Special NoticePosted Aug 21, 2026·Responses due Aug 31, 2026

J045--HOBART-CANTEEN KITCHEN EQUIPMENT PM-DC VAMC SOLE SOURCE

Veterans Affairs · 245-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 5 (36C245)

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
811310
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
36C24526Q0800
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
J045
Place
Not stated
Contact
JOHN RITTER (JOHN.RITTER2@VA.GOV)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 36C24526Q0800 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Aug 21, 2026 · this notice
    Special Notice
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Sep 18, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026, middle of the range Oct 9, 2026.
Measured from 90 past early notices at Veterans Affairs, Department of with NAICS 811310 that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Aug 21, 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

Hobart Assurance Preventive Maintenance, Corrective Repair & Emergency Repair Services Canteen Commercial Kitchen Equipment | Washington, D.C. VAMC | SOLE SOURCE

Who won similar work

3 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 811310.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
RJY GROUP LLC1$69KMar 21, 2025
JOHNSON CONTROLS FIRE PROTECTION LP · $JCI1$12KMay 5, 2026
IT VISION NETWORKS INC1$6KMay 15, 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.

Latest awards

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
  • $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.