Presolicitation
657A4-21-800 - VPIH Services for Remove and Replace End of Life Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Construction
Department of Veterans Affairs
AI summaryThe VA's Network Contracting Office 15 is asking SDVOSB firms to send qualifications (SF 330) for industrial hygiene (VPIH) oversight services. The work supports an HVAC replacement project at the John J. Pershing VA Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, with the construction contract projected to end December 27, 2028. SF 330 packages are due November 2, 2026. More in the summary
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Summary of the version posted Oct 8, 2026. The notice was amended Oct 27, 2026. Check what else changed on SAM.gov.
The VA's Network Contracting Office 15 is asking SDVOSB firms to send qualifications (SF 330) for industrial hygiene (VPIH) oversight services. The work supports an HVAC replacement project at the John J. Pershing VA Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, with the construction contract projected to end December 27, 2028. SF 330 packages are due November 2, 2026.
Who can bid (5)
- Must be an SDVOSB verified and listed in the SBA certification registry
- Active SAM registration (award cannot be made without it)
- Limitations on subcontracting: no more than 50% of the amount paid to non-SDVOSB firms
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- Enroll in E-Verify within 30 days of award
- Check every person providing services against the excluded parties list and certify none are listed
How to submit: Email the SF 330 to Matthew.Finley@va.gov and Lucia.Cowsert@va.gov. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (5)
- Serious: Only certified SDVOSBs can bid. This is set aside for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses certified by SBA (VetCert); others can't bid as the prime.
- Serious: Package is thrown out without the certificate. A missing signed subcontracting certificate means your SF 330 is not evaluated at all.
- Worth checking: Heavy qualifications package. Resumes with three to five projects per key person, up to five narrative projects, and five CPARS references take real time to assemble.
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- Worth checking: Healthcare experience favored. The experience factor emphasizes work in an active medical center, which may be hard without prior hospital projects.
- Minor: No scope details yet. The notice says no solicitation document or further project information is available, so you are pricing and staffing blind.
Read from the notice text only.
Full summary
What they want
- Provide VPIH (industrial hygiene) oversight services during the HVAC remove-and-replace construction project, Building 1
- Phase I 12 days, Phase II 12 days, Phase III 14 days, Phase IV 8 days of oversight
- Coordinate scheduling with the VA's COR and the abatement contractor
- Submit a complete SF 330 (Parts I and II) with an organizational chart and design quality management plan
- Contract type
- Firm fixed price (anticipated)
- Period of performance
- Oversight in four phases (12, 12, 14 and 8 days); the construction contract is projected to end December 27, 2028
- Place of performance
- John J. Pershing VA Medical Center, Poplar Bluff, Missouri
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- How they'll choose
- Qualifications-based selection under the Brooks Act; firms are ranked on the SF 330, not on price
- Offers due
- Nov 2, 2026 2:00 PM Central (from the version posted Oct 8, 2026; amended since)
- How to submit
- Email the SF 330 to Matthew.Finley@va.gov and Lucia.Cowsert@va.gov
- Page limits
- SF 330 including additional pages: 65 pages maximum, 8.5 x 11; the subcontracting certificate does not count
What they'll judge offers on
- Professional qualifications
- Specialized experience and technical competence
- Capacity to accomplish work
- Past performance
- Claims, terminations and litigation
What to include when you submit
- One completed SF 330, Parts I and II, including all consultants
- Part I Section H must include an organizational chart of the firm (excluding consultants) and a design quality management plan
- Information incorporated by reference is not allowed
- Include signed Attachment 1, VAAR 852.219-75 Limitations on Subcontracting certificate
- Provide five final CPARS or similar past performance documents, or explain why not
- Submit electronically only; no personal visits
Not in the notice text
- Estimated contract value
- Detailed scope beyond the phase day counts
- Exact start date of oversight work
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 541620
- How to submit, from the AI summary: Email the SF 330 to Matthew.Finley@va.gov and Lucia.Cowsert@va.gov. Check it in the notice before you send anything.
- Service contracts usually set minimum pay rates (the Service Contract Act). Price the labor with the SCA price calculator.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 27, 2026
- Notice type
- Presolicitation
- Office
- 255-Network Contract Office 15 (36C255), Leavenworth, KS
- Product/service code
- F108 · Environmental Systems Protection – Environmental Remediation
- Business type
- Consulting & professional services (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 541620)
- Versions
2 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Oct 27, 2026 · Amendment 0001 (this version)Due Nov 2, 2026
- Oct 8, 2026 · PresolicitationDue Nov 2, 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
The purpose of this modification (#1) is to answer questions: Question 1: Typically, VPIH means Veterans Professional Industrial Hygienist which generally falls under NAICS code 541620 (Environmental Consulting). Could you please clarify what your definition of VPIH is and why you chose 562910 (Remediation Services). Answer: The NAICS code is changed to 541620 (Environmental Consulting). Question 2: The Scope of Work appeared rather vague in what the duties of the VPIH would be "VPIH firm to provide VPIH Services for construction project 657A4-21-800" Based on my experience as VPIH, that means overseeing asbestos abatement activities, visual inspections, air clearance sampling, etc. Could you please provide more details on what you envision the VPIH duties entailing. Answer: Here are more details about the project. Full details will be provided in the request for proposal to the top firm. - The VA Professional Industrial Hygienist (VPIH) shall provide all labor, materials, equipment and supervision necessary to review abatement personnel’s documentation compliance monitoring, Phase Contrast Microscopy (PCM) air monitoring & analysis, inspections, clearance testing, and removal activities for the duration of the abatement as required by the project plans and specifications. - Asbestos/Lead abatement project oversight work will be performed in separate locations in Building 1 based on design documents. - The VPIH shall provide a final report for each location, at the end of the Asbestos Containment Material (ACM) abatement, which includes a summary of pre-abatement and post-abatement activities. - All routine air sample results shall be delivered to the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) within 24 hours of collection. All clearance samples shall be delivered to the COR within 24 hours from the collection. Question 3: Generally Consulting services, if this is for a VPIH, do not require an SF 330 submittal. Could you please explain why this is apparently requiring an SF 330 submittal directed at A/E firms. Answer: This project is being solicited as an A/E project. Therefore, SF 330s are required. -----------------------END------------------------
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