Special NoticePosted Sep 30, 2026·Responses due Oct 2, 2026

X1JZ--Service Contract for 5 Storage Units for Shreveport CBOC - Homeless Program

Veterans Affairs · 256-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 16 (36C256)

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
484210
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
36C25626Q1363
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
X1JZ
Place
Not stated
Contact
Michele D Coleman (Contractor) (michele.coleman@va.gov)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 36C25626Q1363 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Sep 30, 2026
    Special Notice
    Open
  • Sep 30, 2026 · this notice
    Special Notice
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Oct 28, 2026 to Jan 27, 2027, middle of the range Nov 30, 2026.
Measured from 4901 past early notices at Veterans Affairs, Department of that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Sep 30, 2026).

Next steps for this stage

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  • Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.

What the notice says

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Network Contracting Office 16 (NCO 16) in Houston, Texas intends to negotiate and award a Sole Source Firm-Fixed Price contract to PODS Enterprises, LLC for the procurement of rental services for five (5) portable secure storage container units (A8 PODS 16 ft × 8 ft × 8 ft) to support the VA Healthcare for Homeless Veterans (HCHV) Program. This acquisition will be conducted under Statutory Authority 41 U.S.C. 1901, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, as implemented by FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), Only One Responsible Source. … (show all)

PODS Enterprises, LLC is the only responsible source capable of meeting VA requirements without unacceptable delays or duplication of cost. These storage container units directly support HCHV operational readiness and ensure safe storage and effective distribution of essential items used to rapidly assist homeless Veterans transitioning into stable housing. This is NOT a request for competitive quotes. No solicitation document is available, and telephone inquiries will not be honored. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond no later than 10:00 AM CST on October 2, 2026. Interested parties are encouraged to furnish information by email only with RESPONSE TO NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE 36C25626Q1363 in the subject line. All documents submitted will not be returned. Responses to this notice must be supported with clear and convincing evidence to clearly be able to provide the services outlined in this notice and sent via email to BOTH Hailey Olson and Michele Coleman: hailey.olson1@va.gov michele.coleman@va.gov Supporting evidence submitted should be sufficiently detailed to demonstrate the capability to meet the requirements described in this notice. A determination not to compete this proposed procurement based upon responses received is solely within the discretion of the Government. Any prospective contractor must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) to be eligible for award. If no responses are received, the VA will proceed with sole source negotiations with PODS Enterprises, LLC.

Who won similar work

13 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Veterans Affairs), same NAICS 484210.

Single-winner award sizes (13): middle half $229K to $1.3M, median $566K; range $79K to $6.7M.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
CORONADO DISTRIBUTION COMPANY3$4.7MMar 17, 2026
FREEDOM CONSULTING SERVICES COMPANY2$1.5MSep 30, 2026
EWA DIRECTION INC.1$6.7MOct 1, 2026
ACCOUNT-TECH SOLUTIONS L.L.C Fort Lauderdale FL 33309 USA1$1.9MJan 8, 2025
Task Force Contractors, LLC1$1.3MJan 28, 2025
VETERAN OFFICE DESIGN, LLC1$483KAug 13, 2026
OFFICE DESIGN GROUP, INC.1$285KMay 5, 2025
BELTMANN GROUP INCORPORATED1$162KMay 21, 2026
CITIZEN CONTRACTING GROUP LLC1$97KJan 3, 2025
ORACLE HEALTH GOVERNMENT SERVICES, INC.1$79KOct 1, 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.