Pre-solicitationPosted Apr 27, 2026·Responses due Jun 30, 2026

DA01--VISN 21 Patient Elopement and Wandering Prevention (VA-26-00049526)

Veterans Affairs · TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITION CENTER NJ (36C10B)

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
541519
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
36C10B26R0020
Set-aside
Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside (specific to Department of Veterans Affairs)
PSC
DA01
Place
Not stated
Contact
Juan C Perez (Juan.Perez5@va.gov)
…Open on SAM.gov
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 36C10B26R0020 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Mar 9, 2026
    Sources Sought
    Open
  • Apr 27, 2026 · this notice
    Pre-solicitation
Solicitation
  • Jun 11, 2026
    Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
    Open
  • Jun 24, 2026
    Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
    Open
  • Aug 28, 2026
    Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
    Open
Award
  • Aug 28, 2026
    Award Notice
    AGILERANK LLC · $5.0M
    Open

Next steps for this stage

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  • 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

Presolicitation Notice Presolicitation Notice Page 6 of 6 Presolicitation Notice *=Required Field Presolicitation Notice Page 1 of 6 This Presolicitation Notice serves as a follow-up to the previously issued Request for Information (RFI) under Solicitation Number 36C10B26R0020. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) anticipates a potential requirement for Patient Elopement and Wandering (PEW) Prevention Systems to enhance safety measures across VA healthcare facilities. These systems support the protection of vulnerable patient populations at risk of elopement, wandering, or unauthorized exit… (show all)

, and are critical components of patient safety programs within Community Living Centers, inpatient medical units, Emergency Departments, and Behavioral Health environments. This acquisition is planned as a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set aside. Interested parties are encouraged to refer to the previously published Sources Sought Announcement under the same solicitation number for background and additional context. This notice is issued solely for planning and information-gathering purposes and does not constitute a commitment by the VA to procure any products or services. The VA is not requesting proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals. The formal solicitation for Patient Elopement and Wandering (PEW) Prevention Systems, VISN 21 (Solicitation 36C10B26R0020), is anticipated to be released on or about May 28, 2026.

Who won similar work

33 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITION CENTER NJ (36C10B)), same product/service code (PSC) DA01 and NAICS 541519.

Single-winner award sizes (33): middle half $124K to $2.6M, median $511K; range $3K to $53.0M.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
ARCHITECHTURE SOLUTIONS LLC4$3.2MOct 13, 2026
REDHAWK IT SOLUTIONS, LLC3$4.4MMay 28, 2026
V3GATE, LLC3$1.2MAug 31, 2026
THUNDERCAT TECHNOLOGY, LLC2$8.9MSep 4, 2026
MINBURN TECHNOLOGY GROUP, LLC2$5.7MMar 21, 2025
Alvarez LLC2$2.8MOct 7, 2026
BLUE TECH INC.1$53.0MOct 3, 2025
FOUR LLC1$6.2MJan 6, 2025
FEDSTORE CORPORATION1$4.0MOct 31, 2024
HUNTRIDGE LABS, LLC1$2.7MSep 16, 2025

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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.

  • 1 of these past winners lobbied Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) since 2024 (1 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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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.