Solicitation
Design Build to Install Parking Shades and Parking Lot Reconfiguration Project 593-26-306
Department of Veterans Affairs
AI summaryPhase 1 of a two-phase design-build buy by the Department of Veterans Affairs (Network Contracting Office 21): Phase 1 proposals are due October 23, 2026 (an amendment moved it to Nov 2, 2026, 2:00 PM PST · 5:00 PM Eastern), 2:00 PM PDT, and only the firms the Government down-selects (a maximum of five) may send Phase 2 proposals. Only service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSBs) verified in the SBA's database can bid. The winner designs and builds parking shade canopies and a parking lot reconfiguration at the VA Medical Center in North Las Vegas, Nevada, over 550 calendar days after notice to proceed, for a price the notice puts between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000. More in the summary
A newer version of this notice was posted Oct 22, 2026. It moves the due date from Oct 23, 2026 to Nov 2, 2026, which is the date shown on this page. See the latest version.
AI summary Beta
Summary of the version posted Oct 14, 2026. The notice was amended Oct 22, 2026. The due date moved from Oct 23, 2026 to Nov 2, 2026. Check what else changed on SAM.gov. This summary may miss requirements: 11 of 23 attachments weren't read (Site Visit Attendee List 09-17-2026.pdf, Attachment Pre-solicitation Site Visit Presentation.pptx and 9 more). Check the attachments on SAM.gov.
Phase 1 of a two-phase design-build buy by the Department of Veterans Affairs (Network Contracting Office 21): Phase 1 proposals are due October 23, 2026 (passed), 2:00 PM PDT, and only the firms the Government down-selects (a maximum of five) may send Phase 2 proposals. Only service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSBs) verified in the SBA's database can bid. The winner designs and builds parking shade canopies and a parking lot reconfiguration at the VA Medical Center in North Las Vegas, Nevada, over 550 calendar days after notice to proceed, for a price the notice puts between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000.
Who can bid (4)
- Be a service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) verified in the SBA's certification database (search.certifications.sba.gov) when you submit the proposal and before award. This is a total SDVOSB set-aside.
- Be registered and current in the System for Award Management (SAM)
- Submit the signed VAAR 852.219-75 certificate with the Phase 1 proposal. It commits you to pay no more than 85% of the amount the Government pays you to firms that are not certified SDVOSBs or veteran-owned small businesses (VOSBs); cost of materials is excluded.
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- Bid bond, payment bond and performance bond (amounts and deadlines are not in the text provided)
How to submit: Email to Contracting Officer Christopher Whipple at christopher.whipple@va.gov, with a copy to daniel.jhun@va.gov, due October 23, 2026, 2:00 PM PDT (Phase 1 proposals). What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (11)
- Serious: SDVOSB set-aside: only verified service-disabled veteran-owned firms can bid. A proposal is rejected if your SDVOSB status cannot be verified in the SBA database at submission and before award.
- Serious: That step closed Oct 23, 2026. Check whether taking part in it was required to bid on the next one.
- Serious: Signed subcontracting certificate required with the Phase 1 proposal. The VAAR 852.219-75 certificate must be filled in exactly as instructed and submitted by the Phase 1 due date, or the offer must be rejected.
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- Serious: Bid, payment and performance bonds required. A bid bond comes with the offer and payment and performance bonds are required for the contract; a small business needs surety credit for a project of this size. Bond amounts are not in the text provided.
- Worth checking: That step closed Oct 23, 2026. Check whether taking part in it was required to bid on the next one.
- Worth checking: Limit on subcontracting: at least 15% of the money must stay with SDVOSB or VOSB firms. For general construction, no more than 85% of the amount the Government pays you may go to firms that are not certified SDVOSBs or VOSBs, which limits how much of the work you can hire out.
- Worth checking: Phase 1 requirements not provided. The Phase 1 factors, submission requirements and the experience and past performance attachments (spreadsheets and a questionnaire) were not available to read, so what a Phase 1 offer must contain is unknown.
- Worth checking: Key personnel need projects of about $3,000,000 or more. In Phase 2, each key person is judged on up to two completed parking lot reconfiguration projects of approximately $3,000,000 or more from the last ten years, so staffing choices matter early.
- Minor: Date passed (Jul 30, 2026): Davis-Bacon wage rates apply. Pay at least the Davis-Bacon (federal construction) wage rates in wage determination NV20260091 dated July 30, 2026; the determination itself was not read (it may be an attached file the AI skipped; check SAM.gov).
- Minor: The site visit was Sep 17, 2026. Check the notice and its amendments for whether attendance was required, and whether another visit is offered.
- Minor: Work must keep the hospital running and parking available. Work is scheduled through the contracting officer's representative during duty hours of 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday, with lot closures kept short and managed.
