Sources Sought
MD | KC VAMC | VHA Signage Programming | (VA-27-00007248)
Department of Veterans Affairs
AI summaryThe Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 15, is asking businesses to show interest in updating signs across the Kansas City VA Medical Center campus, in Kansas City, Missouri. This is a sources sought notice for market research only, not a solicitation. Responses are due November 6, 2026, 11:00 AM Central. More in the summary
Market research, not a bid. Replying is free and tells Department of Veterans Affairs who could do this work. Send a short reply to the contracting contact; no price is needed. See the contact
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The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 15, is asking businesses to show interest in updating signs across the Kansas City VA Medical Center campus, in Kansas City, Missouri. This is a sources sought notice for market research only, not a solicitation. Responses are due November 6, 2026, 11:00 AM Central.
Things to watch (5)
From the version posted Oct 23, 2026.
- Worth checking: Market research only, not a solicitation. No offer can be sent yet. This notice only gathers interest; a later solicitation may carry different rules, a set-aside or a different due date.
- Worth checking: Phased work with option years, details not given. The notice names planning, audit, programming, design, fabrication and option years but gives no phase dates, quantities or sign counts, so the size of the job is hard to judge.
- Worth checking: Work in an active hospital. Signs must follow VA infection control, safety and environment-of-care rules, and use non-ligature signs in mental health areas.
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- Minor: Product service code differs between documents. SAM.gov lists 9905. The notice text says R599 or N099, and the attached sources sought notice says R499 or N099. Ask the contracting specialist which applies.
- Minor: Four NAICS codes listed, set-aside not stated. The notice lists sign manufacturing, building finishing, and two architectural and engineering related codes. SAM.gov states no set-aside, so who may bid later is unclear.
Read from the notice and 3 attachments. Show which files.
- 36C25527Q0039_SOURCES SOUGHT.docx (read)
- SOURCES SOUGHT_CONTRACTOR FORM.docx (read)
- SOURCES SOUGHT_CONTRACTOR FORM_Fillable.pdf (read)
Full summary
What they want
- Update or create interior and exterior signs in each building and on the campus exterior
- Sign types: wayfinding, identification, super graphics (large wall graphics) and life safety
- Phased work: planning, audit, programming, design development, fabrication, and option years to finish the phased plan
- Fabrication, installation and de-installation of the signs
- Meet ADA accessibility rules (visual, tactile, Braille, mounting height, readability) and hospital-grade requirements
- Follow the VA Technical Information Library (TIL) Signage Guidelines and the NFPA Life Safety Code
- Use VA branding, typography, color and symbol rules, and non-ligature signs in mental health areas
- Period of performance
- Phased project with option years; lengths not stated
- Place of performance
- Kansas City VA Medical Center Campus, 4801 East Linwood Boulevard, Kansas City, Missouri 64128-2226, USA
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- Offers due
- November 6, 2026, 11:00 AM Central
- Page limits
- Contractor information form: limit response to one page
What to include when you submit
- Fill in the Sources Sought Contractor Information Form: business name, address, SAM unique entity ID (UEI), point of contact name, phone and email
- Check every business type that applies on the form (8(a), HUBZone, service-disabled veteran-owned, veteran-owned, economically disadvantaged women-owned, women-owned, other, or large business)
- State how many projects your business has performed in each size range: under $500K, $500K to $1M, $1M to $2M, $2M to $5M, over $5M
- Add a capabilities statement on the form; limit the response to one page
Not in the notice text
- How to send the response: the notice does not say. The contract specialist is Greg McMillan Sr., Gregory.McMillan@va.gov, 913-758-9919; ask or check SAM.gov.
- The set-aside, contract type, estimated value and length of the base and option periods are not given.
- How many signs, buildings or square feet are covered, and how the phases are split, are not stated.
- Whether a site visit will be held, and whether Davis-Bacon wage rules apply to installation (NAICS 238990 is a construction code), are not stated.
- Evaluation factors are not given because this is a sources sought notice.
Eligibility and how to respond
- No set-aside. Any business can reply: this is market research, and no bid is being taken yet.
- To respond, send a short reply to the contracting contact near the top of this page. No price is needed.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 23, 2026
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Office
- 255-Network Contract Office 15 (36C255), Leavenworth, KS
- Product/service code
- 9905 · Signs, Advertising Displays, and Identification Plates
- Business type
- Manufactured parts & equipment (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 339950)
- 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
Terms on this notice: Sources sought notice
Full notice text from SAM.gov
KCVA Signage Programming Manufacturing Installation GENERAL INFORMATION 1. Title of Project: KCVA Signage Programming 2. Scope of Work: Updated interior and exterior signs are needed in each building of the Kansas City VA Medical Center and on the exterior of the campus. The types of signage needed include wayfinding, identification, super graphics, and life safety. This phased project will consist of updates to and/or the creation of the following planning, audit, programming, design development solutions, execution/fabrication, and option years for completion of the phased planning. The awardee shall ensure that all signage, design, programming, fabrication, installation and de-installation fully comply with all applicable commercial, regulatory, safety, accessibility, and VA technical standards. This includes adherence to the VA Technical Information Library (TIL) Signage Guidelines, as well as compliance with national and universal life safety codes including the NFPA Life Safety Code. All signage must meet ADA accessibility standards for visual, tactile, Braille, mounting height and readability, and incorporate hospital-grade requirements. All branding, typography, color use, symbol usage, and graphic treatments shall align with the VA Graphic Style and Branding Strategy Guidelines. Signage materials, finishes, construction details, installation details, and durability requirements shall conform to the VA standards, including requirements for non-ligature signage in mental health areas, and compliance with Infection Control policies, safety procedures, and environment of care expectations. The contractor must ensure all signage meets applicable OSHA, IBC, ABAAS, JCAHO and VHA safety standards. NAICS: 339950, 238990, 541410, 541430 PSC: R599 or N099 SIZE STANDARD: 500 employees
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