4520--EQUIPMENT - WATER HEATER
Veterans Affairs · 242-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 02 (36C242)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C24227Q0044 in this department, oldest first.
- Oct 8, 2026Special NoticeOpen
- Oct 8, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
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
Notice of intent to award a sole source, one time, firm fixed price contract to Robco Specialties, Inc. SOL: 36C24227Q0044 DUE: 10/15/2026 SET ASIDE: N/A NAICS: 333310 POP STATE: 45 Days ARO AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs; Castle Point VA Medical Center located at 41 Castle Point Road, Wappingers Falls, NY 12590. Email: Jonatan.rondon@va.gov The Department of Veterans Affairs, Margaret Cochran Corbin VA Campus, intends to award an open market, one time, firm fixed price contract to Robco Specialties, Inc. under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106-1(b) (1)(ii) t… (show all)
o Robco Specialties, Inc. (SB), 57 Erie BLVD, Albany, NY 12204 for their Water Heaters and Water Treatment Systems. Manufacturer Part No. Description Unit Quantity ES000601 Spirax Sarco Redi Heat RH-60 Water Heater with cast iron shell & single wall copper tubes EA 2 This procurement is being conducted in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b) (1)(ii), Soliciting from a Single Source. The NAICS code utilized for this procurement is 333310, Water Heaters (except boilers), Commercial-Type, Manufacturing with a Size Standard of 1,000 employees. This Notice of Intent is not a request for Proposals or Quotations. No solicitation document exists, and no telephone or email inquiries will be accepted. No contract award will be made on the basis of proposals, or quotations received in response to this notice. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement and should furnish detailed data concerning their capabilities to provide services sought including pricing data and technical data sufficient enough to determine that a comparable source to the government is available. The government may consider all Expressions of Interest received prior to October 15th, 2026. A determination by the government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Responses to this notice must be emailed to jonatan.rondon@va.gov and received by 16:00 hours EST on October 15th, 2026. Submitters are responsible for ensuring their EOI reaches the designated contracting officer on-time.
Who won similar work
3 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (242-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 02 (36C242)), same NAICS 333310.
Single-winner award sizes (3): middle half $319K to $452K, median $341K; range $297K to $564K.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALDEVRA LLC | 2 | $905K | Sep 22, 2026 |
| FRESENIUS USA, INC | 1 | $297K | May 5, 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.
- Sep 22, 2026ALDEVRA LLC$341K6530--*SPECIAL* 561-26-4-3087-0037 VA Northeast Consortium (VANEC) Floor Scrubbers, Linen Carts, and Accessories BPANo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 22, 2025ALDEVRA LLC$564K7320--EQUIPMENT - KITCHEN EQUIPEMENTNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- May 5, 2025FRESENIUS USA, INC$297KAward Notice - Hemodialysis EquipmentNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Competitive landscape
For the 2 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.