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3610--Sources Sought VR&E self employment plan for Printer

VETERANS BENEFITS ADMIN (36C10D) · Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Benefits Administration Boston Regional Office JFK Federal Building, 15 Sudbury Street, Boston,, 02203

Response status

Historical record

Aug 13, 2026, 5:00 PM UTC

This notice is no longer open.

Posted
Aug 7, 2026
Archive date
Oct 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

  • VETERANS BENEFITS ADMIN (36C10D) published this sources sought.
  • Competition is listed as Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside.
  • The place of performance is Boston,.
  • The notice uses NAICS 339940 (Office Supplies (except Paper) Manufacturing).

Procurement identity

Notice ID
edf2423e24154b5e8c480c4d06d3a7a1
Solicitation
36C10D26Q0181
Base type
Sources Sought
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
Sources Sought
Solicitation number
36C10D26Q0181
Set-aside
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside
Set-aside code
SDVOSBC
Posted
Aug 7, 2026
Responses due
Aug 13, 2026, 5:00 PM UTC
Archive date
Oct 12, 2026
Archive type
autocustom
Base type
Sources Sought
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
VETERANS BENEFITS ADMIN (36C10D)
Organization path
Organization path codes
Office address
WASHINGTON, DC, 20006, USA
Place of performance
Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Benefits Administration Boston Regional Office JFK Federal Building, 15 Sudbury Street, Boston,, 02203
City code
State
State code
Postal code
02203
Country

Points of contact

Contact details from the current notice version.

Notice description

Source text reproduced without an AI summary.

This is a Sources Sought for the Department of Veterans Affairs. This announcement is in support of market� research to determine whether a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned small business set aside (SDVOSB), can be solicited. Below is some key information: Title: VR&E self-employment plan for Printer. (Please see the attached parts list.) Specifications: Brand name or Equal Specifications Brandname or Equal Standard: The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 339940 and the size standard is 750 employees. Key Point: The Buy American Act will apply to this requirement along with FAR Clause 52.225-1 (Buy American-Supplies) (https://acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide/far-overhaul-part-52#FAR_52_225_1) and FAR Provision 52.225-2 (Buy American Certificate) (https://acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide/far-overhaul-part-52#FAR_52_225_2). SDVOSB/VOSB: When conducting a SDVOSB Set Aside, any offeror needs to comply with FAR Clause 52.219-33 (Nonmanufacturer Rule) (https://acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide/far-overhaul-part-52#FAR_52_219_33). � POC: Afia Monteaperto Phone: 848-377-5187 Email: Afia.Monteaperto@va.gov VR&E self-employment plan for Printer

Comparable award range

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

Low end (p25)$116
Median$160
High end (p75)$5,350
Comparable awards
5
Median
$160
Computed
Aug 12, 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
PAPER, TABULATING MACHINE, CONTINUOUS FLATFOLD: - SEE ATTACHED DOCUMENT FOR DETAIL.MBA OFFICE SUPPLY, INC.$5,350.00Jul 31, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
CALENDAR BOARD,WALLEM NAME CALENDAR BOARD,WALL OVERALL WIDTH 15.00INCHES OVERALL LENGTH 30MBA OFFICE SUPPLY, INC.$160.00Aug 1, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
PAPER, CARBON, PENCIL: - SEE ATTACHED DOCUMENT FOR DETAIL.MBA OFFICE SUPPLY, INC.$116.00Aug 1, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
CALENDAR BOARD,WALLEM NAME CALENDAR BOARD,WALL OVERALL WIDTH 15.00INCHES OVERALL LENGTH 30MBA OFFICE SUPPLY, INC.$80.00Aug 1, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
MODIFICATION 001 - CLOSEOUT FOR SDMO COLOR PLOTTER HP DESIGNJET XL 3800TECH SERVICE SOLUTIONS LLC$13,910.07Jul 31, 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
1Sources SoughtAug 10, 2026Aug 13, 2026, 5:00 PM UTC768c7e7556ac1043
2Sources SoughtAug 28, 2026Aug 13, 2026, 5:00 PM UTC5881f4451dc5d881

Record provenance

Field-level lineage for the current opportunity version.

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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 5 completed federal awards using comparables@2026.08.1, as of Aug 12, 2026. Award values are neither unit prices nor a forecast.
  3. 3Only 5 comparable awards were found. The range describes those records, not the market.

Note 1 covers the solicitation record; note 2 covers the comparable range; note 3 describes sample size. No synthetic FAQ or inferred solicitation value is published.

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