LMS Cable Gun Lock Procurement
Veterans Affairs · SAC FREDERICK (36C10X)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C10X26Q0250 in this department, oldest first.
- Aug 20, 2026Pre-solicitationOpen
- Aug 26, 2026 · this noticeSolicitation
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.
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What the notice says
The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Office of Suicide Prevention, intends to procure Veterans Crisis Line (VCL)-branded cable-style gun locks in support of lethal means safety and secure firearm storage. This effort supports VA suicide prevention by providing secure storage devices that build time and space between impulse and action. The Contractor shall provide 15" heavy-duty steel cable gun locks usable on handguns, rifles, and shotguns, each imprinted with the VCL logo and phone number on both sides. Each unit shall be individually packaged with a VCL wallet… (show all)
card, a VCL crisis-support label affixed to the cable, and use instructions. Locks must be California DOJ-approved, ASTM-compliant, and listed on both the Massachusetts Approved Firearm Safety/Locking Devices list and the Maryland Approved Integrated Mechanical Safety Devices list. Full technical requirements are in the Statement of Work (Section B.2). Estimated total quantity is up to 2,100,000 units (14 truckloads of 150,000 each), consisting of a base requirement of 8 loads (1,200,000 units) and 6 optional loads (900,000 units). Deliveries will be made in installments to the VA Hines Health Care Depot, 5000 South 5th Avenue, Hines, IL 60141-3030. This is a Firm-Fixed-Price acquisition for commercial products conducted under FAR Part 12, using Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) source selection procedures. This requirement is 100% set-aside for certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs). Only quotes from firms certified and listed in the SBA certification database at https://certifications.sba.gov/ at the time of quote submission and at award will be considered. NAICS Code: 332510 (Hardware Manufacturing). Size Standard: 750 employees. The period of performance is anticipated to be September 30, 2026, through September 29, 2027. Anticipated award date is on or about September 30, 2026. Questions are due by September 2, 2026, 10:00 AM ET, submitted on Attachment B (Question/Answer Form). Quotes are due by September 11, 2026, 10:00 AM ET. Submit questions and quotes by email to the Contracting Officer, Christopher Binkley, at Christopher.Binkley@va.gov. Interested offerors are responsible for monitoring SAM.gov for any amendments.
Who won similar work
9 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Veterans Affairs), same NAICS 332510.
Single-winner award sizes (9): middle half $50K to $73K, median $52K; range $18K to $623K.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNITED COMMERCIAL SUPPLY LLC | 2 | $150K | Apr 30, 2026 |
| INPRO CORP | 1 | $623K | May 21, 2026 |
| LOCKMASTERS INC | 1 | $73K | Nov 19, 2024 |
| KD DEPOT LLC | 1 | $52K | Feb 28, 2025 |
| MORSE WATCHMANS, INC | 1 | $52K | Aug 28, 2025 |
| ACCREDITED LOCK AND DOOR HARDWARE COMPANY | 1 | $50K | Jul 23, 2025 |
| NOR-CAL OVERHEAD, INC | 1 | $31K | Nov 19, 2025 |
| THE JAHNDA GROUP, LLC | 1 | $18K | Jan 28, 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.
- May 21, 2026INPRO CORP$623KInPro Stainless Steel Handrails or Equal
- Apr 30, 2026UNITED COMMERCIAL SUPPLY LLC$86K4820--Award Notice for Boiler Safety Valves at the Minneapolis VA Health Care System
- Feb 18, 2026UNITED COMMERCIAL SUPPLY LLC$64KJ041--Air Filter Service Agreement
- Jan 28, 2026THE JAHNDA GROUP, LLC$18K4940--Sand Blast System-Cabinet 36C252-26-AP-1186 / 578-26-1-1059-0004 / 36C25226Q0176
- Nov 19, 2025NOR-CAL OVERHEAD, INC$31K3990--VA San Francisco Health Care System | Hydraulic Dock Leveler & Installation, Deinstallation
- Aug 28, 2025MORSE WATCHMANS, INC$52K6350--Electronic Key Boxes | TULSA CHIP-IN | 623
- Jul 23, 2025ACCREDITED LOCK AND DOOR HARDWARE COMPANY$50K5670--Anti-Ligature Door Hardware
- Feb 28, 2025KD DEPOT LLC$52K4320--Sub Pumps
- Nov 19, 2024LOCKMASTERS INC$73K5670--KEYPAD MORTISE LOCKS
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.
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