Solicitation
658-23-108 Correct Stormwater Drainage
Department of Veterans Affairs
AI summaryOnly certified service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSBs) can bid on this Department of Veterans Affairs sealed-bid job to correct stormwater drainage at the Salem VA Medical Center in Virginia. It is an Invitation for Bids (IFB), a sealed-bid process under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 14, and the response due date is November 10, 2026, 5:00 PM Eastern. The work is firm-fixed-price (FFP: one set price). It runs 450 calendar days after the notice to proceed (NTP, the written go-ahead to start). VA gives the size as $10,000,000 to $20,000,000. More in the summary
A newer version of this notice was posted Oct 20, 2026. See the latest version.
AI summary Beta
Summary of the version posted Oct 16, 2026. The notice was amended Oct 20, 2026. Check what else changed on SAM.gov. This summary may miss requirements: 2 of 10 attachments weren't read (Scanned_from_a_Lexmark_Multifunction_Product09-03-2026-135209.pdf, 658-23-108_Drawings.pdf). Check the attachments on SAM.gov.
Only certified service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSBs) can bid on this Department of Veterans Affairs sealed-bid job to correct stormwater drainage at the Salem VA Medical Center in Virginia. It is an Invitation for Bids (IFB), a sealed-bid process under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 14, and the response due date is November 10, 2026, 5:00 PM Eastern. The work is firm-fixed-price (FFP: one set price). It runs 450 calendar days after the notice to proceed (NTP, the written go-ahead to start). VA gives the size as $10,000,000 to $20,000,000.
Who can bid (4)
- Certified service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB); this is a 100% SDVOSB set-aside, and the solicitation cites the VAAR clause for certified SDVOSBs.
- Registered and current in the System for Award Management (SAM) at the time of award.
- Bid guarantee with the bid: at least 20 percent of the bid price, capped at $3,000,000, as an SF 24 bid bond from a surety on the Department of the Treasury Circular 570 list (or another allowed form).
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- Limits on subcontracting: the prime SDVOSB must follow 13 CFR 125.6. Amendment P0004 sets the work as general construction with a 15% self-performance requirement, replacing the 25% special trade figure.
How to submit: Electronic bid (PDF) by email to Patrick Stultz (Patrick.Stultz@va.gov) and Taneil Crump (Taneil.crump@va.gov); physical bids are not accepted. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (10)
- Serious: SDVOSB set-aside: only certified SDVOSBs can bid. Businesses that are not certified service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses cannot send a bid.
- Serious: Bid bond of 20% of the bid, up to $3,000,000, due with the bid. A bid without the right bid guarantee by the bid opening is rejected in almost all cases, and payment and performance bonds follow soon after award.
- Serious: Subcontracting limit: 15% self-performance, certificate due with the bid. Amendment P0004 changed the work to general construction with a 15% self-performance requirement, replacing the 25% special trade figure in the notice. The signed certificate must come with the bid.
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- Worth checking: Bid opening date not restated after the response due date moved. Amendment P0003 set the bid opening for October 21, 2026, 1:00 PM. The amendment moving the response due date to November 10, 2026 did not restate the opening. Bids go before it.
- Worth checking: Funds are not presently available. The Government's obligation depends on appropriated funds, so award can wait or not happen.
- Worth checking: Large project: $10,000,000 to $20,000,000. Bonding capacity, cash flow and crews have to fit a job of this size.
- Worth checking: Working inside a hospital that never closes. Service interruptions need advance written requests and approval, which can limit when work is done.
- Worth checking: Asbestos transite abatement in the specifications. The spec table of contents lists an abatement section, so you need a qualified abatement team or subcontractor.
- 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: Federal construction wage rates apply. An attached wage determination (the minimum pay rates for each trade) must be used when pricing labor.
Read from the notice and 8 attachments. 2 of 10 not read. Show which files.
