Solicitation
658-23-108 Correct Stormwater Drainage
Department of Veterans Affairs
AI summaryOnly service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSBs) can bid on this Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) sealed-bid job to fix stormwater drainage at the Salem VA Medical Center in Virginia. The response due date is November 10, 2026, 5:00 PM Eastern, with a bid guarantee (a bond backing the bid) of 20 percent, up to $3,000,000. Work runs 450 calendar days from the notice to proceed (NTP); public bid opening is November 12, 2026, at 1:30 PM. More in the summary
A newer version of this notice was posted Oct 20, 2026. It moves the due date from Sep 28, 2026 to Nov 10, 2026, which is the date shown on this page. See the latest version.
AI summary Beta
Summary of another version of this notice: check what changed on SAM.gov. This summary may miss requirements: 9 of 20 attachments weren't read (Scanned_from_a_Lexmark_Multifunction_Product09-03-2026-135209.pdf, Part 5 of 7 Final Design Salem Stormwater Drawings_Addendum A.pdf and 7 more). Check the attachments on SAM.gov.
Only service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSBs) can bid on this Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) sealed-bid job to fix stormwater drainage at the Salem VA Medical Center in Virginia. The response due date is November 10, 2026, 5:00 PM Eastern, with a bid guarantee (a bond backing the bid) of 20 percent, up to $3,000,000. Work runs 450 calendar days from the notice to proceed (NTP); public bid opening is November 12, 2026, at 1:30 PM.
Who can bid (4)
- Certified service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) as the prime contractor. A firm that is not an SDVOSB cannot bid as prime.
- Registered and current in the System for Award Management (SAM) at the time of award
- The prime SDVOSB must perform 15 percent of the construction work itself (general construction) and follow the limits on subcontracting in 13 CFR 125.6. Amendment P0004 changed this from the 25 percent special-trade figure in the first notice.
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- Bid guarantee of at least 20 percent of the bid price (not more than $3,000,000) submitted by the time of bid opening
How to submit: Email a PDF of the bid to the two VA contracting contacts named in the solicitation (Patrick Stultz and Taneil Crump). What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (12)
From the version posted Oct 20, 2026.
- Serious: Service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) set-aside. Only a certified SDVOSB can be the prime contractor, so other small businesses cannot bid as prime.
- Serious: Bid guarantee required with the bid. A bid bond of at least 20 percent of the bid (up to $3,000,000) must be in place by bid opening, or the bid is rejected.
- Serious: Performance and payment bonds after award. A contract of $10 million to $20 million needs a surety that will issue both bonds before the notice to proceed.
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- Worth checking: Prime must self-perform 15 percent of the work. The prime SDVOSB must do 15 percent of the construction itself; Amendment P0004 replaced the 25 percent special-trade figure in the first notice.
- Worth checking: Funds not yet available. The Government's obligation depends on appropriated funds, and no legal liability arises until funds are made available.
- Worth checking: Three separate dedicated staff required on site. The VA answered that the superintendent, the contractor quality control (CQC) system manager and the site safety and health officer (SSHO) must be three different dedicated people, which adds staffing cost.
- Worth checking: Asbestos cement pipe removal. The VA answered that about 1,900 linear feet of asbestos cement pipe is in the work, which needs licensed handling and disposal.
- Worth checking: Date passed (Sep 30, 2026): Bidder must prepare a geotechnical report and buoyancy calculations. Addendum A (September 30, 2026) makes the contractor responsible for a soil study and floatation calculations for new underground structures, with anchoring if the calculations fall short.
- Worth checking: Work at an operating medical center. The hospital runs around the clock, so utility interruptions, site access, vehicles and badging all go through the contracting officer's representative (COR).
- Minor: Response due date moved by amendments. The response due date is now November 10, 2026, at 5:00 PM (Amendment 0005); the first notice said September 28, 2026, and Amendment P0003 set October 20, 2026.
- Minor: The site visit was Sep 3, 2026. Check the notice and its amendments for whether attendance was required, and whether another visit is offered.
- Minor: Davis-Bacon wage rates apply. The solicitation names Davis-Bacon wage determination VA20260172, so listed workers must be paid at least the posted rates.
