R499--After Hours Call Center
Veterans Affairs · 250-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 10 (36C250)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C25026Q0418 in this department, oldest first.
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
Posting Date: June 2, 2026 Type: Pre-Solicitation Notice Agency/Office: Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 10 Title: After hours Switchboard Coverage Services Classification Code: R499 - Support Professional: Other NAICS Code: 561421 Telephone answering Services Description: The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 10 is seeking to provide a service subscription plan for operator call answering services. The VA anticipates awarding a firm, fixed price contract for an abbreviated base year and three (3) one (1) year options for a total of 3.5 years … (show all)
of service, if all options are exercised. The Government anticipates release of the RFQ to be June 2, 2026 with a due date of June 15, 2026. Questions must be submitted in written form via e-mail to Janel.Tate-Montgomery@va.gov no later than 2:00 pm EST June 5, 2026. The point of contact for this RFQ is Ms. Janel Tate, Contract Specialist, Network Contracting Office 10. Ms. Tate can be reached at Janel.Tate-Montgomery@va.gov.
Who won similar work
46 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Veterans Affairs), same product/service code (PSC) R499.
Single-winner award sizes (46): middle half $121K to $3.0M, median $633K; range $7K to $517.0M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAR EXCELLENCE SYSTEMS, INC | 2 | $339K | Sep 17, 2025 |
| Signature Choice III, LLC | 1 | $517.0M | Oct 1, 2026 |
| ENCORE JV1 LLC | 1 | $153.0M | May 7, 2026 |
| Metrics, LLC | 1 | $38.3M | Sep 23, 2025 |
| GCC & ASSOCIATES LLC | 1 | $10.6M | Sep 25, 2026 |
| GENTECH ASSOCIATES INC | 1 | $7.0M | May 26, 2026 |
| DELOITTE CONSULTING LLP | 1 | $6.2M | Aug 11, 2026 |
| Blue Water Initiatives LLC | 1 | $5.5M | Oct 2, 2026 |
| KNOWESIS, INC. | 1 | $5.5M | Sep 24, 2025 |
| Blue Phoenix Solutions LLC | 1 | $5.0M | Jan 16, 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.
- Oct 15, 20261 SOURCE CONSULTING, INC.$40KCTCCS Courier Services
- Oct 8, 2026REEFPOINT GROUP LLC$2.0MR499--VA-26-00068264 - DASL Bridge Support Services (New Requirement)
- Oct 2, 2026Blue Water Initiatives LLC$5.5MR499--Insurance Entry and Verification Buffer Support Services - CPAC [VA-26-00073096]
- Oct 1, 2026Signature Choice III, LLC$517.0MR499--VA Claims Processing & Customer Services Support
- Sep 29, 2026POSTURED LLC$140KR499--Ergonomic Assessment Services
- Sep 25, 2026GCC & ASSOCIATES LLC$10.6MR499--Engineering Support for CAVHCS through OCFM A-E IDIQ (VA-26-00068699)
- Sep 23, 2026MINUTEMAN TECHNOLOGY SERVICES LLC$3.0MR499--FY26 Longitudinal Study Congressionally mandated Longitudinal Study, required per Public Law 110-389, Section 334
- Sep 22, 2026EXPERT CODE SOLUTIONS LIMITED$68KR499--On-site Survey Readiness Services (Mock Physical Environment / Life Safety Survey)
- Aug 31, 2026EASIER COMMUNICATIONS, LLC. DENVER 80209$88KR499--Tele-Town Hall Services - NWI POP: 09/01/2026 - 08/31/2027
- Aug 11, 2026DELOITTE CONSULTING LLP$6.2MR499--MSPO MSPV Support Services - Increase Option 1 Support
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.
- 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.