Pre-solicitationPosted Jul 14, 2026·Responses due Jul 21, 2026

H112--BRIDGE - Fire Alarm Maintenance | 9/12/26 - 3/11/27

Veterans Affairs · 261-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 21 (36C261)

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
238210
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
36C26126Q0896
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
H112
Place
Mather, USA
Contact
James Postell (james.postell@va.gov)
…Open on SAM.gov
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 36C26126Q0896 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Jul 14, 2026 · this notice
    Pre-solicitation
Solicitation
None posted
Award
  • Jul 31, 2026
    Award Notice
    LOW VOLTAGE SPECIALTY, INC. · $138K
    Open

Next steps for this stage

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  • Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
  • Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.

What the notice says

NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 21, is issuing this Notice of Intent (NOI) to inform industry contractors of the Government s intent to execute a Sole Source Award under RFO Part 12 Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP). This is a notice of intent to sole source for commercial items prepared in accordance with FAR Subpart 5.101, Presolicitation notice. This announcement constitutes the only notice of intent to sole source and synopsis of the proposed action. The Department of Veterans Affairs, VHA, Network Contracting Offic… (show all)

e (NCO) 21 intends to negotiate/award a sole-source contract to Low Voltage Specialty, Incorporated for Fire Alarm Maintenance Services for the Northern California Health Care System. This will be a short-term six (6) month contract to continue services. The statutory authority for applying the Simplified Procedures for Commercial Items of RFO 12.201-1 is 41 U.S.C. § 1901 and 1903 and is implemented by FAR 13.106(b)(1) for restricting competition on this procurement. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 238210 Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors. The Product Service Code (PSC) is H112-Quality Control-Fire Control Equipment. The Small Business Administration (SBA) size standard for this sector is $19.0 million. This notice of intent is neither a formal solicitation nor a request for competitive proposals. No solicitation document is available, and telephone requests will not be honored. No award will be made on the basis of unsolicited quotations or offers received in response to this notice. Any response to this notice must show clear, compelling, and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. The intent of this synopsis is for informational purposes only. Information received will generally be considered solely for determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete this action based on this notice is solely within the Government s discretion. All inquiries and concerns must be addressed in writing via email to James Postell at James.Postell@va.gov. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.

Who won similar work

6 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (261-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 21 (36C261)), same NAICS 238210.

Single-winner award sizes (6): middle half $35K to $518K, median $166K; range $26K to $2.8M.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
MAYHEW TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, LLC1$2.8MJul 1, 2026
STRATEGIC INDUSTRY INC1$598KAug 28, 2026
LOW VOLTAGE SPECIALTY, INC.1$277KOct 16, 2025
SENTINEL BUILDERS, LLC1$55KSep 18, 2026
SCDATACOM, LLC1$28KJul 21, 2025
BOLDEN, NEWBY & SONS, INC.1$26KMar 18, 2025

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Latest awards

Competitive landscape

For the 6 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
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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
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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
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