Read from the notice and 12 attachments. 11 of 23 not read. Show which files.
- RFP AMENDMENT 36C26126R0055 0003.docx (read)
- RFP AMENDMENT 36C26126R0055 0002.docx (read)
- RFP Amendment_36C26126R0055 0001.docx (read)
- RFP 36C26126R0055_2 FINAL.docx (read)
- Attachment SOW 07-24-2026.pdf (read)
- Attachment Specifications 08-17-2026.pdf (read)
- Instruction to Offerors DESIGN BUILD 10-5-2026.docx (read)
- Commercial Construction Clause 52.212-4 10-5-2026.docx (read)
- Attachment Assignment 44 - BOD Conceptual Design for Carports.pdf (read)
- Attachment Assignment 44 - Parking Study.pdf (read)
- Attachment ED Parking Expansion.pdf (read)
- Attachment VAAR 852.219-75 JAN 2023 DEVIATION.pdf (read)
- Site Visit Attendee List 09-17-2026.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- Attachment Pre-solicitation Site Visit Presentation.pptx: not read (the AI doesn't read this file type yet): open it on SAM.gov
- ATTACHMENT A - PHASE 1 FACTOR 2 - EXPERIENCE-SPECIAL EXPERIENCE 10-5-2026.xlsx: not read (the AI doesn't read this file type yet): open it on SAM.gov
- Attachment Existing Carport Design.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- ATTACHMENT A - PHASE 1 FACTOR 2 - EXPERIENCE-SPECIAL EXPERIENCE SAMPLE.xlsx: not read (the AI doesn't read this file type yet): open it on SAM.gov
- DB-ATTACH ATTACHMENT I - RELEASE OF CLAIMS.docx: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- Attachment Assignment 21 - Draft Schematic Design and Report.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- Attachment Price Breakdown Form.xlsx: not read (the AI doesn't read this file type yet): open it on SAM.gov
- Attachment REQUEST FOR INFORMATION FORM.docx: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- ATTACHMENT B - PHASE 1 FACTOR 3 - Past Performance Questionnaire.docx: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- Attachment Wage Determination NV20260091 07-30-2026.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
Full summary
What they want
- Design (architect and engineer services) and build shade canopies over parking Lots A, D, E and F at VA Medical Center Las Vegas
- Reconfigure parking lots: protected pedestrian paths, striped crossings with speed bumps, flashing-beacon crosswalk signs, and added parking stalls in landscape islands, between-lot areas and the emergency department lot
- Assess the flagpole roundabout between Lots A and B and design signs, striping or minor changes to reduce pedestrian and vehicle conflicts
- Deliver design submittals at 35%, 65%, 95% and 100%, plus a basis-of-design report, a parking lot reconfiguration plan and technical reports (geotechnical, structural, drainage, utility survey)
- Construct the work while keeping hospital operations running and as much parking available as possible, with lot closures in short, managed segments
- After construction: as-built drawings, operation and maintenance manuals and warranty documents, each due 30 days after substantial completion
- Pay Davis-Bacon wage rates (wage determination NV20260091) and meet VA design guides, VA master specifications and current codes
- Contract type
- Firm-fixed-price design-build construction (one set price, whatever the work ends up costing), awarded by a two-phase design-build selection
- Period of performance
- 550 calendar days after notice to proceed (NTP). The solicitation calls this period tentative and says it is set by the date the NTP is issued.
- Place of performance
- VA Medical Center Las Vegas, 6900 N. Pecos Rd., North Las Vegas, NV 89086
- Estimated value
- Magnitude of construction (VA's disclosed price range for this project): $5,000,000 to $10,000,000
- How they'll choose
- Two phases. Phase 1 (Factors 1-3) only picks a maximum of five firms to go on; its ratings do not carry forward. Phase 2 (Factors 4-6) is a best-value trade-off: Factors 4 and 5 are equal to each other and together equal to price, and award is made on Phase 2 ratings only. The Government intends to award without discussions but may hold them.
- Offers due
- October 23, 2026, 2:00 PM PDT (Phase 1 proposals) (from the version posted Oct 14, 2026; amended since)
- How to submit
- Email to Contracting Officer Christopher Whipple at christopher.whipple@va.gov, with a copy to daniel.jhun@va.gov
- Page limits
- Phase 1 page limits are not in the text provided. Phase 2 only: Key Personnel, 5 single-sided pages per person (8.5 x 11, 1-inch margins, 10-point font or larger); Project Schedule, 4 pages (single-sided, 11 x 17); schedule narrative, 4 pages (8.5 x 11, 1-inch margins, 10-point font or larger).
