Presolicitation
FY27 Multiple Award Task Order Contract, SEED PROJECT NO: 550-25-108, Renovate Bathrooms in B103 PRRTP & B64/7 at the VA Illiana Health Care System (VIHCS), Danville IL.
Department of Veterans Affairs
AI summaryThe VA Network Contracting Office 12 wants a general contractor to renovate patient bathrooms in Building 103 (the residential rehab treatment program) at the VA Illiana Health Care System in Danville, IL. This is the first ("seed") project under a multiple award task order contract (MATOC), a pool of contractors that later compete for task orders. Offers are due October 21, 2026 (an amendment moved it to Nov 3, 2026, 11:59 PM CST · 12:59 AM Nov 4 Eastern), and the work is done in four phases inside an occupied healthcare building. More in the summary
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A newer version of this notice was posted Oct 20, 2026. It moves the due date from Aug 17, 2026 to Nov 3, 2026, which is the date shown on this page. See the latest version.
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Summary of the version posted Sep 21, 2026. The notice was amended Oct 20, 2026. The due date moved from Oct 21, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026. Check what else changed on SAM.gov. The notice looks incomplete: Period of performance and task order completion time (SF 1442 item 11 is blank). Check the attachments on SAM.gov.
The VA Network Contracting Office 12 wants a general contractor to renovate patient bathrooms in Building 103 (the residential rehab treatment program) at the VA Illiana Health Care System in Danville, IL. This is the first ("seed") project under a multiple award task order contract (MATOC), a pool of contractors that later compete for task orders. Offers are due October 21, 2026 (passed), and the work is done in four phases inside an occupied healthcare building.
Who can bid (6)
- Signed certification of compliance with VA limits on subcontracting for general construction (no more than 85% paid to firms that are not certified SDVOSB/VOSB), submitted with the offer. Offers without it are ineligible.
- Safety record certification: no more than three serious, or one repeat, or one willful OSHA violation, or any EPA violation in the past three years, or a written explanation
- Current Experience Modification Rate (EMR) from your insurance carrier; if above 1.0, a written explanation from the carrier
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- OSHA 10-hour training for all employees, OSHA 30-hour for superintendent or project manager, and a named OSHA competent person on site
- Employees need VA security clearance and ID for site access; VA PIV or personnel vetting rules and background checks apply
- Davis-Bacon prevailing wages apply (wage decision IL20260002 for Illinois building construction is attached)
How to submit: due Oct 21, 2026 4:00 PM (UTC-5), per the notice fields. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (7)
- Serious: Set-aside status unclear. The notice says no set-aside, but the attachments carry a VA veteran-owned (SDVOSB/VOSB) subcontracting limit certification; confirm with the contracting officer whether your firm can bid.
- Serious: Key solicitation sections not read. The instructions to offerors, evaluation criteria, bonding and period of performance were in the part of the solicitation that was left out, so the brief may miss requirements.
- Worth checking: Work inside an occupied healthcare building. Phasing, infection control barriers and fire and life safety rules raise cost and schedule risk for a small contractor.
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- Worth checking: Strict safety screening. A weak OSHA or EPA record or a high EMR can lead to a negative responsibility finding.
- Worth checking: Possible asbestos and lead paint. The specifications list asbestos abatement and lead-based paint removal sections and a hazardous material removal drawing, which may need licensed subcontractors.
- Minor: Limited work hours. Normal work is limited to weekday daytime hours, and other hours need 3 days' notice and COR approval.
- Minor: Solicitation type unclear. Documents refer to both bids (sealed bid) and proposals (RFP), so it is not clear if award is by lowest price or by tradeoff.
Read from the notice and 10 attachments. Show which files.
- 36C25227R0001_2.docx (read)
- S02 SOL_Att01_SEED PROJECT SOW Renovate Bathrooms B103 RRTP.pdf (read)
- S02 SOL_Att09 VAAR 852.219-75 Certification 550-MATOC.docx (read)
- S02 SOL_Att08 Contractor Safety and EMR.docx (read)
- S02 SOL_Att05 SEED PROJECT Specs.pdf (read)
- S02 SOL_Att04 Past Performance Client Questionnaire.docx (read)
- S02 SOL_Att03 Sub-contractor Info Consent.docx (read)
- S02 SOL_Att02 Contractor General Information.docx (read)
- S02 SOL_Att06 SEED PROJECT Drawings.pdf (read)
- S02 SOL_Att07_SEED PROJECT WD IL20250002 05.1.2026.pdf (read)
Full summary
What they want
- Renovate bathrooms in Building 103 at the Danville VA campus, including a women's shower/laundry room (136C) and male restrooms (159C/160C, 106B/107B, 106C/107C)
- Provide all labor, material, supplies, equipment, management and supervision, following the project drawings and specifications
- Work in four phases, finishing each restroom before starting the next
- Demolition plus new architectural finishes, plumbing, mechanical (exhaust fans), electrical, fire alarm and sprinkler work, and nurse call devices
- Price the base bid (Bid Item 1) plus reduced-scope bid items 2 to 4 that remove male restroom groups
- Coordinate with VA Facility Management, infection control, and fire and life safety rules on the job
- Submit the safety record, EMR, past performance and subcontracting certification documents with the offer
- Contract type
- MATOC (multiple award task order contract) with a Firm-Fixed-Price, Indefinite Quantity award contemplated; task order details are to be provided per task order
- Place of performance
- VA Illiana Health Care System, 1900 East Main Street, Danville, IL 61832 (Building 103). The notice's place of performance field is blank.
