K, median $42K; range $26K to $113K.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
SEVEN SEAS DESIGN+BUILD LLC1$113KFeb 26, 2025
BARQUE CONSULTING, LLC1$42KJul 8, 2026
VASTGLOBE LOGISTICS LLC1$26KMar 2, 2026

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Competitive landscape

For the 3 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

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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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