7B20--Conference Room AV Equipment and Installation Upgrade Bay Pines
Veterans Affairs · 248-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 8 (36C248)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C24826Q1025 in this department, oldest first.
Next steps for this stage
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- 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
This solicitation is issued as a Brand Name or Equal Request for Quote (RFQ). This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2026-01, effective 03-13-2026. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Network Contracting Office (NCO) 8, intends to award a fixed price contract, for Audio/Visual integration, equipment, and installation services for the Bay Pines VAMC Conference Room; Bay Pines, Florida; Building 22, Room 405. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurem… (show all)
ent is 541330 and Updated the FAC date, size standard is $25.5M Set-Aside Requirement: 100% Service-Disabled Small Business Set-aside, The Government reserves the right to make no award from this solicitation. Any award resulting from this solicitation will be made using a comparative analysis using evaluation factors. In compliance with 38 U.S.C. 8127 Prospective offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov to be considered for an award of a federal contract, and registration must be complete and not missing elements such as representations and certifications. SITE VISIT: A site visit is highly encouraged by not mandatory. Vendors have three (5) days after the RFQ is posted to submit a request for site visit. All requests need to be in email to colleen.houser@va.gov VENDOR QUESTIONS: During the site visit refrain from verbal questions. All questions regarding this RFQ must be submitted after the site visit, in writing and sent by e?mail to colleen.houser@va.gov Submitted questions must be received no later than Wednesday, 08/28/2026 by 12:00 PM Eastern. No further questions will be accepted after that date and time. *QUOTE SUBMISSION: Offers are due on/or before Wednesday, 09/02/2026 by 2:00 PMEastern. Quotes shall be sent by e?mail �only� to the Contracting Officer (Colleen Houser) atcolleen.houser@va.gov. The Government will award a Firm Fixed Priced (FFP) contractresulting from this RFQ to the responsible vendor whose quote using comparative analysisusing evaluation factors and is the best value to the Government. Attached : B22-4th floor 22-12 pdf
Who won similar work
5 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 541330.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABOVE GROUP INC. | 2 | $645K | Jul 6, 2026 |
| SPEES LLC | 1 | $1.5M | Mar 11, 2026 |
| MES GROUP INC | 1 | $448K | Oct 31, 2025 |
| APOGEE CONSULTING GROUP, P.A. CARY 27511 NCL | 1 | $159K | Mar 11, 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.
- Jul 6, 2026ABOVE GROUP INC.$229KC1DA-- FY26 NRM (PROJ 573-26-210 and 573A4-26-210) AE - Perform Study to Identify A307 Bolts on Steam and Hot Water Piping Systems Gainesville and Lake City
- Mar 11, 2026SPEES LLC$1.5MC1DA--FY25: NRM (PROJ: 573A4-24-102) AE - Replace Roofs Lake City
- Mar 11, 2026APOGEE CONSULTING GROUP, P.A. CARY 27511 NCL$159KC1DA--FY25: NRM (PROJ: 573A4-23-610) AE - Replace AHU Building 06 MRI
- Mar 11, 2026ABOVE GROUP INC.$416KC1DA--AE - Replace Cast Iron Piping
- Oct 31, 2025MES GROUP INC$448KC1DZ--Replace Cast Iron and Malleable Fittings
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.
- 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.