Sources Sought
Small Business Event | 2026 National Veterans Small Business Engagement | Cleveland Ohio Dec 8-9 | Amendment 1
Department of Veterans Affairs · Sol. 36U10126Q0023
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The VA's Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization is promoting its 2026 National Veterans Small Business Engagement, a two-day networking event for Veteran-owned and other small businesses at the Huntington Convention Center in Cleveland, Ohio on December 8-9, 2026. It is a Sources Sought notice for information and planning only, not a contract to bid on; this amendment just adds another NAICS code so more businesses see it.
Watch out for
- Not a contract opportunity. This is an information and planning notice for an event, so there is nothing to bid on or win from it directly.
This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation.
- Travel to Cleveland. The event is in person in Cleveland, Ohio, so travel and any registration costs fall on your business.
Read from the notice and 3 attachments.
- 36U10126Q0023 0001.docx
- 36U10126Q0023.docx
- SAM.gov-NVSBE -21Aug2026-FINAL.pdf
Full brief
What they want
- Small businesses, especially Veteran-owned, to register and attend the event
- Attendees who come informed and prepared for short meetings with VA procurement decision makers
- Businesses ready to show how their capabilities create measurable value for operations and Veterans
- Period of performance
- Event on December 8, 2026 (8:00 AM-5:00 PM EST) and December 9, 2026 (8:00 AM-3:00 PM EST)
- Place of performance
- Huntington Convention Center, Cleveland, Ohio
- Offers due
- 12-08-2026 23:59 Eastern Time (SAM.gov response date, the same day the event starts)
- How to submit
- Register online at https://portal.vetbiz.va.gov/nvsbe/2026/; event questions to NVSBEregistration@arrowarc.com or DirectAccess@va.gov, 202-461-4694
What to include when you submit
- Register through the VetBiz event portal and review the event webpage before registering
- No proposals or offers are accepted in response to this notice
You must have
- Aimed at Veteran-owned and other small businesses pursuing federal contracts; registration is required to attend
NVSBE is the flagship event for Veteran-owned and other small businesses pursuing Federal contracting opportunities.
- Register through the VA VetBiz portal
Visit https://portal.vetbiz.va.gov/nvsbe/2026/ and click the link for the
Not in the notice text
- Registration fee or other cost to attend
- Whether there is a registration deadline before the event
- Which VA offices and buyers will attend
- The NAICS 238290 code is listed only to widen the notice's reach; no related work is described
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Key facts
- Response due
- Dec 9, 2026, 4:59 AM UTC
- Posted
- Sep 29, 2026
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Solicitation
- 36U10126Q0023
- Agency
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Office
- Office of Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) (36U101)
- NAICS
- 238290
- Product/service code
- R499
- Business type
- Construction & renovation
- Contracting contact
- Direct Access Program (DAP)DirectAccess@va.gov202-461-4694
Before you respond
Full notice text from SAM.gov
1. PURPOSE: This amendment is being issued to reference an additional industry NAICS code that is closely associated with the specific communities of interest (COI), as a means of overcoming a functional limitation of SAM.gov, and maximize the reach of this announcement. All other information remains unchanged by this amendment.
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