Intent to Sole Source Metasys Server and Installation to Minneapolis VA
Veterans Affairs · NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 23 (36C263)
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Where this opportunity stands
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- Jul 22, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
Next steps for this stage
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- 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
The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 23 intends to award a sole source contract under the authority of FAR 6.103-1/FAR Overhaul 12.102(a) Only one responsible source and no other supplies will satisfy agency requirements, to Johnson Controls Building Solutions, LLC for Metasys Server and Installation Services to the Minneapolis VA Health Care System. This notice of intent is not a request for quotations; interested parties may express their interest by providing a capabilities statement no later than July 30, 2026 at 17:00 CT. The capabilities statement must provide c… (show all)
lear and unambiguous evidence to substantiate the capability of the party to provide the required services. A determination not to compete this proposed contract upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Verbal responses are not acceptable and will not be considered. When responding to this announcement, respondents should refer to Announcement, Notice of Intent. If after July 30, 2026 no viable responses have been received in response to this announcement, Department of Veterans Affairs shall negotiate solely with Johnson Controls Building Solutions, LLC. This notice of intent to award a sole source contract is not a request for competitive quotes. There will be no solicitation available for competitive quotes. Phone calls will not be accepted. The point of contact for this action is Contract Specialist Tess Thunder, who can be reached at theresa.thunder@va.gov.
Who won similar work
5 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 561210.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHNSON CONTROLS BUILDING SOLUTIONS, LLC | 2 | $1.4M | Jul 31, 2026 |
| JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC · $JCI | 1 | $380K | Sep 22, 2025 |
| PATINO MEDICAL LLC | 1 | $54K | Jun 1, 2026 |
| VETERAN SERVICES COMPANY | 1 | $25K | Sep 15, 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.
- Sep 15, 2026VETERAN SERVICES COMPANY$25KFire damper inspection, testing & maintenance- VA Black Hills, SD
- Jul 31, 2026JOHNSON CONTROLS BUILDING SOLUTIONS, LLC$685KJ041--GI Building Automation & Controls - NWI
- Jun 1, 2026PATINO MEDICAL LLC$54KHospital Grade Mattress Inspection Services - STC
- Mar 10, 2026JOHNSON CONTROLS BUILDING SOLUTIONS, LLC$740KMetasys Building Automation System Services
- Sep 22, 2025JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC$380KJ041--Minneapolis VA Health Care System Chiller Maintenance Award Notice
Competitive landscape
For the 4 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
- $6K from their corporate PACs since 2024 to members of House Committee on Appropriations, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
- 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.
- 1 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 2 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.