Read from the notice and 11 attachments. 9 of 20 not read. Show which files.
- Solicitation - 36C24626B0031.pdf (read)
- 36C24626B0031 0005.pdf (read)
- 658-23-108 Specifications-Addendum A.pdf (read)
- 658-23-108 Specifications-Correct Storm Water Drainage Combined.pdf (read)
- Amendment 6.pdf (read)
- Amendment 4.pdf (read)
- Amendment 3.pdf (read)
- Amendment P0002.pdf (read)
- Amendment 1.pdf (read)
- Final CSD Questions 9.10.26 - Combined Rev 05.pdf (read)
- Wage Determination_2.pdf (read)
- Scanned_from_a_Lexmark_Multifunction_Product09-03-2026-135209.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- Part 5 of 7 Final Design Salem Stormwater Drawings_Addendum A.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- Part 2 of 7 Final Design Salem Stormwater Drawings_Addendum A.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- Part 1 of 7 Salem Stormwater Drawings_Addendum A.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- Part 4 of 7 Final Design Salem Stormwater Drawings_Addendum A.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- Part 6 of 7 Final Design Salem Stormwater Drawings_Addendum A.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- Part 7 of 7 Final Design Salem Stormwater Drawings_Addendum A.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- Part 3 of 7 Final Design Salem Stormwater Drawings_Addendum A.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- 658-23-108_Drawings.pdf: not read (it couldn't be opened): open it on SAM.gov
Full summary
What they want
- Furnish all labor, materials, equipment and qualified supervision for Project 658-23-108, Correct Storm Water Drainage, at the Salem VA Medical Center
- General construction, utility trenching and repair, cleaning of existing stormwater pipes and structures, grading and drainage
- Road and sidewalk patching and re-paving, and removal of existing infrastructure; about 1,900 linear feet of asbestos cement pipe is to be removed
- Prepare a geotechnical report (soil study) and buoyancy calculations for new underground structures, and a traffic control plan following Virginia Department of Transportation standards
- Use new topsoil only; reuse of stripped topsoil is not allowed
- Inspect all new pipelines and structures by closed-circuit television (CCTV) camera and provide a video record before project closing
- Keep the medical center running 24 hours a day, 7 days a week: schedule utility interruptions with the contracting officer's representative (COR)
- Work 450 calendar days from the NTP; the VA expects to issue an administrative NTP first for planning and submittals
- Contract type
- Sealed bid (invitation for bids) under FAR Part 14, with one lump-sum base bid item (quantity 1.00 EA)
- Period of performance
- 450 calendar days from the notice to proceed
- Place of performance
- Salem VA Medical Center, Salem, Virginia 24153
- Estimated value
- Magnitude of construction stated as between $10,000,000 and $20,000,000
- How they'll choose
- Sealed bidding under FAR Part 14; the bid is a single lump-sum base bid price
- Offers due
- November 10, 2026, 5:00 PM Eastern
- How to submit
- Email a PDF of the bid to the two VA contracting contacts named in the solicitation (Patrick Stultz and Taneil Crump)
What they'll judge offers on
- Price: Bid Item I (Base Bid), one lump sum for the whole project
What to include when you submit
- Complete the offer section on the back of Standard Form 1442 (SF 1442, Solicitation, Offer, and Award for construction) and fill in the price for Bid Item I (Base Bid)
- Send a bid guarantee with the bid: at least 20 percent of the bid price, up to $3,000,000, on Standard Form 24 (SF 24, the bid bond form) from a corporate surety listed in Department of the Treasury Circular 570; electronic copies are allowed
- The bid guarantee must be in the proper form and amount by the time set for bid opening, or the bid is rejected in all cases except those in FAR 28.101-4
- The bid bond must show the solicitation number 36C24626B0031 and the bid opening date
- Acknowledge every amendment (Amendments 0001 through 0006 are in the files read) on the SF 1442 or by separate letter or email before the response due date
- Be registered and current in the System for Award Management (SAM) at the time of award
- Public bid opening is November 12, 2026, at 1:30 PM, as set by Amendment 6
After award, you must have
- Performance and payment bonds after award and before the notice to proceed From Solicitation - 36C24626B0031.pdf:
Payment and Performance bonds are required soon after award and before issuance of a Notice to…
- Three separate dedicated people on site: a superintendent, a contractor quality control (CQC) system manager and a site safety and health officer (SSHO). The superintendent cannot be shared across projects. From Final CSD Questions 9.10.26 - Combined Rev 05.pdf:
Contractor must provide three separate dedicated individuals…
- Badging for all contractor personnel on the project, arranged with the COR From Final CSD Questions 9.10.26 - Combined Rev 05.pdf:
Yes, badging is required for all contractors on this project.
