Presolicitation

692-21-101 CON NRM Improve Site Lighting and Lighting Controls for Energy Efficiency

Department of Veterans Affairs

AI summaryOnly Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs) can bid on the planned request for proposals (RFP) from Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 20 to replace site lighting with more energy efficient lighting at the VA Southern Oregon Rehabilitation Center and Clinics in White City, OR. This is a presolicitation, an early notice that is not a request for pricing, and the RFP is expected in Fiscal Year 2027. SAM.gov's response date is November 3, 2026, 8:00 AM Pacific; the text does not say what it is for. More in the summary

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Only Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs) can bid on the planned request for proposals (RFP) from Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 20 to replace site lighting with more energy efficient lighting at the VA Southern Oregon Rehabilitation Center and Clinics in White City, OR. This is a presolicitation, an early notice that is not a request for pricing, and the RFP is expected in Fiscal Year 2027. SAM.gov's response date is November 3, 2026, 8:00 AM Pacific; the text does not say what it is for.

Who can bid

Must be a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB); the RFP will be a total set-aside for SDVOSBs
Work is subject to the VA Limitations on Subcontracting (limits on how much of the work can go to subcontractors)

Things to watch (4)

From the version posted Oct 16, 2026.

Serious: SDVOSB set-aside only. Only Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses can bid; other firms are shut out.
Worth checking: RFP will be posted under a different number. This notice is 36C26027R0026, but the text says the RFP will be posted only under 36C26027R0027; follow that identifier for updates.
Worth checking: No solicitation yet. This notice is not a solicitation and the Government isn't committed to issue one, so there is nothing to bid on until the RFP is released.

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Minor: Limits on subcontracting and Buy American Act. The VA limits how much work a firm can subcontract, and materials must meet the Buy American Act (a preference for U.S.-made goods).

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Full summary

What they want

Remove existing lighting and install new, more energy efficient lighting in various locations across campus
One firm-fixed-price (FFP: one set price, whatever the work ends up costing) contract for the entire scope of work
Meet the Buy American Act and the VA Limitations on Subcontracting

Contract type: Firm-fixed-price construction contract (one award anticipated)
Place of performance: White City, OR
Estimated value: Not stated

Not in the notice text

The RFP release date, offer due date, evaluation method and submission instructions are not given; the text says only that the RFP is expected in the upcoming months of Fiscal Year 2027.
Whether there is a site visit, and which wage rule applies (such as a Davis-Bacon wage determination), is not stated.
Contract value, bonding requirements and period of performance are not stated.

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 238210
How and where to submit is in the notice text and its attachments on SAM.gov.
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: Presolicitation
Office: 260-Network Contract Office 20 (36C260), Vancouver, WA
Product/service code: Z1DA · Maintenance of Hospitals and Infirmaries
Business type: Construction & renovation (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 238210)
Attachments: Checking SAM.gov for this notice's files…
See attachments on SAM.gov

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

Terms on this notice: Solicitation, SDVOSB (service-disabled veteran-owned small business), Set-aside

Full notice text from SAM.gov

This is a presolicitation notice pursuant to FAR 5.201, announcing an upcoming competitive solicitation for a firm-fixed-project construction project. Network Contracting Office 20 (NCO 20), supporting the Veterans Affairs Southern Oregon Rehabilitation Center and Clinics (VA SORCC) located in White City, OR anticipates releasing a Request for Proposals in the upcoming months of Fiscal Year 2027. This notice synopsizes the requirement but is not a solicitation or otherwise a request for pricing. This does not commit the Government to issue the solicitation or award a contract. The RFP, if released, will be posted on Contract Opportunities located on SAM.gov only under the identifier 36C26027R0027. Interested parties are invited to follow this identifier to receive updates. The RFP will be a total set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses. It is anticipated to result in the award of one (1) firm-fixed-price contract for the entire scope of work. The scope of work will be to remove existing lighting and install new, more energy efficient lighting in various locations across campus. More information will be provided in the RFP, if released. This requirement will be subject to the Buy American Act and the VA Limitations on Subcontracting. For questions- please contact Helen.Woods@va.gov cc Alan.Perez@va.gov.

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