Betterbuilt R640 Series Cart and Utensil Washer, Name Brand or Equal
Veterans Affairs · 260-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 20 (36C260)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C26026Q0346 in this department, oldest first.
- Apr 29, 2026 · this noticeSources Sought
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 ONLY. This is neither a solicitation nor a request for quote (RFQ) and it does not obligate the Government to award a contract. Request for solicitation will not receive a response. The Government will not pay or reimburse any costs of preparing this response. The Source�s Sought Notice is for market research purposes to make the appropriate acquisition decision and gain knowledge of potential qualified vendors and their Small Business Administration (SBA) size classification in relation to North America Industry Classification System (NAICS) 333310, Commercial and Servic… (show all)
e Industry Machinery, size standard of 1,250 employees. The Federal Supply Code (FSC) is 7320, Kitchen Equipment and Appliances. The Network Contracting Office (NCO) 20, Portland Health Care System Food and Nutrition Department is seeking to identify qualified, experienced, and interested vendors who can provide a Betterbuilt R640 Series Cart and Utensil Washer, Name Brand or Equal. The equipment will need assembly, installation, and scheduled maintenance. The customer will need training on the equipment and features. The training must be onsite. In addition, please review the attached Statement of Work (SOW) and Excel spreadsheet for specific details to this requirement. All responses must be completed directly within the Excel spreadsheet. To be eligible for award, a prospective vendor must be registered at the System for Award Management (SAM) Interest site, www.sam.gov. Responses to this notice should be emailed, no later than 1400 hours (2:00 PM), Eastern Standard Time on May 15, 2026. Telephone and facsimile responses will not be considered. Please email: Freida McClain at freida.mcclain@va.gov and James Harris at James.harris13@va.gov. When responding via email ensure the subject line is titled Betterbuilt R600 Series Cart and Utensil Washer, Name Brand or Equal. No other information is available at this time, and we thank you for your interest and time to prepare and submit a response.
Who won similar work
5 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (260-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 20 (36C260)), same NAICS 333310.
Single-winner award sizes (5): middle half $23K to $256K, median $177K; range $23K to $317K.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEAN VENTURES, LLC | 2 | $47K | Sep 29, 2025 |
| Evoqua Water Technologies LLC | 1 | $317K | Apr 28, 2026 |
| LYNX PRODUCT GROUP, LLC | 1 | $256K | Sep 25, 2026 |
| GOVERNMENT SALES, LLC | 1 | $177K | Sep 3, 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. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- Sep 25, 2026LYNX PRODUCT GROUP, LLC$256KCart and Utensil Washer, Portland VA Medical Center Nutrition & Food ServicesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 3, 2026GOVERNMENT SALES, LLC$177KModular Meal Tray Assembly SystemNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Apr 28, 2026Evoqua Water Technologies LLC$317KEvoqua Water System Installation and Service Maintenance for Roseburg VA Medical CenterNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 29, 2025SEAN VENTURES, LLC$23K6520--Magnification Ultra-light Optic Lightweight ERGE LoupesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 28, 2025SEAN VENTURES, LLC$23K6520--Magnification Ultra-light Optic Lightweight ERGE LoupesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
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
- 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.