N063--534-25-1-5715-0044. Nurse Call System.
Veterans Affairs · 247-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 7 (36C247)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C24725Q0182 in this department, oldest first.
- Nov 20, 2024 · this noticeSpecial Notice
- Jan 21, 2025Award NoticeSTANDARD COMMUNICATIONS INC · $392KOpen
Next steps for this stage
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What the notice says
Notice of Intent to Sole Source Requirement. The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, VISN 7 Contracting Activity intends to negotiate a sole source contract under FAR Subpart 13.5, Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Products and Commercial Services, with vendor Standard Communications Inc, under the authority of 38 U.S. Code § 8127, located at 20 Cabot Boulevard Suite #220, Mansfield, MA 02048. The associated NAICS code for this is 334220 with a size standard of 1,250 employees. This procurement includes software programming modifications and/or additions… (show all)
to the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center s existing Rauland Bourg Responder 5 / Enterprise nurse call system and our existing SPOK Messenger middleware system. This work directly affects RHJVAMC s existing Rauland Bourg Nurse Call/Spok Messenger patient life safety systems. This procurement includes Rauland Responder 5 nurse call equipment, wiring and conduit, as required to meet local, national and VHA life safety system codes; to integrate to the existing Rauland Nurse Call Server in order to facilitate operations and functions that precisely match the standard of safety and provision care currently available in the existing system with zero loss of functionality and as required to maintain existing product warrantees and support of the existing multi-million dollar system. Also included are specialized programming services by certified Rauland and SPOK programmers as required to fully integrate the requested new additions to the nurse call system alarms to our communication systems and devices. This requirement is integrating Responder five/enterprise and the middleware SPOL operator console/messenger to integrate with Vocera and spacelabs systems. This system is in every room and nurse station in the VAMC. These systems are proprietary and under warranty. All work must be completed by personnel specifically certified to complete said services on the Rauland Bourg Responder 5 / Enterprise and SPOK Messenger Life Safety Systems to ensure patient safety through 100% compatibility with existing systems with zero loss of functionality and also to ensure continued manufacture warranty support. A Firm Fixed Price (FFP) purchase order from is contemplated. It is the Government's belief that only the proposed vendor possesses the required capabilities to successfully meet this requirement. It is the Government's intention to solicit and negotiate with only Standard Communications Inc, a SDVOSB. This notice of intent to sole source is not a solicitation (request for competitive quotes). No solicitation package is available. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government and must be sent via email. Responses must be received no later than 10:00am EST on Friday, November 22, 2024. Joseph Locke, Contracting Officer, joseph.locke@va.gov
Who won similar work
14 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Veterans Affairs), same product/service code (PSC) N063.
Single-winner award sizes (14): middle half $113K to $776K, median $374K; range $15K to $12.7M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| HurtVet Subcontracting, Inc. | 2 | $871K | Aug 31, 2026 |
| SCDATACOM, LLC | 2 | $375K | Feb 2, 2026 |
| VETERAN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES, LLC | 1 | $12.7M | Apr 21, 2026 |
| VENERGY GROUP LLC | 1 | $4.3M | Sep 5, 2025 |
| SKYTEK LLC | 1 | $2.0M | Sep 1, 2026 |
| LANDSEER GROUP LLC | 1 | $537K | Jun 11, 2025 |
| PRISM-IPX SYSTEMS, LLC | 1 | $513K | Aug 5, 2026 |
| TRU VANTAGE SOLUTIONS, INC | 1 | $387K | Jun 18, 2026 |
| ALLIED FEDERAL SOLUTIONS LLC | 1 | $360K | Mar 26, 2025 |
| GREENBRIER GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS INC | 1 | $167K | Jul 28, 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 1, 2026SKYTEK LLC$2.0MN063--653-25-103 Update Security Camera System EO 14398No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 31, 2026HurtVet Subcontracting, Inc.$856KN063--Fire Alarm Panels InstallationNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 5, 2026PRISM-IPX SYSTEMS, LLC$513KPrism Code Blue System UpgradeNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 28, 2026GREENBRIER GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS INC$167KEmergency Management Mass Notification SystemNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 18, 2026TRU VANTAGE SOLUTIONS, INC$387KN063--C-CURE 9000 Physical Access Control SystemNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Apr 21, 2026VETERAN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES, LLC$12.7MN063--NNG15SD41B 36C10B26F0113 | VISN 5 Video Surveillance and Physical Access Control Systems | VA-26-00011044No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Apr 13, 2026CyberVault Solutions, Professional Limited$60KN063--PIV Reader Install & RepairNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Feb 2, 2026SCDATACOM, LLC$285KN063--WEAPONS DETECTION SYSTEM - Base 2 [605] | POP: 02/01/2026 - 01/31/2027No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Dec 29, 2025SCDATACOM, LLC$89KN063--WEAPONS DETECTION SYSTEM - Base plus 2 OY [605] | POP: 02/01/2026 - 01/31/2029No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 5, 2025VENERGY GROUP LLC$4.3MN063--598-22-125 Repair/Replace Fire Alarm Systems - NLR/JLMNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
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.