Solicitation # 36C26127Q0104Updated Oct 28, 2026
This RFP closed on Oct 30, 2026.
Oct 30, 2026
Responses were due Oct 30, 2026, 10:00 AM PDT
Same NAICS group or Engineering & Architecture, nearby first, ranked by score.
Department of the Army
Why this score
Small-business set-aside, active buyer ($19.9B FY24–FY26).
Department of the Army · New Orleans, LA
Why this score
Active buyer ($19.9B FY24–FY26), partial small-business set-aside.
Department of the Navy · Maryland
Why this score
Active buyer ($68B FY24–FY26), 31 days to respond.
Department of the Air Force · Eielson AFB, AK
Why this score
Small-business set-aside, 27 days to respond.
Department of the Navy
Why this score
Active buyer ($68B FY24–FY26), 27 days to respond.
Department of Veterans Affairs · Lexington, KY
Why this score
SDVOSB set-aside, new this week.
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Summary by RFP Detector
Department of Veterans Affairs (261-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 21 (36C261)) posted a sources sought notice titled “Monthly Viable Surface Sampling” under solicitation number 36C26127Q0104. It was first posted on Oct 23, 2026 and has been updated 2 times since. The response deadline was Oct 30, 2026, 10:00 AM PDT. It is classified under NAICS 541380 (Testing Laboratories and Services) and product/service code H966. No set-aside is listed. The listed point of contact is John Waldrip, Contract Specialist.
Score at publication
Every RFP starts at 50. Each factor adds or subtracts points compared with a typical RFP; unknown data counts as neutral.
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Starts at 50
No value published. Typical award is about $80K: the median of 513 VA contracts over $25K awarded in NAICS 541380, FY24–FY26.
Full and open competition. The largest recipient took 15% of these dollars in FY24–FY26.
VA obligated $153M on NAICS 541380 across 1,085 contracts in FY24–FY26. 83 other notices from this office in the past 12 months.
Sources sought (market research, not a bid): 7 days to respond (due Oct 30, 2026, 10:00 AM PDT).
Documents not listed, named contact with email and phone, 10-word description.
Posted today.
50 + contributions = 53 (C, Fair)
Informational, not advice to bid or not bid. Score version 1.0.0, evaluated Oct 23, 2026.
Eligibility · Full and open competition
Full and open competition means the notice states no set-aside: any responsible business can respond, subject to the requirements in the notice.
Not stated in a form we could extract. See the official solicitation for requirements, evaluation criteria and submission steps.
From the official notice
Monthly Viable Surface Sampling at VA Central California Healthcare System.
No documents are listed for this notice.
John Waldrip
PrimaryContract Specialist
Points of contact as published on the notice.
Sources Sought posted
Sources Sought posted
Sources Sought posted
Responses were due
Federal award history
Department of Veterans Affairs · NAICS 541380 · FY24–FY26
Recipients of past awards in this market, not the incumbent of this RFP.
| Fiscal year | Obligated ($) |
|---|---|
| FY2022 | 52,576,959.16 |
| FY2023 | 43,826,128.31 |
| FY2024 | 47,240,276.38 |
| FY2025 | 34,708,653.14 |
| FY2026 | 70,729,261.23 |
Federal contract award records, award types A–D, FY24–FY26. Updated Nov 13, 2026.
438 open RFPs from this issuer and its offices.
Department of Veterans Affairs · Boise, ID
Why this score
SDVOSB set-aside, active buyer ($146M FY24–FY26); but only less than a day left.
Department of Veterans Affairs
Why this score
SDVOSB set-aside, active buyer ($153M FY24–FY26); but only 1 day left.
Department of Veterans Affairs · Lexington
Why this score
SDVOSB set-aside, active buyer ($8.7B FY24–FY26); but only 1 day left.
Department of Veterans Affairs · Puerto Rico
Why this score
Small-business set-aside; but only 1 day left.
Department of Veterans Affairs · Columbia, SC
Why this score
Not openly competed. Notice signals a sole-source or brand-name intent.
Department of Veterans Affairs · Murfreesboro, TN
Why this score
Clear, complete notice, small-business set-aside; but only 2 days left.
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