Sources Sought
589A5-27-176 REPLACE B1 SEWER LINES IN CRAWL SPACE|TOP
Department of Veterans Affairs · Sol. 36C25526Q0690
Due in 8 daysSDVOSB
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The VA (Network Contract Office 15) is doing market research for a firm-fixed-price construction job to replace sanitary sewer and drain lines in the Building 1 crawl space at the Topeka VA Medical Center, Kansas. It is set aside for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses. The estimated cost is $500,000 to $1,000,000 with 120 days to finish after notice to proceed.
Watch out for
- Bonding letter required. You need a letter from a surety showing your bonding level, which can be hard for newer or smaller firms to get.
Offeror's Bonding Capability in the form of a letter from Surety providing bonding level per contract and aggregate.
- Short 120-day schedule. Work in a hospital crawl space must be complete within 120 days of notice to proceed.
Period of Performance is 120-Days after NTP.
- Working at an active medical center. Work must be coordinated with the VA Contracting Officer and on-site COR, which can add scheduling constraints.
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Full brief
What they want
- Replace sanitary sewer and drain lines in the Building 1 crawl space at Topeka VAMC
- Provide all labor, materials and equipment
- Work to the contract drawings and specifications for project 589A5-27-176
- Coordinate installation details with the VA Contracting Officer and on-site COR
- Finish within 120 days after notice to proceed
- Contract type
- Firm Fixed Price
- Period of performance
- 120 days after notice to proceed
- Place of performance
- Topeka VAMC, Gage Blvd, Topeka, Kansas 66622
- Estimated value
- Between $500,000.00 and $1,000,000.00
- Offers due
- 2:00 pm CDT on 15 October 2026
- How to submit
- Email to timothy.fitzgerald@va.gov
- Page limits
- Limited to 10 pages
What to include when you submit
- Reference RFI 36C25526Q0690 and the project title
- Include name, address, point of contact, phone, email and DUNS number
- State your interest in bidding when the solicitation is issued
- Give 1 to 3 examples of comparable work in the past 5 years with project, customer, timeliness, satisfaction and dollar value
- Include CVE certification if veteran owned
- Give socio-economic status for NAICS 236220 and the percentage of work you can self-perform
- Include joint venture information, if applicable
- Include a surety letter showing bonding level per contract and aggregate
- Include an insurance company letter showing your Experience Modification Rate (EMR)
- Solicitation expected on or about 19 October 2026
You must have
- Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business set-aside
- Registered in SAM.gov
must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM located on the web at www.sam.gov)
- SDVOSB or veteran-owned businesses must be registered with the SBA for veteran certification
must be registered with the Small Business Administration located at Veteran Small Business Certification
- Bonding capability shown by a surety letter
Offeror's Bonding Capability in the form of a letter from Surety providing bonding level per contract and aggregate.
- Letter from insurance company stating your EMR
Not in the notice text
- Evaluation method and factors for the later solicitation
- Contract drawings and specifications (not in the notice text)
- Place of performance field is blank in the SAM fields, though the text gives Topeka VAMC
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Key facts
- Response due
- Oct 15, 2026, 7:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Oct 1, 2026
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Solicitation
- 36C25526Q0690
- Agency
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Office
- 255-Network Contract Office 15 (36C255)
- Set-aside
- Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14)
- NAICS
- 236220
- Product/service code
- Z2DA
- Business type
- Construction & renovation
- Contracting contact
- Timothy P Fitzgeraldtimothy.fitzgerald@va.gov913-946-1145
Full notice text from SAM.gov
Sources Sought Notice Sources Sought Notice Page 3 of 4 Sources Sought Notice *= Required Field Sources Sought Notice Page 1 of 4 DESCRIPTION Request for Information (RFI) 36C25526Q0690 Title of Project: 589A5-27-176 REPLACE B1 SEWER LINES IN CRAWL SPACE, Topeka VAMC. This is a SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. It is for information and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation announcement nor a request for proposals or quotes and does not obligate the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to award a contract. Responses will not be considered as proposals, nor will any award be made to any parties responding to the sources sought announcement. This notice is posted IAW FAR 6.1 Full and Open Competition. All responsible sources are permitted to submit competitive proposals on the procurement. Contract Opportunities:36C25526Q0690 Contract Type: Firm Fixed Price, NAICS: 236220, Commercial and Institutional Building Construction, Business size is $47.0M, Title-Description of Requirement: Project Number, 589A5-27-176 REPLACE B1 SEWER LINES IN CRAWL SPACE, Topeka VAMC. The estimated cost magnitude is between $500,000.00 to $1,000,000.00. General Scope of Work: The contractor shall provide all necessary labor, materials, and equipment to replace sanitary sewer and drain lines in building 1 crawl space. Period of Performance is 120-Days after NTP. Deliverable: The construction contractor will do all work in accordance with the contract drawings and specifications related to project number 589A5-27-176 REPLACE B1 SEWER LINES IN CRAWL SPACE, Topeka VAMC All project work shall be installed in accordance with all applicable standards available at time of installation to include published commercial specifications as well as standards and preferences expressed in this document. All installation details shall be fully coordinated with VA CO and on-site Contracting Officer s Representative (COR). Period of Performance for all work is 120-days After NTP. The facility location: VISN 15/ Topeka VAMC, Gage Blvd, Topeka Kansas, 66622. END OF SCOPE OF WORK The Government is not obligated, nor will it pay for or reimburse any costs associated with responding to this Sources Sought Synopsis Request. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the VA to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. The Government will in no way be bound to this information if any solicitation is issued. If interested in this opportunity, please provide Capability Statement via email. The Capability Statement is designed to inform the Department of Veteran Affairs, of any prospective construction contractors' project execution capabilities. The submission is limited to 10 pages which shall include the following information: 1) Offeror's name, address, point of contact, phone number, e-mail address, and DUNS number. 2) Offeror's interest in bidding on the solicitation when it is issued. 3) Offeror's capability to perform a contract of this magnitude and complexity and comparable work performed within the past 5 years - brief description of the project, customer name, timeliness of performance, customer satisfaction, and dollar value of the project) - provide at least 1 no more than 3 examples. 4) Offeror's CVE certification if a Veteran owned business. 5) Please provide Socio-economic status for NAICS code 236220, General Construction and provide percentage of self-performed labor your company can perform for this type of project. 6) Offeror's Joint Venture information if applicable - existing and potential. 7) Offeror's Bonding Capability in the form of a letter from Surety providing bonding level per contract and aggregate. 8) Letter from Insurance Company identifying Contractors Insurance Experience Modification Rate (EMR). Notice to Potential Offerors: All Offerors who provide goods or services to the United States Federal Government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM located on the web at www.sam.gov). It is desirable that any Offeror have completed their business Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA). Additionally, all Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Businesses or Veteran Owned Businesses who respond to a solicitation on this project must be registered with the Small Business Administration located at Veteran Small Business Certification (sba.gov). Submittal Information: Responses shall indicate the RFI # 36C25526Q0690, 589A5-27-176 REPLACE B1 SEWER LINES IN CRAWL SPACE, Topeka VAMC. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned. All interested Offerors should submit information by e-mail to: timothy.fitzgerald@va.gov. All information submissions should be received no later than 2:00 pm CDT on 15 October 2026. Solicitation will be posted on or about 19 October 2026. END of RFI Sources Sought Notice
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