J046--Water Purification System Preventive Maintenance
Veterans Affairs · 246-NETWORK CONTRACTING OFFICE 6 (36C246)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C24626Q0512 in this department, oldest first.
- Jul 29, 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
Special Notice Special Notice Page 4 of 4 Special Notice Page 1 of 4 NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE: The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 6 intends to award a sole source, firm-fixed-price, contract to Virginia Water Systems, Inc. (VWS) for water purification system preventive maintenance for the North Battlefield Outpatient Clinic located at 70 Knells Ridge Blvd, Chesapeake, VA-23320. This contract action is for products and services for which the Government intends to solicit from only one source under the authority of FAR 12-102 (a) (Only One Source). Interested pa… (show all)
rties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 221310 (Water Supply and Irrigation Systems) with a small business size standard of $41 Million. THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTATIONS The Department of Veterans Affairs, Hampton VA Medical Center intends to award a Base Year + 4 Option Years, firm fixed price, single source contract to Virginia Water Systems Inc. The purpose of the order is to obtain a full corrective and preventive maintenance service contract for their Pathology/Laboratory Services, Virginia Water Systems water purification system. Base +4 Option Year Contract for Base Year: 08-10-2026 to 08-09-2027 Option Year 1: 08-10-2027 to 08-09-2028 Option Year 2: 08-10-2028 to 08-09-2029 Option Year 3: 08-10-2029 to 08-09-2030 Option Year 4: 08-10-2030 to 08-09-2031 A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct competitive procurement. The Government will not be responsible for any costs associated with the preparation of responses to this notification. All inquiries and submittals must be sent via email to James Risbon, Contracting Officer, at James.Risbon@va.gov NLT 08-03-2026 at 8:00 am EDT. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted.
Who won similar work
4 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (246-NETWORK CONTRACTING OFFICE 6 (36C246)), same NAICS 221310.
Single-winner award sizes (4): middle half $181K to $3.6M, median $285K; range $47K to $13.3M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Coast Resources, LLC | 1 | $13.3M | Nov 13, 2024 |
| FOREVER CLEAN PORTABLE TOILETS INC | 1 | $344K | Jan 21, 2025 |
| VIRGINIA WATER SYSTEMS, INC. | 1 | $226K | Mar 31, 2025 |
| SWAIN ENTERPRISES LLC | 1 | $47K | Jun 13, 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.
- Jun 13, 2025SWAIN ENTERPRISES LLC$47KJ046--Domestic Water Preventative Maintenance
- Mar 31, 2025VIRGINIA WATER SYSTEMS, INC.$226KJ046--Virginia Water Systems, Water Purification System PM
- Jan 21, 2025FOREVER CLEAN PORTABLE TOILETS INC$344KF103--Potable Water Tucks Emergency
- Nov 13, 2024Sun Coast Resources, LLC$13.3MF103--Emergency Water Pump into Facility
Competitive landscape
For the 4 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.