Special NoticePosted Sep 15, 2026·Responses due Sep 18, 2026

R426--Research Services: Editorial Review and Technical Assistance For VAGLAHS - Evidence Synthesis Program (ESP) (Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Health Care System) - Special Notice of Intent to Sole Source

Veterans Affairs · RPO EAST (36C24E)

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
541990
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
36C24E26Q0112
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
R426
Place
Not stated
Contact
Karly Gabrysiak (Karly.gabrysiak@va.gov)
…Open on SAM.gov
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 36C24E26Q0112 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Sep 15, 2026 · this notice
    Special Notice
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Oct 21, 2026 to Dec 16, 2026, middle of the range Nov 4, 2026.
Measured from 26 past early notices at Veterans Affairs, Department of with NAICS 541990 that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Sep 15, 2026).

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

Notice of Intent to Sole Source This is a Special Pre-Solicitation Notice for a prospective Fiscal Year 2026 Sole Source Award. This is not a Solicitation. The Veteran s Affairs (VA) Office of Acquisition, Logistics, and Construction - Office of Research and Development, Regional Procurement Office East headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA intends to negotiate a sole source award to STERLING MEDICAL COMMUNICATIONS LLC, (with address 4086 Dunleavy CT, Dublin, OH 43016-7709) for Editorial Review & Technical Assistance Services that will focus on the VA Los Angeles Research Department s requirements. … (show all)

These services have been provided to this juncture by this Contractor in previous contracts. All necessary Office of Research & Development (ORD) and other approvals have been obtained for this procurement. These services will provide medical writing and editorial support for VA Evidence Synthesis Program (ESP), specifically. Due to current need and experience, this Contractor s unique capabilities/characteristics particularly involving the Veterans Health Administration, makes them the Sole Source capable to receive an award for these services. Since the intent is to procure on a sole source basis, no solicitation will be posted to Contracting Opportunities on SAM.gov at https://sam.gov/. The applicable NAICS code is 541990; with a $19.5M Size Standard. The PSC is R426. The Authority for this action is Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) 6.103-1; Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. As stated earlier, this Notice is not a solicitation, and it is not a request for competitive proposals. However; Capability Statements with supporting documentation for equal/better services, may be sent to the Contracting Office no later than Friday, September 18th, 2026, at 9:00 AM EST. The Contract Specialist, Karly Gabrysiak s E-Mail is Karly.Gabrysiak@va.gov in which those shall be sent. The award determination is solely the Contracting Officer s decision.

Who won similar work

49 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Veterans Affairs), same NAICS 541990.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
LBT DIAGNOSTIC RADIATION PHYSICS CONSULTING LTD5$1.0MMay 29, 2026
PAR EXCELLENCE SYSTEMS, INC4$2.4MMar 27, 2026
TECH62 INC3$1.0MOct 1, 2026
ALLTECH VENTURES LLC2$175.5MSep 1, 2026
DELOITTE CONSULTING LLP2$13.1MSep 30, 2026
FORTEC MEDICAL INC2$1.4MJun 25, 2025
JOHNSON CONTROLS FIRE PROTECTION LP · $JCI2$923KSep 17, 2026
HURTVET SUBCONTRACTING, LLC2$373KJun 18, 2025
ALPINE FIRE SAFETY SYSTEMS INC2$110KSep 9, 2025
DETROIT EAST MEDICAL CONTROL AUTHORITY (DEMCA,) INC2$70KMar 25, 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.

Latest awards

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
  • $6K from their corporate PACs since 2024 to members of House Committee on Appropriations, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
  • 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.

  • 1 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 2 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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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.