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Million Veteran Program (MVP) Lapel Pins

261-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 21 (36C261) · Palo Alto, California

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Response status

Historical record

Aug 28, 2026, 7:00 PM UTC

This notice is no longer open.

Posted
Aug 20, 2026
Archive date
Sep 12, 2026
SAM status
Active
This is a preserved solicitation record. The response window is closed because the published deadline passed.

Answer-first brief

What the source record says

  • 261-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 21 (36C261) published this solicitation.
  • Competition is listed as Small Business Set-Aside - Total.
  • The place of performance is Palo Alto, California.
  • The notice uses NAICS 339999 (All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing).

Procurement identity

Notice ID
842e7e9e219c4a389fc52041ebefe7b2
Solicitation
36C26126Q0943
Base type
Solicitation
Version
2 of 2

Solicitation facts

Structured fields from the current SAM notice version. A dash means the source did not publish a value.

Notice type
Solicitation
Solicitation number
36C26126Q0943
NAICS
339999 — All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing
PSC
8455 — BADGES AND INSIGNIA
Set-aside
Small Business Set-Aside - Total
Set-aside code
SBA
Posted
Aug 20, 2026
Responses due
Aug 28, 2026, 7:00 PM UTC
Archive date
Sep 12, 2026
Archive type
auto15
Base type
Solicitation
Organization type
OFFICE
Benchmark category
—
Category confidence
—
Category source
—
Last seen
Aug 29, 2026

Buyer and place

Office hierarchy and place of performance as published.

Department
VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF
Department code
—
Subagency
VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF
Subagency code
—
Office
261-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 21 (36C261)
Organization path
—
Organization path codes
—
Office address
MATHER, CA, 95655, USA
Place of performance
Palo Alto, California
City code
—
State
California
State code
CA
Postal code
—
Country
—

Points of contact

Contact details from the current notice version.

Notice description

Source text reproduced without an AI summary.

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 21, has a requirement for 140,000 custom Million Veteran Program (MVP) lapel pins, including design, manufacture, rubber backing, individual poly-bag packaging, and delivery, in support of the VA Palo Alto Health Care System's Research Service. This requirement is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside under NAICS code 339999, size standard 550 employees. Preproduction samples are required for Government approval prior to authorization of full production. See the attached solicitation, Statement of Requirement, and Salient Characteristics for complete specifications, delivery instructions, and evaluation criteria. Quotes are due no later than August 28, 2026, 12:00 PM PDT. Quotes shall be submitted electronically to: Janetra Johnson, janetra.johnson@va.gov Telephone and fax responses will not be accepted. This synopsis/solicitation is issued under FAR Part 12/13 commercial procedures. Point of Contact: Primary: Janetra Johnson, Contract Specialist, janetra.johnson@va.gov Secondary: Edward Hunter, Contracting Officer, edward.hunter@va.gov Attachments to Upload: RFQ 36C26126Q0943 Design File � 2026 MVP Logo Pin_Model Sheet_Final Amendment 0001 Amendment 0002

Comparable award range

Historical award values for work matched by the fixed rubric—not an estimate of this opportunity.

Low end (p25)$1,246
Median$3,331
High end (p75)$7,142
Comparable awards
28
Median
$3,331
Computed
Aug 23, 2026
Rubric
comparables@2026.08.1
Comparable award values describe completed contracts. They do not state the government's budget and are not a bid recommendation.

Comparable awards

The match score is decomposed so each comparison can be challenged.

