Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
FY27 Multiple Award Task Order Contract, SEED PROJECT NO: 55 Renovate Bathrooms in B103 PRRTP & B64/7 at the VA Illiana Health Care System (VIHCS), Danville IL.
Department of Veterans Affairs
AI summaryThe VA Illiana Health Care System in Danville, IL wants to set up a multiple-award construction contract (MATOC) so it can order building maintenance, repair, alteration, and new construction work over a 5-year ordering period. It is reserved for certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs). Bidders also price one starter job, the "seed project", renovating bathrooms in buildings 103 and 64/72. Total orders under the contract can reach $21 million. More in the summary
A newer version of this notice was posted Oct 20, 2026. It moves the due date from Oct 22, 2026 to Nov 3, 2026, which is the date shown on this page. See the latest version.
AI summary Beta
Summary of the version posted Sep 22, 2026. The notice was amended Oct 20, 2026. The due date moved from Oct 22, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026. Check what else changed on SAM.gov. The notice looks incomplete: Evaluation factors and their order of importance for the MATOC base award (Basis for Award section was cut off). Check the attachments on SAM.gov.
The VA Illiana Health Care System in Danville, IL wants to set up a multiple-award construction contract (MATOC) so it can order building maintenance, repair, alteration, and new construction work over a 5-year ordering period. It is reserved for certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs). Bidders also price one starter job, the "seed project", renovating bathrooms in buildings 103 and 64/72. Total orders under the contract can reach $21 million.
Who can bid (6)
- 100% set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses
- Must be certified and listed in the SBA certification database (veterans.certify.sba.gov) at time of offer and at award
- Small business under NAICS 236220 (size standard $45 million)
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- Minimum bonding capacity of $2,000,000 for the life of the contract; bid bond required for the seed project; payment and performance bonds from the awardee
- Limitations on subcontracting for general construction: may not pay more than 85% (excluding materials) to firms that are not certified SDVOSBs
- OSHA 30-hour trained competent person on site; OSHA 10-hour training for all employees; fingerprinting, badging, and background checks for all workers
How to submit: Not fully stated in the text provided. The solicitation says to return the original and specified number of copies to the issuing office in Block 8 (VA Great Lakes Acquisition Center, 115 South 84th Street, Suite 101, Milwaukee, WI 53214). Email all correspondence to both Ricky.Bond@va.gov and Kristi.Kluck3@va.gov., due Conflicting: SAM.gov and one attachment say Oct 22, 2026 4:00 PM Central; the SF 1442 shows 10-20-2026 at 1600 CDT; another attachment says 10-21-2026 16:00 Central. Confirm with the contracting office.. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (7)
- Serious: Conflicting due dates. The documents give three different deadlines (Oct 20, 21, and 22, 2026), so a bidder could miss the real one without checking with the contracting office.
- Serious: Bid bond and $2 million bonding capacity. A bid guarantee is due with the offer and the awardee needs payment and performance bonds, which can be hard for a small firm to obtain.
- Serious: Strict SDVOSB certification. Only firms certified in the SBA database are considered, and misrepresenting status can lead to debarment.
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- Worth checking: Work in an occupied hospital. Night and weekend scheduling, work plan approvals, and strict infection, fire, and safety rules raise cost and schedule risk.
- Worth checking: No guaranteed work beyond $2,000. The only guaranteed amount per awardee is $2,000, and all awardees compete for each task order.
- Worth checking: Seed project value and site visits. The seed project range is given as $1M to $2M in one place and $1M to $1.5M in another; both pre-proposal site visits (9/29 and 10/6) have already passed.
- Worth checking: Key sections missing from the text provided. Preparation instructions and evaluation factors for the offer were not included, so the brief may miss important requirements.
Read from the notice and 3 attachments. Show which files.
- S02 36C25227R0001 for 550 MATOC-RB.pdf (read)
- 36C25227R0001 0001_1.docx (read)
- 36C25227R0001.docx (read)
Full summary
What they want
- Win a spot on the MATOC (at least two base contracts planned) for general construction work at the Danville VA Medical Center
- Price the seed project: renovate bathrooms in B103 PRRTP and B64/72, with a base lump sum and three alternates that remove groups of male restrooms
- Later compete for task orders for maintenance, repair, alteration, and new construction (carpentry, paving, roofing, interior renovation, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, painting, demolition, masonry, fire protection, HVAC and more)
- Work in an occupied hospital with VA-approved work plans and off-shift scheduling for outages and patient-impacting work
- Follow VA safety, security, badging, and background check rules for all workers
- Provide bid guarantee and, if awarded, payment and performance bonds
- Contract type
- Multiple Award Task Order Contract (IDIQ). Task orders are firm-fixed-price and individually funded.
- Period of performance
- 5-year ordering period from date of award; each task order's period is set in that order
- Place of performance
- VA Illiana Health Care System, 1900 E Main St, Danville, IL 61832
- Estimated value
- Up to $21 million total across all task orders; each task order $2,000 to $3 million; guaranteed minimum $2,000 per awardee. Seed project range is stated as $1,000,000 to $2,000,000 in one place and $1,000,000 to $1,500,000 in another.
