Sources Sought
Small Business Event | 2026 National Veterans Small Business Engagement | Cleveland Ohio Dec 8-9 | Amendment 16
Department of Veterans Affairs · Sol. 36U10126Q0023
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This is Amendment 16 to the VA Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization's notice for the 2026 National Veterans Small Business Engagement, a small business event in Cleveland, Ohio on December 8-9. The amendment only adds another NAICS code (623110, nursing care facilities) so more industries see the announcement; it is not a contract to bid on.
Things to watch
- Not a contract opportunity. The notice is an event announcement posted as a Sources Sought, and this amendment only adds a NAICS code, so there is nothing to bid on.
This amendment is being issued to reference an additional industry NAICS code
- Registration details not in the files read. How to register for the event and what it costs are in the original notice and its attachments, which were skipped here.
Read from the notice and 12 attachments. 6 not read in full.
- 36U10126Q0023 0016.docx
- 36U10126Q0023 0015.docx
- 36U10126Q0023 0014.docx
- 36U10126Q0023 0013.docx
- 36U10126Q0023 0012.docx
- 36U10126Q0023 0011.docx
- 36U10126Q0023 0010.docx
- 36U10126Q0023 0009.docx
- 36U10126Q0023 0008.docx
- 36U10126Q0023 0007.docx
- 36U10126Q0023 0006.docx
- 36U10126Q0023 0005.docx
- 36U10126Q0023 0004.docx: over the file limit for one brief
- 36U10126Q0023 0003.docx: over the file limit for one brief
- 36U10126Q0023 0002.docx: over the file limit for one brief
- 36U10126Q0023 0001.docx: over the file limit for one brief
- 36U10126Q0023.docx: over the file limit for one brief
- SAM.gov-NVSBE -21Aug2026-FINAL.pdf: over the file limit for one brief
Full brief
What they want
- Small businesses interested in the event (details of the event are in the original notice documents, which were not provided here)
- Period of performance
- Event dates in the title: December 8-9
- Place of performance
- Cleveland, Ohio (from the notice title; the place of performance field is blank)
- Offers due
- 12-08-2026 23:59 Eastern Time, New York, USA
What to include when you submit
- Questions can go to the Direct Access Program (DAP) event planning contact at DirectAccess@va.gov or 202-461-4694, Monday to Friday 8:00am - 4:00pm EST
Not in the notice text
- Event agenda, venue, registration link and any fees (they are in the base notice and its attachments, which were over the file limit and not read)
- Whether this event has any set-aside or eligibility limits
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Key facts
- Response due
- Dec 9, 2026, 4:59 AM UTC
- Posted
- Oct 7, 2026
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Solicitation
- 36U10126Q0023
- Agency
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Office
- Office of Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) (36U101)
- NAICS
- 623110
- Product/service code
- R499
- Business type
- Medical & healthcare
- Contracting contact
- Direct Access Program (DAP)DirectAccess@va.gov202-461-4694
What similar contracts paid
13,733 contracts at this agency under the same NAICS code had activity in the last 5 years, according to USAspending.gov. Small businesses won 55% of the dollars in this market over the last 3 fiscal years.
Typical contract$415KMiddle half: $151K to $1.2M
Typical per year$97.1KValue divided by years of performance
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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