U009--Notice of Intent to Sole Source - AudioDigest Enterprise Platinum Membership/Subscription for the Minneapolis VA Health Care System
Veterans Affairs · NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 23 (36C263)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C26326Q0110 in this department, oldest first.
- Nov 5, 2025 · this noticePre-solicitation
- Nov 24, 2025Award NoticeLDI BCM LLC · $74KOpen
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 Notice of Intent is provided to advise that the Government intends to solicit and negotiate a sole source, Firm Fixed Price contract with only one source, LDI BCM LLC, to provide the AudioDigest Enterprise Platinum Membership/Subscription to the Minneapolis VA Health Care System. This contract action is for services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate a Sole Source award under the authority of FAR 13.106-1. This notice of intent to award a sole source contract is not a request for competitive proposals. However, in accordance with FAR 5.207 (c) (16) (ii), all respons… (show all)
ible sources that feel they can meet the Government s requirements detailed above may submit a capability statement which shall be considered by the agency. Responses to this notice shall contain sufficient information to establish the interested parties bona-fide capabilities for fulfilling the requirement and include: the System for Award Management (SAM) Unique Entity ID (UEI), and the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), along with documentation that the vendor is an authorized distributor/reseller. All offerors must have an active registration in SAM at www.sam.gov. 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. The information will be retained as Market Research. All responses must be received by 12:00 PM Central Time on Wednesday, November 12, 2025. Responses shall be submitted electronically to Alisha Milander via email at Alisha.Milander@va.gov. Fax responses and Telephone inquiries will not be accepted.
Who won similar work
9 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Veterans Affairs), same product/service code (PSC) U009.
Single-winner award sizes (9): middle half $13K to $102K, median $50K; range $7K to $9.9M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHOULDER 2 SHOULDER INC | 1 | $9.9M | Feb 25, 2025 |
| J.E. FEDERAL ENTERPRISES, LLC. AUBURN 36830 | 1 | $106K | Jul 18, 2025 |
| THE STAYWELL CO, LLC | 1 | $102K | Sep 4, 2025 |
| AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION NEW YORK 10038 | 1 | $50K | Mar 22, 2026 |
| Joseph DZIERZEWSKI Midlothian VA 23113 USA | 1 | $50K | May 5, 2026 |
| FIRST LINE TECHNOLOGY LLC | 1 | $27K | Sep 2, 2025 |
| School Specialty, LLC | 1 | $13K | May 15, 2026 |
| RECOVERY INNOVATIONS, INC. | 1 | $8K | Jul 30, 2026 |
| DIDI HIRSCH PSYCHIATRIC SERVICE Culver City CA 90230 USA | 1 | $7K | Aug 18, 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.
- Aug 18, 2026DIDI HIRSCH PSYCHIATRIC SERVICE Culver City CA 90230 USA$7KSuicide Prevention & Intervention online coursesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 30, 2026RECOVERY INNOVATIONS, INC.$8KPeer Ethics TrainingNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- May 15, 2026School Specialty, LLC$13KU009--557-26-3-2161-0038 Snoezelen (VA-26-00056950)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- May 5, 2026Joseph DZIERZEWSKI Midlothian VA 23113 USA$50KGeriatric ResearchNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Mar 22, 2026AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION NEW YORK 10038$50KU009--Interactive On-Line Screening Program for Veterans in CrisisNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 4, 2025THE STAYWELL CO, LLC$102KU009--Krames On Demand - Staywell Company - Lexington, KY VAMCNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 2, 2025FIRST LINE TECHNOLOGY LLC$27KU009--FY25: First Receivers Decontamination Program Training for Orlando VA Healthcare system. Base + 4 optionsNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 18, 2025J.E. FEDERAL ENTERPRISES, LLC. AUBURN 36830$106KU009--EBSCO Clinical eBook SubscriptionNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Feb 25, 2025SHOULDER 2 SHOULDER INC$9.9MU009--Program Management School (PMS), Government off-the-shelf (GOTS) Course Delivery - Single Award Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
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
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.