AJ11--Notice of Intent to Sole source- VA Depleted Uranium Program
Veterans Affairs · 245-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 5 (36C245)
Capture briefs (a one-page, shareable copy of this page) are part of Pro. The CSV here holds the notice, its timeline and past awards.
Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C24525C0105 in this department, oldest first.
- Jun 30, 2025 · this noticePre-solicitation
- Jul 31, 2025Award NoticeUNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND PHYSICIANS PA BALTIMORE 21201 · $92KOpen
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
Description: The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration intends to award a sole source contract to University of Maryland Physicians, PA under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, "Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements." This sole source contract is shared space for the Depleted Uranium / Toxic Embedded Fragment Surveillance Center program, which are essential for patient care. The estimated value of this contract is $490,074.91. Justification: The rationale for the sole source procurement is that University of Maryland … (show all)
Physicians, PA is the only source capable of providing this space that will allow proper functionality of the programs in proper relation to the VAMHCS, Baltimore. No other vendor can fulfill this requirement without significant duplication of costs and time delays. Interested Parties: This notice is not a request for competitive proposals. However, any firm that believes it can meet the requirements described here may give written notification, and include supporting evidence, to the Contracting Officer, no later than the response due date. Responses shall include detailed documentation to allow the Government to assess the responding firm s capability, as well as solicitation information. All responses received will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be used to determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Point of Contact: Contracting Officer: Christopher Tate Email Address: Christopher.Tate2@va.gov Alternate Contracting Officer: Rachael Hallock Email Address: Rachael.Hallock@va.gov This notice and information contained herein are subject to change and do not obligate the Government to award a contract.
Who won similar work
3 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Veterans Affairs), same product/service code (PSC) AJ11.
Single-winner award sizes (3): middle half $359K to $5.8M, median $394K; range $323K to $11.2M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SALT LAKE CITY 84112 | 1 | $11.2M | Jul 28, 2025 |
| UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE BALTIMORE 21201 | 1 | $394K | Jan 6, 2025 |
| UNIVERSITY OF UTAH Salt Lake City UT 84112 USA | 1 | $323K | Jul 10, 2025 |
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.
- Jul 28, 2025UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SALT LAKE CITY 84112$11.2MAJ11--Research ServicesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 10, 2025UNIVERSITY OF UTAH Salt Lake City UT 84112 USA$323KHealth Sciences Center CORESNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jan 6, 2025UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE BALTIMORE 21201$394KAJ11--MIRECC UM Data Analysis FY25 Contract (Planning UID: VA-25-00012510) (VA-25-00012510)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
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. 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.