Presolicitation
619-25-902 | Mitigate Critical Electrical Hazards | AE CPS
Department of Veterans Affairs · Sol. 36C24727R0003
Due in 13 daysSole source
The agency plans to award to one named company. Others can only submit a capability statement to challenge it.
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The VA's Network Contracting Office 7 plans to hire Mills-Conoly Engineering, P.C. without competition for architect-engineer support during construction of an electrical-hazard fix at the Central Alabama VA health system (Tuskegee and Montgomery, AL). This is a notice of intent to sole source, not a call for competing bids; other firms may send capability information by 10/22/2026. The work would run about 365 calendar days alongside the construction project.
Watch out for
- Sole-source intent to named firm. VA plans to award to Mills-Conoly Engineering, P.C., so a different firm would have to prove it can do the work without the duplication of effort VA expects.
No competitive solicitation is available at this time.
- Must take on another firm's design. A new firm must validate the existing design and accept liability for it, which adds cost, time and risk for a small firm.
will need to assume the liabilities
- Design package not provided. The full design is not released with the notice, so it is hard to write a meaningful capability response without requesting information first.
The complete design package is not being provided with this
- No solicitation or obligation to award. Responding costs the firm money with no reimbursement and VA does not have to issue a solicitation.
The Government will not reimburse respondents for costs incurred in preparing or
Read from the notice and 1 attachment.
- PreSolicitation Notice_Intent to Sole Source_36C24727R0003.pdf
Full brief
What they want
- Technical support during the construction solicitation
- Answers to requests for information (RFIs) and technical questions
- Review of contractor submittals and shop drawings
- Technical review of changes and change proposals
- Design clarifications and revisions when required
- Site visits, construction inspections and final inspection support
- Prepare or update as-built design documents and BIM information, as applicable
- Contract type
- Firm-fixed-price (anticipated) architect-engineer contract
- Period of performance
- About 365 calendar days from the start of the construction project, running at the same time as it
- Place of performance
- Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System (CAVHCS), Tuskegee and Montgomery campuses, Alabama
- Estimated value
- Above $25,000 and at or below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (no dollar figure stated)
- How they'll choose
- No competitive evaluation. VA intends a sole-source award to the Designer of Record unless responses show another responsible source can meet the need, in which case VA will reassess.
- Offers due
- 10/22/2026 at 12:00pm ET (notice field: 2026-10-22T12:00:00-04:00)
- How to submit
- Email to Gregory.Snyder@va.gov with 36C24727R0003 and Project 619-25-902 in the subject line; telephone responses not accepted
What to include when you submit
- Send a capability statement; pricing is not required at this stage
- Include legal business name, address, UEI, CAGE code and confirmation of active SAM registration
- State business size under NAICS 541330 and socioeconomic status, including current SBA VetCert SDVOSB/VOSB status if applicable
- Describe professional engineering qualifications, registrations and construction-period services experience
- Describe experience interpreting, revising or taking responsibility for another A/E firm's design documents
- Explain the review and validation you would do before interpreting or changing the existing Mills-Conoly design, with level of effort and transition schedule
- Show current capacity to perform within the contemplated period
- A current SF 330, Part II may be included
- Additional technical information may be requested from the Contracting Officer at Gregory.Snyder@va.gov, naming the specific information needed
You must have
- Active SAM registration, with UEI and CAGE code
confirmation of active SAM registration
- Legally permitted to practice architecture or engineering and meet professional registration requirements
must nevertheless be legally permitted to practice the applicable
- Willingness to assume liability for all aspects of the existing design
will need to assume the liabilities
- No set-aside applies; the action is sole source
SET-ASIDE N/A – sole source
Current contractor
Mills-Conoly Engineering, P.C. of Montgomery, Alabama is the Designer of Record for the existing design of Project 619-25-902 and is the intended sole-source awardee.
Not in the notice text
- Exact dollar value (only 'above $25,000 and at or below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold' is stated)
- Details of the existing electrical design and construction scope (design package not provided)
- When the construction project starts, which sets the start of the 365-day period
- Whether the competitive path will open if a responder shows it can do the work
- Anticipated award date is approximately 11/30/2026
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Key facts
- Response due
- Oct 22, 2026, 4:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Oct 7, 2026
- Notice type
- Presolicitation
- Solicitation
- 36C24727R0003
- Agency
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Office
- 247-Network Contract Office 7 (36C247)
- Set-aside
- No Set aside used
- NAICS
- 541330
- Product/service code
- C1DA
- Business type
- Engineering, architecture & research
- Place of performance
- Montgomery, AL, 36109
- Contracting contact
- Gregory Snydergregory.snyder@va.gov
Full notice text from SAM.gov
PreSolicitation Notice of Intent to Sole Source to Designer of Record for Construction Period Services. See attached notice.
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