F103--SPS Critical Water Testing
Veterans Affairs · NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 23 (36C263)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C26326Q0188 in this department, oldest first.
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- Decide bid or no bid before the response deadline.
- Look at the past winners for likely competitors and teaming partners.
- Follow the opportunity to hear about amendments and the award.
What the notice says
Critical Water Testing Nebraska Western Iowa VA Health Care System This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This is a solicitation conducted using FAR Part 13 (Simplified Acquisition Procedures). This announcement constitutes the only solicitation, quotes are being requested. Solicitation number 36C26326Q0188 is issued as a request for quotes (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Fede… (show all)
ral Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2026-01. This procurement is a total set-aside for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB). Prospective offerors must be registered and current in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at time of offer to the Government (https://www.sam.gov). Quotes will only be accepted from responsible contractors. The NAICS code for the solicitation is 541380 with a size standard of $19 million. A list of the contract line items, quantities, and units of measure are listed within the attached solicitation documentation. The VA anticipates one firm fixed price IDIQ contract award to provide services to the Nebraska-Western Iowa VA Healthcare System. The anticipated period of performance is 08-17-2026 to 08-16-2031 for the ordering life of the IDIQ contract. FAR provisions 52.212-1, 52.212-2, and 52.212-3 apply to this procurement and are detailed within the attached solicitation document. FAR clauses 52.212-4 and 52.212-5 apply to this procurement and are included within the attached solicitation document. Additional requirements are listed within the attached solicitation document. The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) does not apply to this acquisition. Technical questions on this solicitation are due via e-mail only to Jesse Sweesy, Contracting Officer, at jesse.sweesy@va.gov no later than 10:00am Central Standard Time (CST), 08-07-2026. Quotes are due to the Contracting Office by 10:00am CST, 08-10-2026. Quotes are required to be emailed to jesse.sweesy@va.gov prior to the solicitation closing date and time. It is the responsibility of the offeror to ensure their quote is received in its entirety by the Contracting Officer before the solicitation closing. Contact Jesse Sweesy, Contracting Officer, at jesse.sweesy@va.gov for information regarding the solicitation.
Who won similar work
3 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 23 (36C263)), same product/service code (PSC) F103.
Single-winner award sizes (3): middle half $28K to $160K, median $37K; range $18K to $283K.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| HYPERION BIOTECHNOLOGY, INC. | 1 | $283K | Aug 22, 2025 |
| I-2-I Solutions, Inc. | 1 | $37K | Oct 14, 2025 |
| GARRATT-CALLAHAN COMPANY | 1 | $18K | Dec 15, 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.
- Dec 15, 2025GARRATT-CALLAHAN COMPANY$18KF103--EMERGENCY Water Treatment/TestingNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 14, 2025I-2-I Solutions, Inc.$37KWater Treatment Iowa City VAMCNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 22, 2025HYPERION BIOTECHNOLOGY, INC.$283KF103--Legionella HPC Water TestingNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Competitive landscape
For the 3 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.