J043--Quarterly Compressor Maintenance for VA Palo Alto Health Care System
Veterans Affairs · 261-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 21 (36C261)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C26126Q0246 in this department, oldest first.
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
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS NETWORK CONTRACTING OFFICE 21 (NCO 21) Description: THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE FOR A REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ). VA Palo Alto Health Care System has an immediate need for Quarterly Compressor Maintenance. Solicitation Number 36C26126Q0246 for this effort will be posted to SAM.GOV (https://sam.gov) on or about December 22, 2025. This solicitation will contain all necessary specifications and information necessary to quote the project. See solicitation for when questions must be submitted. Quotes are tentatively scheduled to be due on Friday, January 16, 2026 (… (show all)
see solicitation when available for specific time/date). Point of Contact: Tim Smith, Contract Specialist, Timothy.smith9de3@va.gov. Questions regarding this notice may be submitted via e-mail to Timothy.smith9de3@va.gov.
Who won similar work
8 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (261-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 21 (36C261)), same NAICS 811310.
Single-winner award sizes (8): middle half $51K to $503K, median $351K; range $23K to $1.6M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARC GENERATOR SERVICE Sparks NV 89431 USA | 1 | $1.6M | Oct 1, 2026 |
| VALLEY ELEVATOR INC | 1 | $659K | Jan 23, 2026 |
| RIPTIDE SOFTWASH INC | 1 | $452K | Dec 12, 2024 |
| PAULEY ENTERPRISES LLC | 1 | $418K | Jul 24, 2026 |
| HURTVET SUBCONTRACTING, LLC | 1 | $285K | Oct 2, 2025 |
| ACE FIRE EQUIPMENT & SERVICE CO., INC. | 1 | $56K | Oct 23, 2025 |
| S2L Group LLC | 1 | $35K | Jun 30, 2026 |
| TRANSLOGIC CORP. | 1 | $23K | Nov 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.
- Oct 1, 2026ARC GENERATOR SERVICE Sparks NV 89431 USA$1.6MGenerator & ATS Maintenance and Repair for VA Northern California Health Care SystemNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 24, 2026PAULEY ENTERPRISES LLC$418KJ042--Fire and Electric Doors PM and Repairs 612-26-2-6133-0027No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 30, 2026S2L Group LLC$35KJ041--ICE MACHINE CLEANING/SANITIZINGNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jan 23, 2026VALLEY ELEVATOR INC$659KJ036--VA Central Central California Health Care System ELEVATOR INSPECTION/TESTING/MAINTENANCE REPAIRNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Nov 7, 2025TRANSLOGIC CORP.$23KJ059--Pneumatic Tube System Preventative Maintenance | Sole Source - Translogic - SwisslogNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 23, 2025ACE FIRE EQUIPMENT & SERVICE CO., INC.$56KH312--One-Year Contract Monthly-Annual Fire Extinguishers ServicesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 2, 2025HURTVET SUBCONTRACTING, LLC$285KH342-- Fire Extinguisher Maintenance and InspectionsNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Dec 12, 2024RIPTIDE SOFTWASH INC$452KCommercial Kitchen and Dietetics Equipment Maintenance Services for VA Palo Alto Health Care SystemNo 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.