Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
36C26127Q0086, Fire Extinguisher Inspection and Maintenance Services
Department of Veterans Affairs
AI summaryThe Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Network Contracting Office 21 wants quotes for fire extinguisher inspection and maintenance services in San Francisco, CA (solicitation 36C26127Q0086). Only service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSBs) can quote. SAM.gov gives the response due date as November 9, 2026, 1:00 PM Central. More in the summary
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Summary of the version posted Oct 27, 2026. The notice was amended Nov 4, 2026. Check what else changed on SAM.gov. Some details are in the notice's attachments, which this summary didn't read. Check the attachments on SAM.gov.
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Network Contracting Office 21 wants quotes for fire extinguisher inspection and maintenance services in San Francisco, CA (solicitation 36C26127Q0086). Only service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSBs) can quote. SAM.gov gives the response due date as November 9, 2026, 1:00 PM Central.
Who can bid
- Service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB)
- Small under NAICS 811310 (size standard $12.5M)
Things to watch
- Serious: SDVOSB set-aside. Only service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses can quote.
Read from the notice text only.
Full summary
What they want
- Fire extinguisher inspection and maintenance services
- Place of performance
- San Francisco, CA
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- Offers due
- November 9, 2026, 1:00 PM Central (from the version posted Oct 27, 2026; amended since)
What to include when you submit
- This combined synopsis/solicitation is the only solicitation; no separate written solicitation will be issued
Not in the notice text
- The scope, number of extinguishers, locations, schedule and quote instructions aren't in the notice text; they're likely in attachments that weren't read.
- How and where to send quotes isn't stated in the notice text.
- Period of performance and evaluation method aren't stated.
- Which Service Contract Act wage determination applies isn't 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 811310
- How and where to submit is in the notice text and its attachments on SAM.gov.
- Service contracts usually set minimum pay rates (the Service Contract Act). Price the labor with the SCA price calculator.
Notice details
- Posted
- Nov 4, 2026
- Notice type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Office
- 261-Network Contract Office 21 (36C261), Mather, CA
- Product/service code
- J042 · Maint/Repair/Rebuild of Equip – Fire Fighting/Rescue/Safety Equip; Environ Protect Equip/Matls
- Business type
- Equipment repair & maintenance (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 811310)
- Versions
2 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Nov 4, 2026 · Amendment 0001 (this version)Due Nov 9, 2026
- Oct 27, 2026 · Combined Synopsis/SolicitationDue Nov 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 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
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