AwardContractorValueAwardedScoreWhy it matched
PN: SQ1145925; DESC: CUSTOM 2POC 2 X 4 NAMETAG. COLOR: KHAKI NAME TAGS (60 EA); COLORVIRGINIA PATZI$4,816.00May 14, 202660Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
SQ1233504 2POC, COMMAND SHOULDER PATCH, NAVY BLUE, 2 IN X4 IN, HOOK BACKING. COLOR: NAVYVIRGINIA PATZI$6,256.00May 14, 202660Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
PN: SQ1233504. 2POC, COMMAND SHOULDER. PATCH, KHAKI, 2 IN X4 IN, HOOK BACKING. COLOR: VIRGINIA PATZI$3,925.64May 14, 202660Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
CUSTOM COMMAND BALLCAP; COYOTE BROWN CUSTOM COMMAND BALLCAP WITH YOUR COMMANDS LOGO ON THEVIRGINIA PATZI$2,634.00May 22, 202660Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
CUSTOM EMBROIDERED SHOULDER PATCH; NWU TYPE III. 2IN X 4IN EMBROIDERED PATCH WITH CUSTOM CVIRGINIA PATZI$1,368.00May 22, 202660Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
SQ4087383 CUSTOM COMMAND ROCKER BLACK WITH WHITE LETTERINGVIRGINIA PATZI$2,445.00May 22, 202660Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
CUSTOM 2POC 2 X 4 NAMETAG; NAVY BLUE 2 IN X4 IN NAME PATCHES, HOOK BACKING (WITHOUT GOLD SVIRGINIA PATZI$1,032.00May 29, 202660Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
PN: SQ1145925; ITEM: CUSTOM 2POC 2 X 4 NAMETAG; NAVY BLUE 2 IN X4 IN NAME PATCHES, HOOK BAVIRGINIA PATZI$344.00May 29, 202660Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
CUSTOM 2POC 2 X 4 NAMETAG; NAVY KHAKI 2 INX4 INNAME PATCHES, HOOK BACKINGVIRGINIA PATZI$4,300.00Jul 10, 202660Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
CUSTOM 2POC 2 X 4 NAMETAG; NAVY BLUE 2 INX4 IN NAME PATCHES, HOOK BACKINGVIRGINIA PATZI$6,450.00Jul 10, 202660Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
PN: SQ7378020 CUSTOM BALL CAPS. COYOTE BROWN CUSTOM COMMAND BALLCAP WITH YOUR COMMAND LOVIRGINIA PATZI$1,317.00Jul 23, 202660Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
PN: SQ0088834 CUSTOM COMMAND SHOULDER PATCH IN 2POC GREEN AND NWU TYPE III, 2 IN X 4 IN VIRGINIA PATZI$684.00Jul 23, 202660Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
SQ6269654 COYOTE BROWN CUSTOMER COMMAND BALL CAP WITH COMMAND LOGO ON THE FRONT AND SCRAMBVIRGINIA PATZI$805.00Jul 23, 202660Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
SQ0088834 CUSTOM COMMAND SHOULDER PATCH 2POC - GREEN NWU TYPE III. 2 IN X 4 IN. EMBROIDEREVIRGINIA PATZI$2,736.00Jul 23, 202660Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
SQ7378020 COYOTE BROWN CUSTOM COMMAND BALLCAP WITH COMMAND LOGO. SEE FILE FOR PICTURE OF VIRGINIA PATZI$4,609.50Jul 23, 202660Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
SQ4087383 UIC ROCKER MADE TO BE SEWN ON TO NAVY DRESS BLUE AND DRESS WHITE UNIFORMS. COLOVIRGINIA PATZI$2,445.00Jul 23, 202660Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
SQ7378020 COYOTE BROWN CUSTOM COMMAND BALLCAP WITH COMMAND LOGO ON THE FRONT. SEE FILE FOVIRGINIA PATZI$9,219.00Jul 23, 202660Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
SQ7378020 COYOTE RED CUSTOM COMMAND BALLCAP WITH COMMAND LOGO ON THE FRONT, CTT TEXT ON THVIRGINIA PATZI$658.50Jul 23, 202660Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
SQ6269654 COYOTE BROWN CUSTOM COMMAND BALLCAP WITH COMMANDS LOGO ON THE FRONT AND SCRAMBLEVIRGINIA PATZI$805.00Jul 23, 202660Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
DE-OB MODIFICATION FOR AWARDS/PLAQUE SERVICES.CREST CRAFT CO$18,907.56May 15, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)

Amendment history

A version is preserved whenever the normalized notice contents change.

VersionNotice typeObservedResponses dueContent hash
1SolicitationAug 22, 2026Aug 28, 2026, 7:00 PM UTC5760dd78e8a2c411
2SolicitationAug 28, 2026Aug 28, 2026, 7:00 PM UTCdc2ddf9d5ee959f7

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Sources and method

Figures on this page are computed from public federal award records. Numbers are never estimated or generated; where a figure is withheld, the reason is stated rather than filled in.

Comparable awards are scored on benchmark category, product and service code, industry code, buyer, place, recency, and contract type. Rubric version comparables@2026.08.1.

  1. 1Notice fields come from the SAM.gov contract opportunities record last seen Aug 29, 2026. SAM.gov remains authoritative.
  2. 2Computed from 28 completed federal awards using comparables@2026.08.1, as of Aug 23, 2026. Award values are neither unit prices nor a forecast.

Note 1 covers the solicitation record; note 2 covers the comparable range. No synthetic FAQ or inferred solicitation value is published.

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