J061--Generator Maint
Veterans Affairs · NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 23 (36C263)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C26326Q0018 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
Caterpillar Generator Maintenance for Minneapolis VA Health Care System. This is a solicitation conducted using FAR Part 13 (Simplified Acquisition Procedures). Solicitation number 36C26326Q0018 is issued as a request for quotes (RFQ). This solicitation is a total Small Business set-aside. 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 811310 with a size standard of $12.5 Million. A lis… (show all)
t of the contract line items, quantities, and units of measure are listed within the RFQ solicitation documentation to follow. The VA anticipates one Firm Fixed Price award to provide service to the Minneapolis VA Health Care System, One Veterans Drive, Minneapolis MN 55417. The period of performance is 2-1-2026 to 1-31-2027 for the base year period of performance. Technical questions on this solicitation are due via e-mail only to Robert Bennett, Contract Specialist, at robert.bennett8@va.gov no later than 4:00 PM on 12/16/2025. Quotes are due at the Contracting Office by 4:00 pm on 12/23/2025. Quotes are required to be emailed to robert.bennett8@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.
Who won similar work
4 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 23 (36C263)), same product/service code (PSC) J061.
Single-winner award sizes (4): middle half $147K to $218K, median $183K; range $107K to $251K.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| INTERSTATE POWER SYSTEMS INC | 1 | $251K | Aug 12, 2026 |
| DASH TECHNOLOGIES INC | 1 | $207K | Jan 30, 2026 |
| FLOWSENSE, LLC | 1 | $160K | Aug 25, 2026 |
| ANTONCECCHI POWER LLC | 1 | $107K | Jul 5, 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 25, 2026FLOWSENSE, LLC$160KJ061--AWARDED - Triennial Inspection and Testing of Electrical Breakers and Power Distribution SystemNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 12, 2026INTERSTATE POWER SYSTEMS INC$251KJ061--BHH - Generator Testing & Maintenance - Interstate Power Systems - 568C60119No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 5, 2026ANTONCECCHI POWER LLC$107KJ061--Uninterruptable Power Source (UPS) Service & PMNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jan 30, 2026DASH TECHNOLOGIES INC$207KJ061--UPS Maintenance - NWINo 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.