H212--NIHCS Fire Alarm & Suppression Testing
Veterans Affairs · 250-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 10 (36C250)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C25026Q0088 in this department, oldest first.
- Jan 28, 2026 · this noticePre-solicitation
- Mar 13, 2026Award NoticeTIME ON TARGET LLC · $843KOpen
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 is a pre-solicitation notice only. The Government intends to publish a solicitation on or about Wednesday, January 28, 2026. The Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Network Contracting Office (NCO) 10 requires provide the labor to test and diagnose malfunctions of all Fire Alarm Systems for the VA Northern Indiana Healthcare System (NAICS) Fort Wayn and Marion Campuses. The solicitation will require that the Contractor furnish a quote that provides all the information requested in the solicitation. The applicable NAICS Code is 561621 Alarm system monitoring services with a size standard… (show all)
of $25 Million. The award is being procured through FAR Parts 12. The award will be based on a the quoter who provides the overall best value to the Government. The Government reserves the right to award without discussions. The closing date for receipt of offers will be Friday, February 6, 2026 at 9:00 AM EDT. All relevant solicitation documents may be accessed for download on the date of issuance through the Sam.gov website. Any amendments to the solicitation will be posted solely to this web site. It is the responsibility of the quoter to verify the number of amendments issued. Questions are due by Monday, February 2, 2026 at 9:00 AM EST and must be submitted via email to Janel.Tate-Montgomery@va.gov. Phone calls shall not be accepted. There will not be a site visit. All offerors must ensure registration is active, current, and accurate in SAM to include NAICS code 561621. This solicitation will be 100% set-aside for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Business. Point of Contact: Janel Tate Contracting Officer Janel.Tate-Montgomery@va.gov
Who won similar work
8 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (250-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 10 (36C250)), same NAICS 561621.
Single-winner award sizes (8): middle half $150K to $313K, median $228K; range $6K to $2.9M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCDATACOM, LLC | 2 | $307K | Jul 17, 2025 |
| SIEMENS INDUSTRY, INC. | 1 | $2.9M | Aug 5, 2026 |
| JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC · $JCI · $22.3B | 1 | $349K | May 27, 2026 |
| INTEGRATED PROTECTION SERVICES, INC. | 1 | $249K | Jul 24, 2025 |
| TRU VANTAGE SOLUTIONS, INC | 1 | $207K | Mar 19, 2026 |
| CITIZEN CONTRACTING GROUP LLC | 1 | $178K | Oct 3, 2025 |
| CONVERGINT TECHNOLOGIES LLC | 1 | $63K | Nov 12, 2024 |
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.
- $JCI reported $22.3B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 8 past awards, $228K, 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.
- Aug 5, 2026SIEMENS INDUSTRY, INC.$2.9M655-21-102 Physical Access Control System (PACS) Upgrade
- May 27, 2026JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC$349K7J20--Clermont VA Clinic Physical Security Services - 539
- Mar 19, 2026TRU VANTAGE SOLUTIONS, INC$207KJ063--NIHCS Physical Access Control System
- Oct 3, 2025CITIZEN CONTRACTING GROUP LLC$178KH312--RLRVAMC Fire Alarm Testing/Monitoring
- Jul 24, 2025INTEGRATED PROTECTION SERVICES, INC.$249KJ063--Fire Alarm Testing
- Jul 17, 2025SCDATACOM, LLC$6KR429--(757C50119) (538C51116) | Lynx Network Duress and Notification System | Follow on Base+4 | Start: 9/15/25
- Feb 3, 2025SCDATACOM, LLC$301KJ063--Video Surveillance System (VSS) Maintenance and Support Service for Chillicothe VAMC
- Nov 12, 2024CONVERGINT TECHNOLOGIES LLC$63KJ063--NIHCS Physical Access Control System
Competitive landscape
For the 7 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
- $6K from their corporate PACs since 2024 to members of House Committee on Appropriations, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
- 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.
- 1 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 2 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.