Intent to Sole Source Fire Suppression and Emergency Response Service
Veterans Affairs · VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C26326Q0635_1 in this department, oldest first.
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
The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 23 intends to award a sole source contract under the authority of FAR 6.103-1/FAR Overhaul 12.102(a) Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements, to the City of Minneapolis for Fire Suppression and Emergency Response Service. This notice of intent is not a request for quotations; interested parties may express their interest by providing a capabilities statement and answering the questions provided below no later than October 23, 2026 at 16:00 CT. The capabilities statement must pr… (show all)
ovide clear and unambiguous evidence to substantiate the capability of the party to provide the required services. A determination not to compete this proposed contract upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Verbal responses are not acceptable and will not be considered. When responding to this announcement, respondents should refer to Announcement, Notice of Intent. If after October 23, 2026 no viable responses have been received in response to this announcement, Department of Veterans Affairs shall negotiate solely with the City of Minneapolis. This notice of intent to award a sole source contract is not a request for competitive quotes. There will be no solicitation available for competitive quotes. Phone calls will not be accepted. The point of contact for this action is Contract Officer Theresa Thunder, who can be reached at theresa.thunder@va.gov. See attachment for additonal information.
Who won similar work
31 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Veterans Affairs), same NAICS 561990.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| DUNLAP GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS, LLC | 4 | $1.6M | May 15, 2026 |
| PINTER MEMORIALS INC | 3 | $2.2M | Oct 2, 2026 |
| BREEWORLD LLC | 2 | $1.7M | Jan 30, 2025 |
| DEPENDABLE ON-SITE SCAN & SHRED, INC. | 2 | $566K | Mar 3, 2026 |
| GRIFFIN RESOURCES LLC | 2 | $428K | Jul 21, 2025 |
| INFOSHRED, LLC | 2 | $251K | Jul 1, 2026 |
| INVENTORY & RETURN SOLUTIONS INC. | 2 | $226K | Oct 1, 2025 |
| STERILECO LLC | 2 | $75K | Apr 23, 2025 |
| BELZ MONUMENT SERVICE INC | 1 | $1.4M | Jan 17, 2025 |
| INNOVATIVE FEDERAL OPERATIONS GROUP, INCORPORATED | 1 | $842K | Sep 4, 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.
- Oct 2, 2026PINTER MEMORIALS INC$446KL099--Ft Jackson National Cemetery On-Site Inscription Services
- Oct 2, 2026PINTER MEMORIALS INC$870KL099--South Florida National Cemetery On-Site Inscription Services
- Oct 2, 2026PINTER MEMORIALS INC$864KL099--Georgia National Cemetery On-Site Inscription Services
- Jul 21, 2026SHRED THIS, INC.$93KR614--Document Shredding- WRJ- BASE 4
- Jul 8, 2026COAST2COAST SHREDDING LLC$15KR699--On-Site Document Shredding Services
- Jul 1, 2026INFOSHRED, LLC$10KR614--Providence FY26 Document Destruction Services
- Jun 30, 2026INFOSHRED, LLC$241KR614-- Prov Shredding service FY26 Base 650C68104 07/01/2026 to 06/30/2027 base Contract end 06/30/2031
- May 15, 2026DUNLAP GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS, LLC$230KR614--Document Destruction - NF/SG VHS
- May 13, 2026BIVINS GROUP LLC$100KR706-- Wall-to-Wall Inventory of Equipment
- Apr 20, 2026CHERMAT HOLDINGS LLC$464KR614--Document Shredding & Destruction Services - Ann Arbor PoP 05/01/2026-04/30/2031
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.
- 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.