What they'll judge offers on
- Phase 1 - Factor 1: its name is in the part of the Instructions to Offerors that was not read (it may be an attached file the AI skipped; check SAM.gov)
- Phase 1 - Factor 2: Experience - Special Experience (submitted on Attachment A, a spreadsheet that was not read)
- Phase 1 - Factor 3: Past Performance (Attachment B, a past performance questionnaire that was not read)
- Phase 2 - Factor 4: Key Personnel Experience (Prime Project Manager, Construction Superintendent, Quality Control Manager and others)
- Phase 2 - Factor 5: Project Schedule (high-level schedule plus a narrative committing to the construction duration)
- Phase 2 - Factor 6: Price (price analysis for reasonableness; price is evaluated only in Phase 2)
What to include when you submit
- Include a fully completed, signed and dated VAAR 852.219-75 certificate (limitations on subcontracting) with the Phase 1 technical proposal. An offer without a properly completed certificate must be rejected.
- Enter your full legal name, exactly as in SAM.gov, in every bracket marked [Insert Name of Offeror], not just at the bottom; add the signer's printed name and title, the date, and the business name and address. The signer must be authorized to sign for the company.
- The offeror is the legal entity named in Block 14 of the Standard Form 1442 (SF 1442, the construction offer form) in the Phase 1 proposal. It cannot be changed, assigned or substituted before award.
- Submit a Phase 1 Factor 2 Experience (Special Experience) attachment (Attachment A, dated October 5, 2026) and a Factor 3 Past Performance questionnaire (Attachment B). Their contents were not read (it may be an attached file the AI skipped; check SAM.gov), so the number of projects and references required is unknown.
- Offer must come from a firm verified as an SDVOSB in the SBA certification database at submission.
- Phase 2 (invited firms only): list up to five completed projects per key person, with years of experience stated separately for each position (blended descriptions such as 'Project Manager/Project Engineer for three years' are not accepted).
- Phase 2 (invited firms only): for the Quality Control Manager of the prime and each partner firm, send the information on Attachment C showing the qualifications in Specification 01 45 00.
- Phase 2 (invited firms only): the schedule must assume award on December 31, 2026 and notice to proceed on January 21, 2027, show design start and finish, Government acceptance of the final design, quality control reviews, construction start and finish with a phasing plan, and how the project will be staffed.
- Send questions in Word format by email to christopher.whipple@va.gov; requests for information must use the RFI form.
After award, you must have
- Contractor staff need a VA Non-PIV (non-Personal Identity Verification) card, which takes background and fingerprint checks; the card process may take 30-45 days and workers without it may be limited or barred from the site From Attachment SOW 07-24-2026.pdf:
Non-PIV Card process may take 30-45 days…
Current contractor
No incumbent is named. The solicitation does not say whether this is a follow-on.
Not in the notice text
- Part of the Instructions to Offerors, the RFP, the Statement of Work and the Specifications was left out, and several attachments were not read: the Phase 1 Factor 2 (Special Experience) spreadsheet, the Factor 3 Past Performance questionnaire, the price breakdown form, the wage determination, the request for information form, the site visit presentation and other reference documents. What a Phase 1 offer must contain, how many projects or references to send, and Factor 1 are not known.
- Phase 2 due date, and how invited firms are notified
- Bid, payment and performance bond amounts
- Government estimate for this contract (only the $5,000,000 to $10,000,000 range is given)
- Exact Phase 1 page limits and file format
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: Email to Contracting Officer Christopher Whipple at christopher.whipple@va.gov, with a copy to daniel.jhun@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 14, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Office
- 261-Network Contract Office 21 (36C261), Mather, CA
- Product/service code
- Z2LZ · Repair or Alteration of Parking Facilities
- Business type
- Construction & renovation (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 236220)
- Versions
9 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Oct 22, 2026 · Amendment 0007Due Nov 2, 2026
- Oct 21, 2026 · Amendment 0006Due Nov 2, 2026 (changed)
- Oct 14, 2026 · Amendment 0005 (this version)Due Oct 23, 2026
- Oct 8, 2026 · Amendment 0004Due Oct 23, 2026
- Oct 8, 2026 · Amendment 0003Due Oct 23, 2026 (changed)
- Sep 25, 2026 · Amendment 0002Due Oct 15, 2026
- Sep 18, 2026 · Amendment 0001Due Oct 15, 2026
- Sep 11, 2026 · SolicitationDue Oct 15, 2026 (changed)
- Aug 4, 2026 · PresolicitationDate Aug 19, 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
The scope of this project shall provide complete design services to deliver a comprehensive solution by using parking lot improvement documents (see Section 10.0 Reference Material), engineering calculations, and preparation of construction documents compliant with OSHA, OHS, and VA Master Specifications as basis of design to reduce vehicle-pedestrian conflicts, enhance accessibility, and protect Veterans and staff from extreme heat, supporting VA’s mission to provide a safe, accessible, and comfortable healthcare environment. (END OF DESCRIPTION)
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