VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF › 256-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 16 (36C256)

CON | Z2DA | REPLACE CHILLER 1 B104 | 580-24-111 | PRESOLICITATION

Response deadline: Oct 13, 2026; 10:00 AM UTC-05:00
Set-aside: SDVOSBCService-disabled veteran-owned; Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14)
Notice type: Presolicitation (originally Sources sought)
Posted on SAM.gov: Sep 29, 2026; Archives Oct 28, 2026

Description

THIS OPPORTUNITY IS AVAILABLE ONLY TO SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES. The Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (MEDVAMC) in Houston, Texas, has a requirement titled "Replace Chiller 1 B104” for project number 580-24-111, per issue for construction Drawings and Specifications. This acquisition will be solicited pursuant to the Veterans' First Public Law 109-461 as a 100% Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside (SDVOSB). At least 15 percent of the cost of the contract performance incurred for personnel shall be spent on the concern's employees or the employees of other eligible SDVOSB concerns. Please do not send questions to this notice as it is only a Pre-Solicitation Notice. Questions will be accepted only after the solicitation has been published. A Firm-Fixed Price construction contract award is anticipated. Contractor shall furnish all supervision, labor, material, tools, and equipment to replace existing inoperable 1,000-ton, 480V York chiller 1 and associated transformer, piping, valves, and controls in Building 104. Work includes general construction, demolition, architectural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, HVAC and certain other items as required by provided construction documents. The period of performance will be 180 calendar days from the Notice to Proceed. Solicitation documents, including specifications and drawings, will be available electronically on or about October 13, 2026, on this website. Hard copies will not be mailed.

The solicitation will be issued as a Request for Proposals (RFP). INTERESTED PARTIES ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO REGISTER TO RECEIVE NOTIFICATION OF ACTIONS INCLUDING POSTING OF THE SOLICITATION AND ANY AMENDMENTS. ADDITIONALLY, OFFERORS ARE ADVISED TO CHECK THE SITE FREQUENTLY AS THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR OBTAINING AMENDMENTS TO THE SOLICITATION NOTICE. A 90-day proposal acceptance period will be required. A bid bond must be submitted with the proposal. Performance and Payment bonds will be required from the contractor receiving the award. The magnitude of construction is between $2,000,000.00 and $5,000,000.00. North American Industrial Classification Standard (NAICS) code assigned to this construction project is 238220 with a small business size standard of $19 million in average annual receipts for the past three (3) years. Offerors shall be registered with SBA VetCert at Veteran Small Business Certification (sba.gov), in System for Award Management (SAM) database at www.sam.gov and have completed online Representations and Certifications prior to the solicitation due date. Offerors shall be registered with the NAICS code assigned to this acquisition in VetCert.

From SAM.gov’s daily data file, as published on Oct 28, 2026 (UTC). SAM.gov’s latest daily file no longer lists this notice.

Contacts

Lisa Peace · primary
[email protected]

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Posted on SAM.gov: Sep 29, 2026: The agency’s publication date, as SAM.gov states it.
First recorded by BidLookup: Oct 8, 2026: The UTC day of the first read of SAM.gov’s listings that stored this notice.
Last confirmed: Oct 26, 2026: The UTC day of the latest read that still listed this notice. It does not mean the notice is unchanged or still open on SAM.gov now, and it is not the index’s last-read time.
Description as published: Oct 28, 2026 (UTC): The date of the daily data file this text came from.

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