Special NoticePosted Sep 16, 2026·Responses due Sep 18, 2026

Amendment - Air Compressor and Desiccant Unit, IND

Veterans Affairs · 250-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 10 (36C250)

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
333912
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
36C25026Q1017_0001
Set-aside
Small Business Set Aside - Total
PSC
4310
Place
Indianapolis, IN, USA
Contact
Joseph Cogswell (joseph.cogswell@va.gov)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 36C25026Q1017_0001 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Sep 16, 2026 · this notice
    Special Notice
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Oct 14, 2026 to Jan 13, 2027, middle of the range Nov 16, 2026.
Measured from 4901 past early notices at Veterans Affairs, Department of that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Sep 16, 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

1) Can you please confirm with the client for the compressor do they want oil free rotary screw? Or oil flooded rotary screw? Normally you see desiccant dryers with oil free applications but wanted to confirm with you. Answer: Oil free screw type 2) Is the requested compressor intended to be a current Quincy model, a legacy Quincy model, or a brand neutral performance specification? Answer: Brand neutral 3) The current Quincy QGSV 25 is variable speed and direct drive, and its current public table lists 125.1 cubic feet per minute at 100 pounds per square inch gauge. The current QGD 25 is gear… (show all)

driven and fixed speed, and its current public table lists 109.8 cubic feet per minute at 125 pounds per square inch gauge. What exact current model or combination satisfies variable speed, gear drive, 25 horsepower, and 117.6 cubic feet per minute at 125 pounds per square inch gauge? Answer: The model selected should be as close to matching Quincy QGDV series unit 4) Is a current Original Equipment Manufacturer controller accepted if the named Q Control Touch controller is unavailable on the compliant 25 horsepower model. Answer: No we want the Q-Control Touch Controller as a way to monitor compressors performance and maintenance status 5) Must the compressor and 120 gallon horizontal receiver be factory mounted as one package? Answer: Yes 6) Please identify the required discharge connection, working pressure, relief setting, air quality, ambient conditions, altitude, ventilation, maximum sound level, electrical full load current, disconnect, starter, dryer dew point, filter grades, pressure drop, separator drain, condensate treatment, and any installation boundary. Amendment to a Previous Combined Solicitation Amendment to a Previous Combined Solicitation Page 3 of 3 Answer: Air compressor to be used in Indianapolis. This is for supply and delivery-not installation. 125 psig working pressure, discharge connection shall be standard for Quincy QGVD-25 unit. Use Quincy specs for the remainder of your questions. 7) Does factory startup include electrical energization, piping, anchoring, configuration, testing, training, and a written startup report, or only an authorized technician visit after Government installation? Answer :Authorized start up shall be sufficient to obtain extended warranty per Quincy True Blue requirements 8) What delivery date, site access, receiving, inside delivery, rigging, offload, acceptance, and invoice timing apply? Answer: Supplier will deliver and off load to Shops dock at the VAMC, Indianapolis. VA forces will move from dock and install. 9) May Sentiq remain the prime and seller of record while an authorized local Quincy distributor supplies, delivers, starts, and services the package? Answer: Yes so long as Quincy provides the warranty 10) What is the intended usage of the system? Medical Air, Instrument Air, Compressed Air, etc. Answer: General shops and control system air supply 11) Is this a single compressor, or should it be duplexed? Answer: Single compressor 12) Is this material and parts only, or does this include installation? This includes factory startup which makes it seem like we are supposed to provide installation. Answer: VA will receive and transport from dock to use site. VA personnel will plumb, connect electricity to compressor. Factory start up will be to inspect, start and provide services as required to make unit eligible for extended warranty

Who won similar work

7 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Veterans Affairs), same NAICS 333912.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
STERILECO LLC1$146KApr 21, 2026
RWH ENERGY LLC1$139KApr 23, 2026
ACG AIR COMPRESSOR LLC1$107KJul 8, 2025
BREHOB CORP1$100KFeb 5, 2026
BOILER CHILLER SYSTEMS, LLC1$54KJun 26, 2026
SPS INDUSTRIAL INC1$29KFeb 28, 2025
PREMIER MEDICAL DISTRIBUTORS, LLC1$15KNov 5, 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 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
  • 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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