Solicitation
Annual/Sem-i annual fire smoke inspections and auto door services l EKH
Department of Veterans Affairs
AI summaryOnly small businesses under NAICS 541350 can bid: SAM.gov lists this request for quotes (RFQ) as a total small business set-aside. The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 15, wants fire, smoke and automatic door inspection, maintenance and repair at the Dwight D. Eisenhower VA Medical Center in Leavenworth, KS. It would be a single firm-fixed-price (FFP: one set price, whatever the work costs) IDIQ (indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity: orders placed as needed) contract of five 12-month ordering periods. The response due date was extended to November 3, 2026, 3:00 PM Central. More in the summary
A newer version of this notice was posted Oct 22, 2026. See the latest version.
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Summary of the version posted Oct 21, 2026. The notice was amended Oct 22, 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.
Only small businesses under NAICS 541350 can bid: SAM.gov lists this request for quotes (RFQ) as a total small business set-aside. The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 15, wants fire, smoke and automatic door inspection, maintenance and repair at the Dwight D. Eisenhower VA Medical Center in Leavenworth, KS. It would be a single firm-fixed-price (FFP: one set price, whatever the work costs) IDIQ (indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity: orders placed as needed) contract of five 12-month ordering periods. The response due date was extended to November 3, 2026, 3:00 PM Central.
Who can bid
- Small business under NAICS 541350 (size standard $11.5 million), per the total small business set-aside, and active in SAM.gov when you submit a quote.
- Automatic door work performed by AAADM-certified technicians.
How to submit: Email to michael.murphy7@va.gov. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (5)
- Serious: Total small business set-aside. Only firms that are small under NAICS 541350 can compete.
- Worth checking: Certified technicians and 24/7 response. You need AAADM-certified technicians and the ability to answer service calls at any hour.
- Minor: Response due date extended. The text says the RFQ was extended to November 3, 2026 and still shows the earlier quote date of October 23, 2026, 3:00 PM CDT.
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- Minor: Registration closed Oct 13, 2026. If registering was required to take part, ask the contracting officer whether late registration is allowed.
- Minor: Service Contract Labor Standards apply. You must pay at least the listed wage determination rates for Leavenworth County.
Read from the notice text only.
Full summary
What they want
- Semiannual inspection and minor adjustment of about 124 manual fire and smoke door assemblies per NFPA 80 and NFPA 105.
- Semiannual inspection and preventive maintenance of about 57 automatic doors per ANSI/BHMA A156.10, performed by AAADM-certified (American Association of Automatic Door Manufacturers) technicians.
- 24/7 service-call response and repairs ordered by task order.
- Inspection and repair reports.
- Contract type
- Single firm-fixed-price (FFP) indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract; FAR Part 12 and FAR Subpart 13.5 procedures
- Period of performance
- Five 12-month ordering periods (60 months), estimated to start November 1, 2026
- Place of performance
- Dwight D. Eisenhower VA Medical Center, 4101 S. 4th Street, Leavenworth, KS 66048
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- How they'll choose
- Best value
- Offers due
- November 3, 2026, 3:00 PM Central (from the version posted Oct 21, 2026; amended since)
- How to submit
- Email to michael.murphy7@va.gov
What they'll judge offers on
- Technical capability
- Past performance
- Veterans involvement
- Price
What to include when you submit
- Follow the submission instructions in the attached RFQ 36C25526Q0617; the text does not list the volumes or forms.
- Be active in SAM.gov when you submit a quote.
Not in the notice text
- The attached RFQ 36C25526Q0617 holds the full requirements, price schedule, submission instructions, evaluation factor details and clauses; it was not in the text.
- Whether the site visit and question deadlines were also changed; the text gives only the extended quote date.
- Estimated value of the contract.
- Whether the text's product service code J056 or SAM.gov's H112 is correct.
Eligibility and how to respond
- Set aside for small businesses: only a business that counts as small under this notice's NAICS code can bid as the prime contractor. More open small business set-asides under NAICS 541350
- How to submit, from the AI summary: Email to michael.murphy7@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 21, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Office
- 255-Network Contract Office 15 (36C255), Leavenworth, KS
- Product/service code
- H112 · Quality Control – Fire Control Equipment
- Business type
- Engineering, architecture & research (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 541350)
- Versions
3 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Oct 22, 2026 · Amendment 0002Due Nov 3, 2026
- Oct 21, 2026 · Amendment 0001 (this version)Due Nov 3, 2026 (changed)
- Oct 7, 2026 · SolicitationDue Oct 23, 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
- Set-aside contracts explained
Terms on this notice: Solicitation, Set-aside
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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