4610--Engineering Request - SPS REVERSE OSMOSIS | 538-26-3-6064-0049 (VA-26-00079545) - VAMC Chillicothe
Veterans Affairs · 250-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 10 (36C250)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C25026Q1034 in this department, oldest first.
- Sep 15, 2026Combined Synopsis/SolicitationOpen
- Sep 21, 2026 · this noticeCombined Synopsis/Solicitation
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- Decide bid or no bid before the response deadline.
- Look at the past winners for likely competitors and teaming partners.
- Follow the opportunity to hear about amendments and the award.
What the notice says
The purpose of this amendment is to post questions received and provide the facilities responses. The response date and time remain unchanged. Are the 0.2 Micron Filter Cartridges the ones that are for the tank vent filter we would be providing? Or is this for an existing endotoxin filter housing the facility has? 0.2 Micron Filter Cartridges are for bacterial removal from water and to be compatible with housing provided under CLIN 0003. Tank vent cartridges are maintained separately and not within scope. What flow rates do the 60-gallon and 160-gallon storage tank loop return need to handle? … (show all)
Specifically, when sizing the loop return flow meter we need to ensure it can handle the pump demand. I would assume 20 GPM and 40 GPM based on the UV assembly? Return is being constrained via 3gpm flow control device. Pumps are pressure sensing variable flow rate. Both flow control and pumps are not within scope of the solicitation. UV sized for peak demand. Are there existing pumps within the facility that they are keeping? I do not see a distribution pump mentioned in this bid. Pumps are not within scope. Do you have a list of existing equipment that is being kept for both systems? No What are the distribution loop sizes, loop material and loop length are they existing or is this a new loop? Modifying existing loop. Mixed materials, CPVC and Polypropylene. Loop is approximately 240 LF with mixed sizes of 1 and 1-1/2
Who won similar work
3 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (250-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 10 (36C250)), same product/service code (PSC) 4610.
Single-winner award sizes (3): middle half $71K to $100K, median $85K; range $57K to $116K.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLUEGRASS/KESCO, INC. | 1 | $116K | May 6, 2025 |
| ABSOLUTE WATER TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C. | 1 | $85K | Mar 9, 2026 |
| FRESENIUS USA, INC | 1 | $57K | Aug 25, 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.
- Mar 9, 2026ABSOLUTE WATER TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C.$85K4610--EQUIPMENT, WATER PURIFICATION SYSTEM, DETROITNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 25, 2025FRESENIUS USA, INC$57K4610-- Aqua C Reverse Osmosis System Indianapolis VAMCNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- May 6, 2025BLUEGRASS/KESCO, INC.$116K4610-- Boiler Plant Water Softener & Controls, ChillicotheNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
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
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.