8710--Research Grade Food and Bedding in support of Veterans Integrated Service Network 5, Health Service Area (HSA) 5.1 Veterinary Medical Units (VMUs), Portland, Oregon
Veterans Affairs · 260-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 20 (36C260)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C26027Q0040 in this department, oldest first.
Next steps for this stage
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- Decide bid or no bid before the response deadline.
- Look at the past winners for likely competitors and teaming partners.
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What the notice says
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products and commercial services as prepared in accordance with the format in Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul (RFO) Subpart 12.212(b)(1), as supplemented in the attached Request for Quotation (RFQ). This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. A firm-fixed price purchase order is anticipated. RFO 12, Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services will be used. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. The solicitation number is 36C26027Q0040 and is attached. This solicitation is unrestr… (show all)
icted. This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses by reference. The full text of provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 311119, with a small business size standard of 650 employees. This NAICS code is subject is not subject to a waiver. The FSC/PSC is 8710. The Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 5, Health Service Area (HSA) 5.1, 1601 E. Fourth Plain Boulevard, Vancouver, WA 98661 is seeking to establish a five-year Blanket Purchase Agreement to purchase research grade animal food and bedding. This is a brand name requirement. Service Location: VA Portland Healthcare System Portland campus VMU 3710 SW U.S. Veterans Hospital Road Loading Docks Building 101 and 103 Portland, OR 97239-2964 Other VMU s within the VISN 5/HSA 5.1 may be added in the future upon written agreement between the contractor and the Contracting Officer. The period of performance will be five-years: 01/01/2027 12/31/2031 Award will be based upon the evaluation factors listed in Section E of the attached RFQ. The award will be made to the response most advantageous to the Government. Responses should contain your best terms and conditions. Offers must be emailed to Jennifer Robles jennifer.robles1@va.gov and received no later than 1:00 PM Mountain on 10/07/2026. Any questions or concerns regarding this solicitation should be forwarded in writing via email to Jennifer Robles jennifer.robles1@va.gov. Telephone inquiries will not be responded to. No late quotations will be accepted.
Who won similar work
1638 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Veterans Affairs), any industry: a loose match.
Loose match: same agency, any industry. Read the titles before treating these as competitors.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elevated Technologies Services, LLC | 43 | $249.1M | Sep 16, 2026 |
| Edwards Lifesciences LLC · $EW | 40 | $2.8M | Oct 16, 2026 |
| TK Elevator Corporation | 20 | $91.5M | Sep 17, 2026 |
| Trillamed LLC | 19 | $12.4M | Sep 25, 2026 |
| Alvarez LLC | 15 | $33.7M | Oct 7, 2026 |
| V3GATE, LLC | 13 | $281.2M | Oct 18, 2026 |
| ABBOTT LABORATORIES INC. · $ABT | 10 | $16.9M | Oct 1, 2026 |
| HILL-ROM, INC. | 10 | $16.0M | Oct 1, 2026 |
| LOVELL GOVERNMENT SERVICES INC. | 10 | $3.8M | Sep 22, 2026 |
| INSPIRE MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. | 10 | $251K | Oct 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.
- Oct 18, 2026V3GATE, LLC$519KDA10--PUPPET ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE (VA-26-00062749)
- Oct 16, 2026HANGER PROSTHETICS & ORTHOTICS EAST, INC.$55K6515--SUPPLIES-PROSTHETIC LIMB- DETROIT
- Oct 16, 2026LC FLUHARTY CONSTRUCTION LLC$14.9MY1DA--RENOVATE OPERATING ROOMS 541-19-101
- Oct 16, 2026Evoqua Water Technologies LLC$2.2MJ046--36C25927P0006| RODI Maintenance and Service| 554C70037
- Oct 16, 2026OPTICAL SYSTEMS GROUP, INC.$2.3MQ511--OFL CSS/IOT Lab Management Software and Digital Lens Calculations
- Oct 16, 2026SUNRISE MEDICAL (US) LLC$30K6515--EQUIPMENT-POWER WHEELCHAIR- ANN ARBOR
- Oct 16, 2026HANGER PROSTHETICS & ORTHOTICS EAST, INC.$55K6515--SUPPLIES-PROSTHETIC LIMB- DETROIT
- Oct 16, 2026DOUBLE BAR BLUE CORD JV 1, LLC$2.0MZ1DA--FY27 NRM (PROJ 516-26-117) BB Repair Steam Piping in Manhole Near Building 1
- Oct 16, 2026DELOITTE CONSULTING LLP$199.9MDA01--Identity Credential Access Management (ICAM)
- Oct 16, 2026INNOVATION AT WORK INC$3.3MR426--VACCHCS Switchboard Operators
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.
- 1 of these past winners lobbied Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) since 2024 (5 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) job
- $56K 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.
- 5 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.
- 2 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 12 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.