Special NoticePosted Oct 6, 2025·Responses due Oct 9, 2025

J066--Intent to Sole Source - Software Maintenance Voiceover Pro License and Maintenance at Jesse Brown VAMC, Chicago, IL

Veterans Affairs · 252-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 12 (36C252)

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
541519
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
36C25225Q0699
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
J066
Place
Not stated
Contact
Lemke, Justin (Justin.Lemke@va.gov)
…Open on SAM.gov
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 36C25225Q0699 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Oct 6, 2025 · this notice
    Special Notice
Solicitation
None posted
Award
  • Dec 1, 2025
    Award Notice
    GOVSMART, INC. · $21K
    Open

Next steps for this stage

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  • Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.

What the notice says

Under Statutory Authority 41 U.S.C. 4106(c) the VA Great Lakes Acquisition Center (GLAC) intends to negotiate a sole source contract with GovSmart, Inc. for VoiceOver equipment maintenance and software licensing. The contractor will be responsible for maintaining equipment associated equipment and providing current licenses for the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center. The Government intends to negotiate a one-year order with four option years. GovSmart, Inc. is the only authorized provider to the Government recognized by the original manufacturer, Voicebrook. This acquisition is conducted under the … (show all)

authority of 41 U.S.C. 4106(c) order against multiple award schedule as implemented in FAR 16.505, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. This will be a firm fixed price contract for a one-year service with four option years. The NAICS Code is 541519. This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive quotes. No solicitation documents are available and telephone requests will not be honored. However, if a firm believes it can meet the requirements it must furnish information about its products and services, as well as references from other customers who are using these products and service to the Contract Specialist by 10:00AM (Central Time) 10/09/2025. SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION MUST INCLUDE CONFIRMATION FROM VOICEBROOK THAT THE CONTRACTOR IS AN AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT PROVIDER. Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with the above requirements. Responses received will be evaluated; however, a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. If no responses are received, the Government will proceed with the sole source negotiation with the GovSmart, Inc. Capability statements shall be submitted by email only as a MS Word or Adobe PDF attachment to Justin.Lemke@va.gov. TELEPHONIC INQUIRIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

Who won similar work

7 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (252-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 12 (36C252)), same NAICS 541519.

Single-winner award sizes (7): middle half $95K to $627K, median $488K; range $53K to $26.0M.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
GOVERNMENT MARKETING AND PROCUREMENT, LLC1$26.0MSep 24, 2026
Alvarez LLC1$763KApr 10, 2026
MINBURN TECHNOLOGY GROUP, LLC1$490KMay 12, 2026
SCRIPTPRO USA INC1$488KMay 21, 2025
Trillamed LLC1$136KJun 2, 2026
CHANGE HEALTHCARE OPERATIONS, LLC1$54KJul 13, 2026
INA LED US, INC1$53KOct 7, 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. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.

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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. 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
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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.

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