Pre-solicitationPosted Jul 15, 2026·Responses due Jul 17, 2026

DG11--JB Satellite TV Services Base plus 4 Option Years

Veterans Affairs · 252-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 12 (36C252)

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
517111
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
36C25226Q0570
Set-aside
Small Business Set Aside - Total
PSC
DG11
Place
Chicago, IL, USA
Contact
Richard Ruffin (richard.ruffin@va.gov)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 36C25226Q0570 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Jul 15, 2026 · this notice
    Pre-solicitation
  • Jul 15, 2026
    Pre-solicitation
    Open
Solicitation
  • Jul 15, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
Award
  • Aug 12, 2026
    Award Notice
    TELECOMMUNICATIONS FIRM LLC · $151K
    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

The Great Lakes Acquisition Center (GLAC) Milwaukee, WI is soliciting businesses for services to provide DirecTV Satellite TV Services at Jesse Brown VA Medical Center in Chicago, IL. The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to provide DirecTV Satellite TV Services. This is a Presolicitation Notice only. See Contract Opportunities for 36C25226Q0570 solicitation document and submit quotes via that notice. POINT OF CONTACT: Richard Ruffin, richard.ruffin@va.gov Contracting O… (show all)

ffice Address: Great Lakes Acquisition Center (GLAC) Department of Veterans Affairs 115 S 84th Street, Suite 101 Milwaukee, WI Place of Performance: Jesse Brown VA Medical Center Department of Veterans Affairs 820 S. Damen Avenue Chicago, IL 60612-4223

Who won similar work

3 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (252-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 12 (36C252)), same product/service code (PSC) DG11 and NAICS 517111.

Single-winner award sizes (3): middle half $396K to $542K, median $425K; range $368K to $659K.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
N-OVATION TECHNOLOGY GROUP LLC1$659KSep 9, 2026
EXECUTIVE BROADBAND COMMUNICATIONS, LLC1$425KAug 19, 2026
HIB TECHNICAL INSTALLATION SERVICES INC1$368KSep 28, 2026

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Latest awards

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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