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- Contract vehicle
- 36C25227R0001 is the MATOC itself, run by VA Network Contracting Office 12 (36C252). The Danville bathroom job is the seed project (550-25-108).
- How they'll choose
- Not confirmed. The evaluation section of the solicitation was not in the text provided. One attachment says the Government wants best value and emphasizes past performance.
- Offers due
- Oct 21, 2026 4:00 PM (UTC-5), per the notice fields (from the version posted Sep 21, 2026; amended since)
What they'll judge offers on
- Past performance (references and past performance questionnaires covering quality, schedule, customer satisfaction, management, cost, safety and security)
- Price (bid items)
What to include when you submit
- Complete the SF 1442 offer form; pricing goes in Block 17 or the bid schedule
- Price each restroom phase separately, for Bid Items 1 to 4 (see drawing sheet GC102)
- Include the signed VAAR 852.219-75 limitations on subcontracting certification on company letterhead with the offer
- Submit safety and environmental violation history and current EMR from your insurance carrier on carrier letterhead (Attachment 8 form)
- Provide past performance references and have each reference return the Past Performance Questionnaire by email to the VA contacts (not to you)
- Major subcontractors and teaming partners must complete the Subcontractor Information and Consent Form with at least three references
- Complete the Contractor General Information form (company, UEI, tax ID, past performance contact)
- Pre-bid site inspection is planned, with site visit rules in provision 52.236-27
Not in the notice text
- Period of performance and task order completion time (SF 1442 item 11 is blank)
- MATOC ceiling, minimums and estimated task order values
- Whether performance and payment bonds or an offer guarantee are required (SF 1442 items left blank)
- How and where to submit the offer and the exact evaluation factors and weights (the instructions section was not read)
- Whether the pre-bid inspection date is fixed and mandatory
- Which firms may bid (set-aside or veteran status), because the notice and attachments differ
- Full text of the specification, drawing and wage decision files, which were only partly read
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 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
- May 28, 2026
- Notice type
- Presolicitation
- Office
- 252-Network Contract Office 12 (36C252), Milwaukee, WI
- Product/service code
- Z2DA · Repair or Alteration of Hospitals and Infirmaries
- Business type
- Construction & renovation (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 236220)
- Versions
6 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Oct 20, 2026 · Amendment 0003Due Nov 3, 2026 (changed)
- Sep 22, 2026 · Amendment 0002Due Oct 22, 2026
- Sep 22, 2026 · Amendment 0001Due Oct 22, 2026 (changed)
- Sep 21, 2026 · Combined Synopsis/SolicitationDue Oct 21, 2026
- Sep 21, 2026 · SolicitationDue Oct 21, 2026 (changed)
- May 28, 2026 · Presolicitation (this version)Date Aug 17, 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 read a government solicitation
- How to price a government contract
- Open SDVOSB set-aside contracts
- SDVOSB and veteran-owned contracts
Terms on this notice: Solicitation, SDVOSB (service-disabled veteran-owned small business), Set-aside
Full notice text from SAM.gov
Presolicitation Notice DESCRIPTION PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE: The VA Illiana Health Care System (VIHCS), Danville IL, 1900 E Main St. Danville, IL 61832, has a need for a Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) for construction. The VA intends to award a MATOC for maintenance, repair, alteration, and new construction services with task orders ranging in value from $2,000 to $3,000,000. The maximum net value of all task orders and modifications issued under this MATOC shall not exceed $21 Million. The net aggregate value for all task orders and modifications issued against the MATOC shall not exceed $21 Million. The MATOC will include a five (5) year ordering period from date of award. The facilities covered by the resultant contracts are located at the VIHCS, Danville IL and following CBOC Locations: Marquette CBOC Champaign VA Clinic 1702 S Mattis Ave Champaign, IL 61821 Bloomington CBOC 207 E Hamilton Rd Bloomington, IL 61704 Decatur CBOC 792 N Sunnyside Rd Decatur, IL 62522 Matton CBOC 501 Lake Land Blvd Matton, IL 61938 Peoria CBOC 7717 N Orange Prairie Rd Peoria, IL 61615 Springfield CBOC 5850 6th Street Frontage Rd E Springfield, IL 62703 The VA anticipates a minimum of two (2) IDIQ contract awards and shall reserve the right to make additional IDIQ awards. The primary purpose/work to be ordered under this contract is general construction (NAICS 236220), but may include work incidental to the overall construction work, such as carpentry; asphalt and concrete paving; roofing; excavation; interior renovation; carpet, window, door installation; mechanical; electrical; plumbing; painting and stucco; demolition; masonry; fire protection; telecommunications; HVAC; and other construction-related work. As requirements are defined, task order solicitations will be competitively issued to all selected MATOC contractors. All selected MATOC contractors will be given an opportunity to bid or propose on any task order. The NAICS code for this procurement is 236220 with a size standard of $45.0 Million Dollars. The construction range for the seed project is between $1,000,000 and $1,500,000. Contractors will be required under the contract to have a minimum bonding capacity of $2,000,000 for the life of the contract. This acquisition shall be 100% set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SBVOSB) concerns per the authority of 38 U.S.C. 8127 (Public Law 109-461). In accordance with VAAR 819.7003(b), at the time of submission of proposal, the offeror must represent that is a SDVOSB concern, a small business concern under the NAICS code assigned to the acquisition, and has a SBA SDVOSB Certification Veteran Small Business Certification (sba.gov). This Pre-Solicitation notice is NOT a request for proposals or submittals of any kind. The VA plans to issue the official solicitation 36C25227R0001 on or about 7/18/2027. The solicitation will be posted to https://www.SAM.gov.
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