7A20 - Intent to Sole Source - Maintenance for Freezerworks Sample Management Software
Veterans Affairs · 244-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 4 (36C244)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C24426P0405 in this department, oldest first.
- Jul 24, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
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 Network Contracting Office (NCO) 4 intends to issue a sole source award in accordance with RFO 12.102(a), under the authority of RFO 12.201?1, Simplified Procedures. This action will provide the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System with continued maintenance and upgrade support for its Freezerworks Sample Management Software. These services will be procured exclusively from Dataworks Development, Inc., located at PO Box 172, Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043, as the developer and sole provider of the required software solutions. A Sole Source Justification supporting this action will be posted with t… (show all)
he Notice of Award. Simplified Acquisition Procedures will be used, and the resulting contract will be a firm fixed?price, open?market order. The applicable NAICS Code is 541519. This Special Notice serves as the Government�s intent to award a sole source contract. It is not a request for competitive proposals or quotations, and it is not a solicitation. A determination by the Government not to compete this procurement is solely within the Government�s discretion.
Who won similar work
15 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (244-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 4 (36C244)), same NAICS 541519.
Single-winner award sizes (15): middle half $70K to $357K, median $202K; range $33K to $2.3M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| FOUR POINTS TECHNOLOGY, L.L.C. | 3 | $781K | Jun 1, 2026 |
| ACUSTAF DEVELOPMENT CORP | 2 | $2.5M | Apr 27, 2026 |
| MINBURN TECHNOLOGY GROUP, LLC | 2 | $580K | Aug 11, 2026 |
| REDHAWK IT SOLUTIONS, LLC | 1 | $788K | Jan 15, 2025 |
| BLUE TECH INC. | 1 | $336K | Jul 13, 2026 |
| REGAN TECHNOLOGIES CORP | 1 | $265K | May 27, 2026 |
| Rexus USA LLC | 1 | $100K | Jul 1, 2025 |
| MTUITIVE, INC. | 1 | $83K | Feb 26, 2025 |
| BETTER DIRECT, LLC | 1 | $57K | Aug 22, 2025 |
| SCRIPTPRO USA INC | 1 | $40K | Sep 16, 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.
- Aug 11, 2026MINBURN TECHNOLOGY GROUP, LLC$202KMobile Medical E-Carts
- Jul 13, 2026BLUE TECH INC.$336K7A21--DSS, Inc. Order Tracking Manager (OTM) Laboratory & Oncology Modules
- Jun 1, 2026FOUR POINTS TECHNOLOGY, L.L.C.$190KB+4 Data Innovations Instrument Manager Software Subscription and One-Time Upgrade
- May 27, 2026REGAN TECHNOLOGIES CORP$265K6515--Enovate Mobile Medical Workstations
- Apr 27, 2026ACUSTAF DEVELOPMENT CORP$2.3MAward Notice | AcuStaf Labor Management Software - Licensing , training, implementation | VISN 04 VA Medical Centers
- Feb 18, 2026MINBURN TECHNOLOGY GROUP, LLC$379KHoward Medical Hi-Care E Carts
- Jan 14, 2026PHILIPS NORTH AMERICA LLC$33K7E21--Philips HL7 Cardiovascular Extensions
- Sep 16, 2025SCRIPTPRO USA INC$40K6515--ScriptPro Pharmacy Data Terminal Workstation Server Upgrade | 693
- Sep 9, 2025FOUR POINTS TECHNOLOGY, L.L.C.$555KDA10--BioPoint Patient Software Services | NCO 4 Services 3 (VA-25-00053885) **EXTENDING DUE DATE ONLY**
- Aug 22, 2025BETTER DIRECT, LLC$57K6525--Radiology Workstations
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
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. 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
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.