Organist Services at James Lovell FHCC
Veterans Affairs · 252-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 12 (36C252)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C25226Q0715 in this department, oldest first.
- Sep 15, 2026 · this noticeSources Sought
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 not a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, bids, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding the availability and capability of all qualified sources to perform a potential requirement. Responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method. The Great Lakes Acquisition Center (GLAC) is soliciting businesses for Organist Services for Catholic and Protestant Religious Ceremonies (Mass) to the beneficiaries of the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center located in North Chic… (show all)
ago, IL. The contractor shall provide religious music, using either piano or organ, during Protestant/Catholic services on all Sundays and when requested on special holidays. The contractor shall provide this service for Veterans and their families attending Protestant/Catholic worship services. It is understood that all firms submitting a response to this Sources Sought shall be established businesses, and a minimum of 360 hours of music experience in a traditional church setting while performing these types of services. The Contractor shall provide an experienced Organist that can read sheet music, and who can play diverse Protestant and Catholic Hymns during church services. The work schedule hours of service are not to exceed 6 sessions per month. A session is defined as (1) one hour in duration. The specific work schedule will be determined by the Chaplain. Due to the nature of the setting, delays in performance of work may be experienced. Such delays may include but are not limited to inclement weather, electrical or mechanical problems, or other unforeseen matters. When contract employees report to the facility but are unable to perform services due to such delays, the contractor will be paid for one (1) session. Normally, any remaining sessions for that day will be suspended and the contractor will be free to leave and the contractor will not be paid for remaining unperformed sessions. However, if the facility requests that the contractor remain at the facility for eventual performance, the contractor shall be paid for such sessions. The following NAICS Code and Small Business Size Standard has been identified for this requirement: 813110 � Religious Organizations with a Small Business Size Standard of $13 Million in annual revenue. Interested firms shall provide an overview of their firm�s capabilities and experience with projects similar in size and scope of this project listed above. (All information shall be submitted in Word or PDF format, not to exceed 25 pages, including all attachments.) Firms shall identify whether they are a small business or other than small business in accordance with the size standard for NAICS code 813110. If another NAICS code may be applicable, please identify the NAICS in your capability statement along with your corresponding business size and socio-economic status. All information must be received no later than Monday, October 5th, 2026 at 10:00am (Central Time). Email information to Justin Lemke, Contract Specialist, at Justin.Lemke@va.gov. The Government will evaluate market information to ascertain potential market capacity to provide services consistent in scope and scale with those described in this notice and otherwise anticipated. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or returned. BASED ON THE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE/MARKET RESEARCH, THIS REQUIREMENT MAY BE SET-ASIDE FOR A SPECIFIC SMALL BUSINESS SOCIOECONOMIC CONTRACTING PROGRAM, SMALL BUSINESSES, OR PROCURED THROUGH FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION. Disclaimer and Important Notes: This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. Confidentiality: No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).
Who won similar work
1638 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Veterans Affairs), any industry: a loose match.
Loose match: same agency, any industry. Read the titles before treating these as competitors.
Single-winner award sizes (1632): middle half $104K to $2.8M, median $524K; range $2K to $30.0B.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elevated Technologies Services, LLC | 43 | $249.1M | Sep 16, 2026 |
| Edwards Lifesciences LLC · $EW · $5.0B | 39 | $2.8M | Oct 19, 2026 |
| TK Elevator Corporation | 19 | $91.0M | Sep 17, 2026 |
| Trillamed LLC | 19 | $12.4M | Sep 25, 2026 |
| Alvarez LLC | 15 | $33.7M | Oct 7, 2026 |
| V3GATE, LLC | 14 | $281.7M | Oct 19, 2026 |
| ABBOTT LABORATORIES INC. · $ABT · $40.1B | 10 | $16.9M | Oct 1, 2026 |
| HILL-ROM, INC. | 10 | $16.0M | Oct 1, 2026 |
| LOVELL GOVERNMENT SERVICES INC. | 10 | $3.8M | Sep 22, 2026 |
| INSPIRE MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. | 10 | $251K | Oct 15, 2026 |
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.
- $EW reported $5.0B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 1632 past awards, $524K, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
- $ABT reported $40.1B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 1632 past awards, $524K, 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.
- Oct 19, 2026V3GATE, LLC$484KDA10--New Action: HashiCorp Terraform and Vault Integrated Solution (VA-26-00044009)
- Oct 19, 2026PICC US VASCULAR ACCESS SPECIALISTS LLC$34KQ401--PICC and Mid Line On-Call Line Insertions for the Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center
- Oct 19, 2026SERVICESOURCE INC$4.4MR604--New Mailroom Operations Base 4 for Eastern Colorado Health Care System
- Oct 19, 2026AML-AMERICAN MADE LOGISTICS$17.0MTesting & Inspecting, Preventative Maintenance (PM), Corrective Repairs, and Service Calls for NTX VA Cogeneration and Boiler Chiller Plant
- Oct 19, 2026THUNDERCAT TECHNOLOGY, LLC$400KDA10--FY26 NetApp Storage Maintenance (VA-26-00059074)
- Oct 19, 2026Edwards Lifesciences LLC$33K6515--Supplies - Valve - Cleveland
- Oct 19, 2026STRYKER SALES, LLC$187KJ065--Stretcher Maintenance Indianapolis, IN
- Oct 18, 2026V3GATE, LLC$519KDA10--PUPPET ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE (VA-26-00062749)
- Oct 16, 2026HANGER PROSTHETICS & ORTHOTICS EAST, INC.$55K6515--SUPPLIES-PROSTHETIC LIMB- DETROIT
- Oct 16, 2026DELOITTE CONSULTING LLP$199.9MDA01--Identity Credential Access Management (ICAM)
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.
- 1 of these past winners lobbied Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) since 2024 (5 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) job
- $56K 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.
- 5 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.
- 2 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 12 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.