Solicitation
Brooklyn Upgrade Life Safety/Critical Branch Electrical Distribution Construction
Department of Veterans Affairs · Sol. 36C77626B0020
Due in 28 daysSmall business
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The VA Program Contracting Activity Central is seeking a small business electrical contractor for a sealed-bid (IFB) construction job at the Brooklyn VA Medical Center, NY. The work builds a dedicated life safety electrical branch in Building 1 with automatic transfer switches, replaces equipment that cannot handle the available fault current, and fixes electrical code violations. The size is $10M to $20M and the job must finish within 540 calendar days of notice to proceed.
Watch out for
- Offer due date is inconsistent. The SF 1442 shows 10-30-2026 at 3:00 PM EDT but SAM.gov shows 11/06/2026 at 2:00 PM, and a late sealed bid is rejected, so confirm the date in the amendments.
0 (ZERO) 3:00 PM EDT
- Single site visit on short notice. The only chance to see the site is a visit set for October 9, 2026 at 10:30 am, only days after posting.
This will be the only opportunity for potential bidders to visit the site.
- Large bid guarantee and bonds. A bid guarantee of up to $3,000,000 is due with the bid, plus payment and performance bonds on a $10M to $20M job, so you need strong surety support.
A Bid Guarantee, Standard Form 24 (SF 24), is required in an amount not less than 20 percent
- Strict responsiveness rules for sealed bids. Only emailed bids count, and a missing electronic bid bond on time makes the bid non-responsive.
(d) Failure to provide electronic bids and the electronic copy of the bid bond on the date
- Night and weekend work in an occupied hospital. Drawings call for evening, night and weekend shifts in a working VA hospital, with security escorts and infection control, which raises labor cost and schedule risk.
WORK SHOWN THIS DRAWING SHALL TAKE PLACE ON NIGHT/WEEKEND SHIFTS.
- Wage rate file may be for the wrong county and could not be read. The wage determination is titled for King County and is a scanned PDF with no readable text, so confirm the correct rates for Kings County, NY before pricing.
See attached document: Attachment E - Wages Rates - King County 5-26-26.
- Old design documents and leftover alternates. The specs and drawings date from 2022 and still reference Alternates 1 and 2 that no longer apply, so expect cleanup questions.
Note: All references to Alternate No. 1 and Alternate No. 2 in the specs and drawings are to be disregarded.
Read from the notice and 6 attachments. 3 not read in full.
- 36C77626B0020 Brooklyn VAMC Construction.pdf
- Attachment A - Specifications - 3-11-26.pdf
- Attachment F - Site Visit Instructions.pdf
- Attachment D - Drawings.pdf
- Attachment C - Drawings.pdf
- Attachment B - Drawings.pdf
- Brooklyn VAMC Map.pdf: scanned PDF: no text to read
- Attachment G - RFI TRACKING SHEET.xlsx: spreadsheet: not read yet
- Attachment E - Wages Rates - King County 5-26-26.pdf: scanned PDF: no text to read
Full brief
What they want
- Tasks 1-3: install a dedicated life safety branch in Building 1, including automatic transfer switches and electrical distribution equipment on each floor (NFPA 70, 99, 110)
- Task 5: replace or upgrade electrical distribution equipment (switchboards and panels) that cannot withstand the expected fault current
- Tasks 6-26: correct equipment code violations found in a prior electrical study
- Install revenue-grade metering for the data center feeders (per the drawings)
- Do work in the live hospital on night and weekend shifts, with temporary lighting during life safety circuit changeovers
- Supply all tools, equipment, materials, labor and supervision under the attached specifications and drawings
- Furnish payment and performance bonds after award
- Contract type
- Firm-fixed-price, single lump-sum base bid (Item 0001), sealed bid (IFB)
- Period of performance
- 540 calendar days after Notice to Proceed
- Place of performance
- Brooklyn VA Medical Center, 800 Poly Place, Brooklyn, NY 11209
- Estimated value
- VAAR magnitude of construction between $10,000,000 and $20,000,000
- How they'll choose
- Sealed bid: award to the responsible bidder with a conforming bid, considering only price. The low price is checked for fairness and reasonableness.
