Sources SoughtPosted Aug 6, 2025·Responses due Aug 11, 2025

S208--Landscape and Lawncare

Veterans Affairs · 262-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 22 (36C262)

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
561730
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
36C26225Q1331
Set-aside
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14)
PSC
S208
Place
Long Beach, USA
Contact
Lori Gammage (lorenza.gammage@va.gov)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 36C26225Q1331 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Aug 6, 2025 · this notice
    Sources Sought
Solicitation
  • Aug 26, 2025
    Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
    Open
  • Sep 5, 2025
    Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
    Open
Award
  • Sep 26, 2025
    Award Notice
    The Tracy Phillips Group Inc · $3.5M
    Open

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

Sources Sought Notice Sources Sought Notice Page 2 of 3 Sources Sought Announcement: This is a SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY , it is neither a solicitation announcement nor a request for proposals or quotes and does not obligate the Government to award a contract. Requests for a solicitation will not receive a response. Responses to this source- sought must be in writing. The purpose of this sources sought announcement is for market research to make appropriate acquisition decisions and to gain knowledge of potential sources capable of providing the services described below. Documentation o… (show all)

f technical expertise must be presented in sufficient detail for the Government to determine that your company possesses the necessary functional area expertise and experience to compete for this acquisition. Responses to this notice shall include the following: (a) company name, (b) address, (c) point of contact, (d) phone, (e) fax, (f) email address, (g) Unique Entity ID, (h) Cage Code, (i) Tax ID Number, (j) Type of business, e.g. small or other, as appropriate, and (k) must provide a Capability Statement that addresses the organization s qualifications and ability to perform as a contractor for the work described below: Scope of Requirement: The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Tibor Rubin Long Beach VA Hospital located at 5901 East 7th Street, Long Beach, CA 90822, is seeking a contractor to assist with the landscape maintenance services for its 100-acre campus. The VA Long Beach campus is a respite, healing environment and all work is located outdoors, in exterior areas. The contractor shall furnish management, supervision, labor, and equipment necessary to perform work in accordance with terms and conditions listed herein and as per attachments and specifications. Generally, landscape maintenance services include planting and irrigation; lawn/ turf/ grass management, shrub, ground cover and planting bed maintenance, flowering annual program, tree pruning program, refuse removal and pressure washing. The landscape maintenance includes providing continuous services in a professional, clean and neat appearance. Important Information: The Government is not obligated to - nor will it pay for or reimburse any costs associated with responding to this sources-sought synopsis request. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. The Government will in no way be bound to this information if any solicitation is issued. The VA is mandated by Public Law 109-461 to consider a total set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business set aside. However, if a response by Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business firms prove to be inadequate, an alternate set-aside or full and open competition may be determined. No sub-contracting opportunity is anticipated. The North American Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 561730 ($10 Million). Notice to Potential Offerors: All offerors who provide goods or services to the United States Federal Government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). Additionally, all Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Businesses or Veteran Owned Businesses who respond to a solicitation on this project must be registered with the Veteran Small Business (VetCert) located at Veteran Small Business Certification (sba.gov). All interested Offerors should submit information by e-mail: lorenza.gammage@va.gov. All information submissions to be marked Attn: Lorenza Gammage, Contract Specialist and should be received no later than August 11, 2025, 10:00 am MST per the due date found on page 1 of this Sources Sought Notice.

Who won similar work

107 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Veterans Affairs), same product/service code (PSC) S208.

Single-winner award sizes (107): middle half $218K to $1.8M, median $750K; range $4K to $9.2M.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
VETERANS CHOICE SERVICES LLC8$29.7MAug 6, 2026
WORRELL CONTRACTING CO INC5$4.9MJul 28, 2025
MODERNO INC4$16.9MSep 28, 2026
GLORY TO THE LORD INVESTMENTS INC3$15.0MJan 5, 2026
LANDER GROUP LLC3$2.0MJun 30, 2026
TRI SERVICES LLC3$1.6MMay 6, 2025
ELEVEN BRAVO GROUP, LLC3$1.1MDec 29, 2025
THE SEVERSON GROUP LLC2$12.6MJun 1, 2026
PATRIOT CAPITAL VENTURES LLC2$3.0MDec 17, 2025
P.J. McNamara Inc.2$2.7MMar 25, 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.

Latest awards

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
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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.