Presolicitation
561-26-103 Upgrade Electrical and Plumbing in Building 18B
Department of Veterans Affairs
AI summaryThe VA is planning a construction contract to upgrade the electrical and plumbing, plus related architectural, structural and mechanical work, in Building 18B at the New Jersey VA Healthcare System East Orange Campus. It is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business set-aside with an estimated cost of $250,000 to $500,000. This is a presolicitation notice; the solicitation is expected on or about October 30, 2026 (passed). More in the summary
Advance notice of a coming solicitation, not a bid yet. If it asks for capability statements, sending one is free and puts you on Department of Veterans Affairs's list before the solicitation is posted. See the contact
A newer version of this notice was posted Nov 4, 2026. See the latest version.
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Summary of the version posted Oct 9, 2026. The notice was amended Nov 4, 2026. Check what else changed on SAM.gov.
The VA is planning a construction contract to upgrade the electrical and plumbing, plus related architectural, structural and mechanical work, in Building 18B at the New Jersey VA Healthcare System East Orange Campus. It is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business set-aside with an estimated cost of $250,000 to $500,000. This is a presolicitation notice; the solicitation is expected on or about October 30, 2026 (passed).
Who can bid (4)
- Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)
- General construction firm under NAICS 236220 within the $45 million size standard
- Veteran certification with SBA and SAM registration
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- New Jersey licenses and permits needed for the work
Things to watch (4)
- Serious: Limited to certified SDVOSB firms. Only firms certified as service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses can compete.
- Worth checking: Davis-Bacon wages likely apply. Federal construction over $2,000 in the U.S. pays at least the Davis-Bacon wage rates in the wage determination attached to the solicitation. This summary doesn't name one: find it on SAM.gov and price your labor from it.
- Minor: Walk-through soon after the solicitation posts. The walk-through is about a week after posting, so you need to be ready to travel to East Orange, NJ quickly.
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- Minor: Dates are estimates. The notice says the dates may change, so watch SAM.gov for the actual solicitation.
Read from the notice text only.
Full summary
What they want
- Furnish all labor, tools, materials, equipment, supplies and supervision to upgrade electrical and plumbing in Building 18B
- Perform related architectural, structural, mechanical and electrical work as the drawings and specifications require
- Obtain all licenses and permits needed in New Jersey
- Place of performance
- East Orange Campus, New Jersey VA Healthcare System, East Orange, NJ
- Estimated value
- $250,000.00 to $500,000.00 (estimated construction cost range)
What to include when you submit
- Solicitation expected on or about October 30th, 2026
- A walk-through is planned about one week after the solicitation posts
- Contact the contract specialist Nicholas Muro at Nicholas.Muro@va.gov
Not in the notice text
- Offer due date
- Contract period and award method
- Drawings and specifications; no documents are public yet
- Bonding requirements
Eligibility and how to respond
- Only service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSBs) certified through SBA's VetCert can bid as the prime contractor. Not certified through VetCert yet? Apply on VetCert (SBA), or start with the SDVOSB guide. More open service-disabled veteran-owned set-asides under NAICS 236220
- How and where to submit is in the notice text and its attachments on SAM.gov.
- Construction contracts over $2,000 pay at least the local Davis-Bacon wage rates, from the wage determination in the solicitation. Price your labor from it: How to price a government contract, and how Davis-Bacon differs from the Service Contract Act.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 9, 2026
- Notice type
- Presolicitation
- Office
- 242-Network Contract Office 02 (36C242), Albany, NY
- Product/service code
- Y1DA · Construction of Hospitals and Infirmaries
- Business type
- Construction & renovation (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 236220)
- Versions
6 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Nov 4, 2026 · Amendment 0003Due Nov 30, 2026
- Nov 3, 2026 · Amendment 0002Due Nov 30, 2026
- Oct 29, 2026 · Amendment 0001Due Nov 30, 2026
- Oct 29, 2026 · SolicitationDue Nov 30, 2026
- Oct 9, 2026 · Amendment 0001No date on SAM.gov
- Oct 9, 2026 · Presolicitation (this version)No date on SAM.gov
- 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
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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