- Offers due
- Conflict: the SF 1442 form in the solicitation shows 3:00 PM EDT on 10-30-2026, while the SAM.gov notice shows 2026-11-06T14:00:00-05:00. Confirm against amendments.
- How to submit
- Email only to sierra.tate@va.gov and bridget.may@va.gov. Bid opening is by Microsoft Teams teleconference (link to come by amendment).
What they'll judge offers on
- Price (lump sum for Item 0001; award is on the Grand Total)
- Responsiveness of the bid (complete package received on time by email)
- Contractor responsibility (experience, financial resources, technical qualifications)
What to include when you submit
- Complete and sign the OFFER section of the SF 1442 and put your SAM.gov Unique Entity ID in Block 14
- Acknowledge all amendments (SF 1442 Block 19 or return the signed amendments)
- Fill in the Price Schedule with a lump-sum, whole-dollar price for Item 0001, accounting for FAR 52.229-3 taxes and its special note
- Include a bid guarantee on Standard Form 24, submitted electronically with the bid
- Provide the certifications: FAR 52.203-2, 52.209-7(b), 52.209-12(b), 52.209-13(b) and 52.229-11(d)
- Keep SAM representations and certifications current
- Technical questions are due October 15, 2026, on the Attachment G RFI tracking sheet, by email to the two contacts
- Offers must stay open 90 calendar days (SF 1442)
You must have
- Small business set-aside: the bidder must be certified as a small business by SBA and listed in the SBA certification database at bid submission and at award
offerors must be certified as a Small Business by the U.S.
- Active SAM.gov registration at the time of offer and at award
an offeror must have an active registration in SAM at the time an offer is submitted and
- Bid guarantee on SF 24 of at least 20 percent of the bid price, capped at $3,000,000
A Bid Guarantee, Standard Form 24 (SF 24), is required in an amount not less than 20 percent
- Payment and performance bonds from the awardee (SF 25A and SF 25)
The offeror to whom award is made will be required to furnish two bonds.
- Must have filed the annual VETS-4212 report before award
awardee has filed their VETS-4212 report.
- Limitations on subcontracting clause (FAR 52.219-14) applies to small business set-asides; the percentage was not in the text provided
52.219-14 LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING
- Contractor staff on VA property need background investigations (general construction contractor is Tier 1/low risk)
Contractor personnel assigned to work for or on behalf of VA must undergo a
Not in the notice text
- Which due date is correct (10-30-2026 3:00 PM EDT on the SF 1442 or 11/06/2026 2:00 PM on SAM.gov)
- Correct wage determination values (Attachment E is a scanned PDF with no readable text and is labeled King County)
- Questions and answers on Attachment G, the RFI tracking sheet (spreadsheet not read)
- Required percentage for limitations on subcontracting, insurance requirements, Buy American details and liquidated damages (in pages of the solicitation not provided)
- Full technical specifications (only the start and end of Attachment A, a very large file, were provided)
- Most of the drawings (text from the drawing PDFs is partial and noisy)
- Teams link for the bid opening (to be announced by amendment)
- Required electrical licensing or NYC permit requirements (not seen)
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Key facts
- Response due
- Nov 6, 2026, 7:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Oct 6, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Solicitation
- 36C77626B0020
- Agency
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Office
- Pcac (36C776)
- Set-aside
- Small Business Set Aside - Total
- NAICS
- 238210
- Product/service code
- Y1DZ
- Business type
- Construction & renovation
- Place of performance
- Brooklyn, NY, 11209
- Contracting contact
- Sierra Tatesierra.tate@va.gov(216) 447-8321
Full notice text from SAM.gov
This solicitation #36C77626B0020 is related to the Sources Sought notice # 36C77626Q0137 which serves as the presolicitation. In accordance with 15 USC 644, this project is a competitive small business set aside. This project is located at: Brooklyn VA Medical Center 800 Poly Place Brooklyn, NY 11209 Please see attachements for additional details on this procurement.
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