Sources SoughtPosted Jul 2, 2026·Responses due Jul 17, 2026

R616--MED RECORD STORAGE & DESTRUCTION

Veterans Affairs · 262-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 22 (36C262)

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
561990
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
36C26226Q1063
Set-aside
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14)
PSC
R616
Place
San Diego
Contact
Garrett Lyles (garrett.lyles@va.gov)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 36C26226Q1063 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Jul 2, 2026 · this notice
    Sources Sought
  • Aug 18, 2026
    Pre-solicitation
    Open
Solicitation
  • Aug 20, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Aug 20, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Aug 28, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Aug 4, 2026 to Sep 9, 2026, middle of the range Aug 18, 2026.
Measured from 18 past early notices at Veterans Affairs, Department of with NAICS 561990 that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Jul 2, 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 is a SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. It is neither a solicitation announcement nor a request for proposals or quotes and does not obligate the Government to award a contract. Requests for a solicitation will not receive a response. Responses to this source sought must be in writing. The purpose of this sources sought announcement is for market research to make appropriate acquisition decisions and to gain knowledge of potential qualified Service Disable Veteran Own Small Businesses and capable of providing the services described below. Documentation of technical expertise must be presen… (show all)

ted in sufficient detail for the Government to determine that your company possesses the necessary functional area expertise and experience to compete for this acquisition. Responses to this notice shall include the following: (a) company name (b) address (c) point of contact (d) phone, fax, and email (e) SAM UEI number (f) Cage Code (g) Tax ID Number (h) Type of small business, e.g. Services Disabled Veteran Owned small Business and (i) must provide a capability statement that addresses the organizations qualifications and ability to perform as a contractor for the work described below. The Department of Veteran Affairs, San Diego VA Health Care System located at 3350 La Jolla Village Dr., San Diego, CA 92596, to Contractor to procure Medical Records and Destruction Services in accordance with the detailed requirements outlined in the attached Performance Work Statement. Important information: The Government is not obligated to, nor will it pay for or reimburse any costs associated with responding to this source sought synopsis request. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. The Government will in no way be bound to this information if any solicitation is issued. The VA is mandated by Public Law 109-461 to consider a total set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business set aside. However, if response by Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business firms proves inadequate, an alternate set-aside or full and open competition may be determined. No sub-contracting opportunity is anticipated. The North American Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 561990 - All Other Support Services (includes document shredding services) ($16.5 Million dollars). Notice to potential offerors: All offerors who provide goods or services to the United States Federal Government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov and complete Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA). Additionally, all Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Businesses or Veteran Owned Businesses who respond to a solicitation on this project must be registered with the SBA-Dynamic Small Business Search (DSBS) Registry located at https://dsbs.sba.gov. All interested Offerors should submit information by e-mail to garrett.lyles@va.gov . All information submissions to be marked Attn: Garrett Lyles, Contract Specialist and should be received no later than 1:00 pm PST on June 17,2026. DISCLAIMER This RFQ is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this RFQ that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), 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 RFQ.

Who won similar work

31 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Veterans Affairs), same NAICS 561990.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
DUNLAP GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS, LLC4$1.6MMay 15, 2026
PINTER MEMORIALS INC3$2.2MOct 2, 2026
BREEWORLD LLC2$1.7MJan 30, 2025
DEPENDABLE ON-SITE SCAN & SHRED, INC.2$566KMar 3, 2026
GRIFFIN RESOURCES LLC2$428KJul 21, 2025
INFOSHRED, LLC2$251KJul 1, 2026
INVENTORY & RETURN SOLUTIONS INC.2$226KOct 1, 2025
STERILECO LLC2$75KApr 23, 2025
BELZ MONUMENT SERVICE INC1$1.4MJan 17, 2025
INNOVATIVE FEDERAL OPERATIONS GROUP, INCORPORATED1$842KSep 4, 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.

Latest awards

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.

  • 0 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 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.