- Solicitation - 36C24626B0031.pdf (read)
- 36C24626B0031 0005.pdf (read)
- 658-23-108 Specifications-Correct Storm Water Drainage Combined.pdf (read)
- Amendment 4.pdf (read)
- Amendment 3.pdf (read)
- Amendment P0002.pdf (read)
- Amendment 1.pdf (read)
- Wage Determination_2.pdf (read)
- Scanned_from_a_Lexmark_Multifunction_Product09-03-2026-135209.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
- Fix stormwater drainage across the Salem VA Medical Center: utility trenching and repair, cleaning existing stormwater lines, grading, drainage and removal of existing infrastructure.
- Patch and re-pave roadways and sidewalks disturbed by the work.
- Furnish all labor, materials, equipment and qualified supervision, working from the drawings and specifications for Project 658-23-108.
- Work around a hospital that runs all day, every day. Ask in writing for any service interruption 7 days ahead, and 15 calendar days ahead for major ones.
- Handle asbestos transite abatement (spec section 02 82 13.31), demolition, dewatering, earthwork and concrete as the specifications list them.
- Follow the medical center construction security rules (security plan, badges, inspections) set in the specifications.
- After award: submit a schedule of cost within 30 calendar days after the NTP, and a production report with a safety topic for each workday.
- Contract type
- Firm-fixed-price, sealed bid (Invitation for Bids)
- Period of performance
- 450 calendar days from issuance of the notice to proceed
- Place of performance
- Salem VA Medical Center, Salem, Virginia 24153
- Estimated value
- Magnitude of construction between $10,000,000 and $20,000,000 (VA's stated range)
- How they'll choose
- Sealed bidding under FAR Part 14; the text does not describe evaluation factors beyond the bid price and required forms
- Offers due
- November 10, 2026, 5:00 PM Eastern (from the version posted Oct 16, 2026; amended since)
- How to submit
- Electronic bid (PDF) by email to Patrick Stultz (Patrick.Stultz@va.gov) and Taneil Crump (Taneil.crump@va.gov); physical bids are not accepted
What to include when you submit
- Send the electronic bid one day before the public bid opening date; Amendment P0003 set the opening for October 21, 2026, 1:00 PM and the later amendment did not restate it.
- Complete and sign Standard Form 1442 (SF 1442, the construction bid form): blocks 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20a, 20b and 20c.
- Enter the base bid and any deduct bid amount for the entire project in block 17 of the SF 1442.
- Acknowledge every amendment in block 19 of the SF 1442.
- Include a completed, signed Standard Form 24 (SF 24) bid bond; an electronic copy is acceptable.
- Include a completed, signed copy of VAAR 852.219-75, the certificate that you will follow the limits on subcontracting. No corrections are allowed after the response due date.
- Include a signed FAR 52.219-28 Post-Award Small Business Program Representation only if your SAM.gov record lacks representations, or lacks one for this NAICS code.
After award, you must have
- Payment and performance bonds, required soon 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…
Not in the notice text
- Only part of the package was read. Much of the middle of the solicitation (clauses, insurance, subcontracting details) and of the specifications was left out. The drawings (658-23-108_Drawings.pdf) and a scanned file (Scanned_from_a_Lexmark_Multifunction_Product09-03-2026-135209.pdf) are attached but not read.
- The public bid opening date that goes with the November 10, 2026 response due date is not stated.
- Whether the September 3, 2026 site visit was mandatory is not stated; the site visit results are in an attachment that was not read.
- How bids are ranked beyond sealed bidding (for example lowest price) is not spelled out in the text read.
- Liquidated damages, supplemental insurance amounts and the offer acceptance period are not in the text read.
- Amendment P0002 extends "the RFI Date" to September 10, 2026 without saying what it covers; the question cutoff was September 8, 2026 in Amendment P0001.
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: Electronic bid (PDF) by email to Patrick Stultz (Patrick.Stultz@va.gov) and Taneil Crump (Taneil.crump@va.gov); physical bids are not accepted. 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 16, 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 0009 (this version)Due 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 0005Due 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