- Contract vehicle
- None. This is the MATOC itself, a 100% SDVOSB set-aside under 38 U.S.C. 8127.
- How they'll choose
- Competitive FAR Part 15 tradeoff for the base MATOC. The seed project then goes to the lowest-priced proposal among the successful MATOC awardees. Later task orders will each state their own criteria (low price, lowest price technically acceptable, or tradeoff).
- Offers due
- Conflicting: SAM.gov and one attachment say Oct 22, 2026 4:00 PM Central; the SF 1442 shows 10-20-2026 at 1600 CDT; another attachment says 10-21-2026 16:00 Central. Confirm with the contracting office. (from the version posted Sep 22, 2026; amended since)
- How to submit
- Not fully stated in the text provided. The solicitation says to return the original and specified number of copies to the issuing office in Block 8 (VA Great Lakes Acquisition Center, 115 South 84th Street, Suite 101, Milwaukee, WI 53214). Email all correspondence to both Ricky.Bond@va.gov and Kristi.Kluck3@va.gov.
What they'll judge offers on
- Specific evaluation factors for the MATOC base award are in the Basis for Award and Evaluation Factors section, which was not included in the text provided
- Price on the seed project (lowest price wins the seed project)
- Past performance appears to matter (a Past Performance Client Questionnaire is listed as an attachment)
What to include when you submit
- Written questions are due by October 11, 2026 to ricky.bond@va.gov and kristi.kluck3@va.gov; no phone inquiries
- Complete and sign SF 1442 (Solicitation, Offer, and Award) including the pricing schedule for the seed project (base proposal plus Alternates 1 to 3)
- Furnish a bid guarantee for the seed project (bid bond or other approved form) with the offer
- Complete, sign, and return the VAAR 852.219-75 limitations on subcontracting certification with the offer, or the offer is ineligible
- Offerors must represent they are a certified SDVOSB, small under NAICS 236220, and listed in the SBA certification database
- Attachments listed include a contractor general information form, sub-contractor consent form, past performance client questionnaire, and a contractor safety and EMR (experience modification rate) form
- Detailed RFP preparation instructions (volumes, format, page limits) are in a section of the solicitation not included in the text provided
Not in the notice text
- Evaluation factors and their order of importance for the MATOC base award (Basis for Award section was cut off)
- Proposal volumes, format, page limits, and exact way to submit (RFP Preparation Instructions section was cut off)
- Which offer due date is correct (Oct 20, 21, or 22, 2026)
- Seed project details: scope of work, specifications, drawings, wage determination, and price schedule are in separate attachments not provided
- Seed project value range (documents disagree)
- Period of performance and schedule for the seed project
- Whether past performance is formally scored and how many references are needed
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 236220
- How to submit, from the AI summary: Not fully stated in the text provided. The solicitation says to return the original and specified number of copies to the issuing office in Block 8 (VA Great Lakes Acquisition Center, 115 South 84th Street, Suite 101, Milwaukee, WI 53214). Email all correspondence to both Ricky.Bond@va.gov and Kristi.Kluck3@va.gov. Check it in the notice before you send anything.
- Construction contracts over $2,000 pay at least the local Davis-Bacon wage rates, from the wage determination in the solicitation. Price your labor from it: How to price a government contract, and how Davis-Bacon differs from the Service Contract Act.
Notice details
- Posted
- Sep 22, 2026
- Notice type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Office
- 252-Network Contract Office 12 (36C252), Milwaukee, WI
- Product/service code
- Z2DA · Repair or Alteration of Hospitals and Infirmaries
- Business type
- Construction & renovation (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 236220)
- Versions
6 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Oct 20, 2026 · Amendment 0003Due Nov 3, 2026 (changed)
- Sep 22, 2026 · Amendment 0002Due Oct 22, 2026
- Sep 22, 2026 · Amendment 0001 (this version)Due Oct 22, 2026 (changed)
- Sep 21, 2026 · Combined Synopsis/SolicitationDue Oct 21, 2026
- Sep 21, 2026 · SolicitationDue Oct 21, 2026 (changed)
- May 28, 2026 · PresolicitationDate Aug 17, 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
- Open SDVOSB set-aside contracts
Terms on this notice: Solicitation, SDVOSB (service-disabled veteran-owned small business), Set-aside
Full notice text from SAM.gov
DESCRIPTION The VA Illiana Health Care System (VIHCS), Danville IL, 1900 E Main St. Danville, IL 61832, has a need for a Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) for construction. The VA intends to award a MATOC for maintenance, repair, alteration, and new construction services with task orders ranging in value from $2,000 to $3,000,000. The maximum net value of all task orders and modifications issued under this MATOC shall not exceed $21 Million. The net aggregate value for all task orders and modifications issued against the MATOC shall not exceed $21 Million. The MATOC will include a five (5) year ordering period from date of award. The facilities covered by the resultant contracts are located at the VIHCS, Danville IL
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