Presolicitation
FY27 NRM 558-24-160, Domestic Water, Chilled Water and Steam Piping (VA-26-00066009)
Department of Veterans Affairs
AI summaryThe VA's Network Contracting Office 6 plans an Invitation for Bid for replacing domestic water, chilled water and steam piping in Buildings 1 and 23 at the Durham VA Health Care System in Durham, NC. It is an SDVOSB set-aside with a single firm-fixed-price award. Work takes 603 calendar days from notice to proceed, and the solicitation is expected on or about October 15, 2026 (passed). More in the summary
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A newer version of this notice was posted Oct 23, 2026. See the latest version.
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Summary of the version posted Sep 18, 2026. The notice was amended Oct 23, 2026. The due date moved from Dec 9, 2026 to Dec 2, 2026. Check what else changed on SAM.gov.
The VA's Network Contracting Office 6 plans an Invitation for Bid for replacing domestic water, chilled water and steam piping in Buildings 1 and 23 at the Durham VA Health Care System in Durham, NC. It is an SDVOSB set-aside with a single firm-fixed-price award. Work takes 603 calendar days from notice to proceed, and the solicitation is expected on or about October 15, 2026 (passed).
Who can bid
- Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-aside
- Small business size standard of $45.0 million for NAICS 236220
- Active, current SAM registration to be eligible for award
How to submit: Details come with the solicitation on SAM.gov; questions by email to Alice Custis at alice.custis@va.gov, due Dec 9, 2026 2:00 PM (-05:00) per the notice record; the text says bids are due approximately 30 days after the solicitation is issued. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (6)
- 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: Large construction project. A $10-20 million job needs significant capacity, bonding and construction experience, which is hard for a small business.
- Worth checking: Work in an occupied hospital. The facility runs 24 hours a day, so work must be phased with infection control and strict safety measures.
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- 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: Site visit. Only one site visit will be held, so missing it could hurt your bid.
- Minor: Solicitation may not be issued. This is a presolicitation for information only; the government is not obligated to issue a solicitation.
Read from the notice text only.
Full summary
What they want
- Replace domestic water, chilled water and steam piping (Priority 1) in Buildings 1 and 23
- Provide all supervision, materials, labor, equipment, transportation, testing and storage
- Coordinate phasing to minimize disruption to normal operations
- Follow the attached drawings and specifications
- Use personal protective equipment and infection control measures around an occupied healthcare facility
- Contract type
- Single firm-fixed-price contract via Invitation for Bid (IFB)
- Period of performance
- 603 calendar days from notice to proceed, including long lead time items
- Place of performance
- Durham VA Health Care System, 508 Fulton St, Durham, NC
- Estimated value
- Construction magnitude between $10,000,000.00 and $20,000,000.00
- How they'll choose
- Sealed bid (IFB); non-responsive bids are rejected
- Offers due
- Dec 9, 2026 2:00 PM (-05:00) per the notice record; the text says bids are due approximately 30 days after the solicitation is issued (from the version posted Sep 18, 2026; amended since)
- How to submit
- Details come with the solicitation on SAM.gov; questions by email to Alice Custis at alice.custis@va.gov
What to include when you submit
- Solicitation documents, drawings and amendments will be posted only on SAM.gov Contract Opportunities
- Bidders must acknowledge all amendments before the offer deadline
- No telephone requests for bidding material
Not in the notice text
- Bonding requirements
- Details in the drawings and specifications (posted with the solicitation)
- Site visit date and location
- Exact bid due date
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 to submit, from the AI summary: Details come with the solicitation on SAM.gov; questions by email to Alice Custis at alice.custis@va.gov. 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
- Oct 23, 2026
- Notice type
- Presolicitation
- Office
- 246-Network Contracting Office 6 (36C246), Hampton, VA
- Product/service code
- Z2DA · Repair or Alteration of Hospitals and Infirmaries
- Business type
- Construction & renovation (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 236220)
- Versions
3 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Oct 23, 2026 · SolicitationDue Dec 2, 2026
- Oct 23, 2026 · Amendment 0001 (this version)Date Dec 2, 2026 (changed)
- Sep 18, 2026 · PresolicitationDate Dec 9, 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 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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