Sources SoughtPosted Jul 22, 2026·Responses due Jul 29, 2026

W099--CABLE SATELLITE TV

Veterans Affairs · 255-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 15 (36C255)

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
516210
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
36C25526Q0536
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
W099
Place
St. Louis, USA
Contact
Laura Ferguson (Laura.Ferguson@va.gov)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 36C25526Q0536 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Jul 22, 2026 · this notice
    Sources Sought
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Aug 19, 2026 to Nov 18, 2026, middle of the range Sep 21, 2026.
Measured from 4901 past early notices at Veterans Affairs, Department of that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Jul 22, 2026).

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

THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)/SOURCES SOUGHT DISCLAIMER 1. This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI. 2. The submission of pricing, capabilities for planning purposes, and other market information is highly encouraged and… (show all)

allowed under this RFI In Accordance With (IAW) FAR Part 15.201(e). SOURCES SOUGHT DESCRIPTION: See attached Statement of Work. 3. This is NOT a solicitation announcement. This is an RFI/sources sought only. The purpose of this sources sought/RFI is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classification relative to NAICS 541330. Responses to this sources sought will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. After reviewing the responses to this sources sought, a solicitation announcement may be published. Responses to this sources sought synopsis are not considered adequate responses for a solicitation announcement. 4. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), VISN 15 Network Contracting Office, is seeking sources that can provide the following: Contractor shall provide the Jefferson Barracks (JB) and John Cochran (JC) divisions of Saint Louis VA Healthcare System with a monthly bulk television service. The Contractor will provide service to approximately 200 drops at JB and 155 drops at JC. All equipment must interface with existing wiring and TV equipment and be capable of producing High Definition (HD) signals. Any satellite or cable equipment needed must be provided by the contractor and interface with existing equipment and wiring. Contractor will be responsible for providing all technical support required to maintain the TV signals at optimum efficiency and will assist in any resolutions deemed necessary to resolve such signal outages and/or deficiencies. This TV signal will be provided twenty-four (24) hours per day, seven (7) days per week, and three-hundred-sixty-five (365) days per year. Programming must be comparable to existing packages to include all Saint Louis local network channels. Minimum channel/station requirements; Fox News Channel, History Channel, TMC, TBS, TNT, USA Network, TV Land, Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, Cartoon Network, CNN, AMC, Family, TLC, Fox Sports Midwest, The Weather Channel, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN News and the internally provided VNN. 5. It is the responsibility of the interested source to demonstrate to the government that the interested parties can provide the services that fulfill the requirement. If you are interested and are capable of providing the sought-out services, please provide the requested information as well as the information indicated below. Failure to respond to all questions in this sources sought will determine the interested party as non-responsive which may affect a set-aside decision for a resulting solicitation. Response to this notice should include company name, address, point of contact, size of business pursuant to the following questions: a. Please provide your UEI number. b. Please indicate the size status and representations of your business, such as but not limited to: Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), Hubzone, Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB), Large Business, etc.)? c. Is your company considered small under the NAICS code identified under this RFI? d. If you are identified as a SDVOSB/VOSB or SB, identify how you intend to meet the requirements found in the limitations on subcontracting FAR or VAAR clauses. (providing 51% of the work outlined in section 4 above): Fill out attached Self Performance Worksheet. e. Please submit your capabilities that show clear, compelling, and convincing evidence that you can meet the requirement described above. 6. Responses to this notice shall be submitted via email to Laura Ferguson at Laura.Ferguson@va.gov. Telephone responses shall not be accepted. Responses must be received no later than Wednesday, July 29, 2026, at 1630 CST. If a solicitation is issued it shall be announced at a later date, and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately from the responses to this sources sought. Responses to this sources sought notice are not a request to be added to a prospective bidders list or to receive a copy of the solicitation.

Who won similar work

10 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Veterans Affairs), same product/service code (PSC) W099.

Single-winner award sizes (10): middle half $37K to $261K, median $106K; range $17K to $4.3M.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
WASTE RENTALS, LLC3$119KOct 16, 2025
THE STRONGHOLD GROUP LLC · $PWR · $20.9B1$4.3MSep 1, 2026
HILL-ROM, INC.1$748KDec 4, 2025
AQUA ELEMENT LLC1$302KFeb 20, 2025
SUNBELT RENTALS, INC · $SUNB · $2.8B1$137KMay 23, 2025
MONMOUTH SOLUTIONS, INC1$127KFeb 10, 2026
SEVENTH GENIUS LLC1$57KDec 30, 2025
Microtechnologies LLC1$31KJul 27, 2026

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.

Investor context
  • $PWR reported $20.9B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 10 past awards, $106K, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
  • $SUNB reported $2.8B revenue in FY2026. The median single-winner award in these 10 past awards, $106K, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K

One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.

Latest awards

Materiality: one award's value as a share of the winner's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings (or its last fiscal year, as noted when you point at it). Low under 1%, Medium 1 to 5%, High 5% or more. Many awards are paid over several years, so this overstates a single year's share.

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.

  • 2 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 1 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.