Presolicitation
666-27-102 Lightning Protection Update B71N
Department of Veterans Affairs · Sol. 36C25926Q0880
- Response date
- Oct 23, 2026, 10:00 AM MDT · 12:00 PM Eastern
- Set-aside
- Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14)
- NAICS
- 236220 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
- Place
- Sheridan, WY
AI summary Beta
The notice looks incomplete: The request for quote, statement of work, specifications and drawings are not posted yet (the notice says the RFQ is posted on or about October 23, 2026). Check the attachments on SAM.gov.
The VA's Network Contracting Office 19 (Greenwood Village, CO) plans to buy an update to the lightning protection at Building 71 N at the Sheridan VA Medical Center in Sheridan, Wyoming. The work is a construction job set aside 100% for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, with a stated size of between $25,000 and $100,000. This is a presolicitation: the actual request for quote is said to be posted on or about October 23, 2026.
Things to watch
- Serious: Only certified SDVOSBs can bid. This is set aside for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses certified by SBA (VetCert); others can't bid as the prime.
- Serious: Presolicitation only; the actual RFQ is not posted yet. The notice type is Presolicitation and the text says the request for quote is posted on or about October 23, 2026, yet the SAM.gov response deadline is also October 23, 2026 at 10:00 AM Mountain, so the real due date and the quote instructions may differ from what is shown here. From the notice:
A REQUEST FOR QUOTE POSTED ON OR ABOUT OCTOBER 23, 2026…
- Serious: SBA verification must be in place before you quote. A firm that is not both visible and verified in the SBA certification database when it submits its offer will be treated as non-compliant, and verification takes time to obtain. From 36C25926Q0880.docx:
Failure to be both VERIFIED by SBA and VISIBLE on the SBA certification database at the time of offer submission…
- Worth checking: Two different verification databases named. The notice text refers to the SBA certification database, while the attached VA clause says the firm must be VIP-listed (VetBiz); confirm with the contracting officer that your status satisfies both. From 36C25926Q0880.docx:
Offers are solicited only from VIP-listed VOSBs, including VIP-listed SDVOSBs.
- Worth checking: Scope, drawings and quote instructions not yet available. The notice gives only one line about the work; the specifications, drawings, contract terms, evaluation method and period of performance are expected in the RFQ, so you cannot price or judge the job yet.
- Worth checking: Limits on subcontracting for construction. The clause caps how much of the contract price can go to firms that are not VIP-listed veteran-owned small businesses (85% for general construction, 75% for special trade), which affects how much you can subcontract. From 36C25926Q0880.docx:
…the VOSB prime contractor will not pay more than 85% of the amount paid by the government to the prime…
Full brief
What they want
- Update the lightning protection at Building 71 N, Sheridan VAMC, 1898 Fort Road, Sheridan, WY 82801
- Contract type
- Request for quote (RFQ) for construction; contract type not stated
- Place of performance
- Sheridan VAMC, 1898 Fort Road, Sheridan, WY 82801 (Building 71 N)
- Estimated value
- Between $25,000 and $100,000 (stated as the project magnitude)
- Offers due
- 10-23-2026 10:00 AM Mountain Time, Denver (SAM.gov field: 2026-10-23 10:00 -06:00)
What to include when you submit
- The notice says the request for quote itself is to be posted on or about October 23, 2026; how and where to send quotes is not stated in this notice
- Point of contact: Elia Laritza Ruiz Manzo, Elia-Laritza.Ruiz-Manzo@va.gov, 303-712-5727
- Offerors must be both visible and verified in the SBA certification database when they submit the offer
You must have
- Total set-aside for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSB); only eligible firms may be awarded the contract From 36C25926Q0880.docx:
100% set-aside for Service Disable Veteran-Owned Small Businesses…
- Must be both VISIBLE and VERIFIED in the SBA certification database at the time of offer submission (and at award); the notice says to submit veteran status, ownership and control documents to SBA if not already verified From 36C25926Q0880.docx:
Offerors must be both VISIBLE and VERIFIED by the SBA certification database at the time of offer submission.
- The attached VA clause also says the firm must be verified and listed in VA's Vendor Information Pages (VIP) database; offers from firms not VIP-listed at the time of offer will not be considered From 36C25926Q0880.docx:
Offers received from entities that are not VIP-listed at the time of offer shall not be considered.
- Meet the small business size standard for NAICS 236220 ($19 million) From the notice:
…a small business size standard of $19 M…
- Follow the limits on subcontracting: for general construction, the prime may not pay more than 85% of the amount paid by the government (excluding materials) to firms that are not VIP-listed veteran-owned small businesses; for special trade contractors the limit is 75% From 36C25926Q0880.docx:
…the VOSB prime contractor will not pay more than 85% of the amount paid by the government to the prime…
- A joint venture may qualify only if the joint venture itself is listed in VIP and meets 13 CFR 125.18(b)
Not in the notice text
- The request for quote, statement of work, specifications and drawings are not posted yet (the notice says the RFQ is posted on or about October 23, 2026)
- How and where to submit a quote (email, portal) is not stated
- Evaluation method and factors
- Contract type, period of performance and completion schedule
- Whether a site visit, bonding, insurance or a wage determination applies
- Whether the October 23, 2026 response date in SAM.gov is the real quote due date or the date the RFQ is posted
Key facts
- Response date
- Oct 23, 2026, 10:00 AM MDT · 12:00 PM EasternOn a presolicitation this date is often when the solicitation is expected, or the date to send a capability statement. Check the notice for which.
- Posted
- Oct 9, 2026
- Notice type
- Presolicitation
- Solicitation number
- 36C25926Q0880
- Agency
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Office
- Network Contract Office 19 (36C259), Greenwood Village, CO
- Set-aside
- Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14)
- NAICS
- 236220 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
- Product/service code
- Z2DA · Repair or Alteration of Hospitals and Infirmaries
- Business type
- Construction & renovation
- Place of performance
- Sheridan, WY
- Contracting contact
- Elia Laritza Ruiz ManzoContract Specialist
- Attachments
Past awards and competition
Who has won work like this before, the likely incumbent, and what similar contracts paid, from USAspending.gov.
Before you respond
- How to read a government solicitation
- How to price a government contract
- Open SDVOSB set-aside contracts
- SDVOSB and veteran-owned contracts
Terms on this notice: Solicitation, SDVOSB (service-disabled veteran-owned small business), Set-aside