Not in the notice text
- The drawings (Parts 1 to 7 of the Addendum A set and 658-23-108_Drawings.pdf) and a scanned amendment file were attached but not read, and the middle parts of the solicitation, specifications and question-and-answer list were not read. Check SAM.gov for the full bid package.
- Quantities and the detailed scope shown on the drawings, including the site visit results posted with Amendment P0002, were not read.
- The text read does not say the September 3, 2026 site visit was required.
- The original solicitation says electronic bids must be sent one day before the public bid opening. Amendment 6 sets the response due date at November 10 and the opening at November 12, so check which controls.
- The offer acceptance period on the SF 1442 and the full instructions to bidders (clauses 2.1 to 2.6) were not read.
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 237110
- How to submit, from the AI summary: Email a PDF of the bid to the two VA contracting contacts named in the solicitation (Patrick Stultz and Taneil Crump). Check it in the notice before you send anything.
- 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
- Sep 3, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Office
- 246-Network Contracting Office 6 (36C246), Hampton, VA
- Product/service code
- Z2NZ · Repair or Alteration of Other Utilities
- Business type
- Construction & renovation (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 237110)
- Versions
15 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Oct 20, 2026 · Amendment 0011Due Nov 10, 2026
- Oct 20, 2026 · Amendment 0010Due Nov 10, 2026
- Oct 16, 2026 · Amendment 0009Due Nov 10, 2026 (changed)
- Sep 22, 2026 · Amendment 0008Due Oct 20, 2026
- Sep 16, 2026 · Amendment 0007Due Oct 20, 2026 (changed)
- Sep 16, 2026 · Amendment 0006Due Sep 28, 2026
- Sep 3, 2026 · Amendment 0005 (this version)Due Sep 28, 2026
- Sep 2, 2026 · Amendment 0004Due Sep 28, 2026
- Aug 27, 2026 · Amendment 0003Due Sep 28, 2026
- Aug 27, 2026 · Amendment 0002Due Sep 28, 2026
- Aug 26, 2026 · Amendment 0001Due Sep 28, 2026
- Aug 26, 2026 · SolicitationDue Sep 28, 2026
- Aug 26, 2026 · Amendment 0002Date Sep 28, 2026 (changed)
- Jul 8, 2026 · Amendment 0001Date Jul 21, 2026 (changed)
- Jul 6, 2026 · PresolicitationDate Jun 18, 2026
- 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 respond to a solicitation (8 steps)
- How to read a government solicitation
- How to price a government contract
- Open SDVOSB set-aside contracts
Terms on this notice: Solicitation, SDVOSB (service-disabled veteran-owned small business), Set-aside
Full notice text from SAM.gov
Project Title: Correct Storm Water Drainage Project Number: 658-23-108 NAICS Code: 237110 Water and Sewer and Related Structures Construction Magnitude of Construction is between $10,000,000 and $20,000,000 THIS IS 100% SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE. Project Description: Contractor shall provide all labor, material, equipment, and qualified supervision as necessary to perform work as described in the Drawings and Specifications for Project 658-23-108 Correct Storm Water Drainage at the Salem VA Medical Center (VAMC) located in Salem, Virginia 24153. This contract will be awarded in accordance with FAR Part -14 - Sealed Bidding In accordance with established public law, all bidders are required to be registered and current in System for Award Management (SAM) at the time of award. The Official websiteof the U.S. Government at www.sam.gov. IAW VAAR 852.219-75 (a)(1)(iii) - Special Trade construction contractor and SDVOSB is required to perform 25% of the construction work. Wage Determination "General Decision Number: VA20260172 05/18/2026 Prime SDVOSB shall comply with subcontracting limitation asdefined in 13 CFR 125.6