R499--Chapel Organist
Veterans Affairs · NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 23 (36C263)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C26325Q0356 in this department, oldest first.
- Jan 16, 2025 · this noticeCombined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Feb 19, 2025Award NoticeGAVIN SWIFT EMMETSBURG 50536 · $7KOpen
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
Chapel Organist for St. Cloud 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 36C26325Q0356 is issued as a request for quotes (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisitio… (show all)
n Circular (FAC) 2019-02. This procurement is a total set-aside for Small Business (SB). 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 711130 with a size standard of $15 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 contract award to provide services to VA St. Cloud Healthcare System at 4801 Veterans Drive, St. Cloud, MN 56303. 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 Arielle Lifto, Contract Specialist, at arielle.lifto@va.gov, no later than 10:00 AM Central Standard Time (CST), 01/20/2024. Quotes are due to the Contracting Office by 10:00am CST, 01/22/2025. Quotes are required to be emailed to arielle.lifto@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 Arielle Lifto, Contract Specialist, at arielle.lifto@va.gov, for information regarding the solicitation.
Who won similar work
5 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 23 (36C263)), same product/service code (PSC) R499.
Single-winner award sizes (5): middle half $304K to $1.8M, median $1.7M; range $88K to $3.0M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| VETERANS MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC. | 1 | $3.0M | Sep 25, 2025 |
| PATHFINDER CONSULTANTS, LLC | 1 | $1.8M | Dec 4, 2025 |
| BREEWORLD LLC | 1 | $1.7M | Jan 30, 2025 |
| MINBURN TECHNOLOGY GROUP, LLC | 1 | $304K | Jun 11, 2025 |
| EASIER COMMUNICATIONS, LLC. DENVER 80209 | 1 | $88K | Aug 31, 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.
- Aug 31, 2026EASIER COMMUNICATIONS, LLC. DENVER 80209$88KR499--Tele-Town Hall Services - NWI POP: 09/01/2026 - 08/31/2027No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Dec 4, 2025PATHFINDER CONSULTANTS, LLC$1.8MR499--Acquisition Support Service-NCO 23No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 25, 2025VETERANS MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC.$3.0MR499--Acquisition Support Service-NCO 23No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 11, 2025MINBURN TECHNOLOGY GROUP, LLC$304KR499--DSS Interface ReconfigureNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jan 30, 2025BREEWORLD LLC$1.7MR499--Document Shredding Services at the Minneapolis VANo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Competitive landscape
For the 5 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.