Sources Sought
Small Business Event | 2026 National Veterans Small Business Engagement | Cleveland Ohio Dec 8-9 | Amendment 2
Department of Veterans Affairs · Sol. 36U10126Q0023
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The VA's Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization is promoting its 2026 National Veterans Small Business Engagement, a two-day networking event in Cleveland, Ohio on December 8-9, 2026. This is not a contract opportunity: it is an event announcement posted as a Sources Sought notice, and this amendment only adds another NAICS code so more small businesses see it.
Watch out for
- Not a contract opportunity. There is nothing to bid on here; the notice is for event planning and networking only, so the NAICS and PSC codes (including surgical instrument manufacturing) just help the event reach different industries.
This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation.
- Travel needed. Attending means being in Cleveland, Ohio for two days, so budget for travel and lodging.
Read from the notice and 4 attachments.
- 36U10126Q0023 0002.docx
- 36U10126Q0023 0001.docx
- 36U10126Q0023.docx
- SAM.gov-NVSBE -21Aug2026-FINAL.pdf
Full brief
What they want
- Veteran-owned and other small businesses to register and attend the event in Cleveland, Ohio
- Attendees to meet VA and industry program managers and procurement decision makers (the people who buy for the government)
- Period of performance
- Event dates: December 8, 2026 (8:00 AM - 5:00 PM EST) and December 9, 2026 (8:00 AM - 3:00 PM EST)
- Place of performance
- Huntington Convention Center, Cleveland, Ohio
- Offers due
- 2026-12-08 23:59 Eastern Time (per the notice response date)
- How to submit
- Register for the event at https://portal.vetbiz.va.gov/nvsbe/2026/ (event questions: NVSBEregistration@arrowarc.com; VA planning team: DirectAccess@va.gov)
What to include when you submit
- Click the 'Registration Open - 2026 National Veterans Small Business Engagement!' link on the portal to register
- Review the event webpage carefully before registering
- Neither unsolicited proposals nor any other offers will be considered in response to this notice
You must have
- The event is aimed at Veteran-owned and other small businesses pursuing federal contracting opportunities; no set-aside or contractor qualification is listed
NVSBE is the flagship event for Veteran-owned and other small businesses pursuing Federal contracting opportunities.
Not in the notice text
- Registration cost, if any, is not stated; check the event webpage
- Whether more amendments will add other NAICS codes (the original notice says additional amendments may be issued)
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Key facts
- Response due
- Dec 9, 2026, 4:59 AM UTC
- Posted
- Sep 29, 2026
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Solicitation
- 36U10126Q0023
- Agency
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Office
- Office of Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) (36U101)
- NAICS
- 339112
- Product/service code
- R499
- Business type
- Medical & healthcare
- Contracting contact
- Direct Access Program (DAP)DirectAccess@va.gov202-461-4694
What similar contracts paid
12 contracts at this agency for the same NAICS and product/service codes had activity in the last 5 years, according to USAspending.gov. Small businesses won 38% of the dollars in this market over the last 3 fiscal years.
Typical contract$80.2KMiddle half: $47.3K to $143K
Typical per year$39.1KValue divided by years of performance
Before you respond
Full notice text from SAM.gov
1. PURPOSE: This amendment is being issued to reference an additional industry NAICS code that is closely associated with the specific communities of interest (COI), as a means of overcoming a functional limitation of SAM.gov, and maximize the reach of this announcement. All other information remains unchanged by this amendment.
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