Quality Assurance Inspection Software for EMS
Veterans Affairs · 260-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 20 (36C260)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C260-27-AP-0398 in this department, oldest first.
- Aug 12, 2026 · this noticeSources Sought
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
The proposed action is for a firm-fixed-priced contract to for Software as a Service (SaaS) Environmental Management Operations Efficiency Dashboard (aka the Unified Platform) subscription maintenance and technical support services. The system is used for managing the infection prevention efforts by the Environmental Management Services (EMS) groups within the VA. It helps with the oversight necessary to manage and monitor EMS� operations in a consolidated approach for the following EMS Scopes of Service: Managing and tracking inspections and deficiencies for performance improvement, Tracking … (show all)
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Who won similar work
3 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 541519.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| OPTICAL SYSTEMS GROUP, INC. | 1 | $2.3M | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Omnicell, Inc. · $OMCL | 1 | $668K | Sep 22, 2026 |
| RIVERAIN TECHNOLOGIES, INC | 1 | $424K | Dec 17, 2024 |
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.
- Oct 16, 2026OPTICAL SYSTEMS GROUP, INC.$2.3MQ511--OFL CSS/IOT Lab Management Software and Digital Lens Calculations
- Sep 22, 2026Omnicell, Inc.$668KQ702--Automation Onsite Administrator for Omnicell
- Dec 17, 2024RIVERAIN TECHNOLOGIES, INC$424KDA10--Riverain SW and support POP: 12/10/24 - 12/9/25 w/4OYs
Competitive landscape
For the 3 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.
- 1 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.