Sources Sought
Small Business Event | 2026 National Veterans Small Business Engagement | Cleveland Ohio Dec 8-9 | Amendment 8
Department of Veterans Affairs · Sol. 36U10126Q0023
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The VA Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization is announcing its 2026 National Veterans Small Business Engagement, a two-day networking event on December 8-9, 2026 at the Huntington Convention Center in Cleveland, Ohio. It is posted as a Sources Sought notice, but it is not a contract opportunity: it is an event for Veteran-owned and other small businesses to meet VA and other buyers. This amendment only adds another NAICS code so the announcement reaches more industries.
Watch out for
- Not a contract opportunity. No offers or proposals are accepted, so there is nothing to bid on; the value is in meeting buyers at the event.
This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation.
- NAICS codes are only for reach. Each amendment adds an unrelated NAICS code just to get the event in front of more industries, so the codes do not describe any work.
This amendment is being issued to reference an additional industry NAICS code that is closely associated with the specific communities of interest (COI)
- Travel and attendance costs. The event is in person in Cleveland over two days, and the notice does not say what registration or attendance costs.
Please review the details of the events webpage carefully, prior to registering.
Read from the notice and 10 attachments.
- 36U10126Q0023 0008.docx
- 36U10126Q0023 0007.docx
- 36U10126Q0023 0006.docx
- 36U10126Q0023 0005.docx
- 36U10126Q0023 0004.docx
- 36U10126Q0023 0003.docx
- 36U10126Q0023 0002.docx
- 36U10126Q0023 0001.docx
- 36U10126Q0023.docx
- SAM.gov-NVSBE -21Aug2026-FINAL.pdf
Full brief
What they want
- Veteran-owned and other small businesses to register and attend the event in Cleveland
- Attendees who arrive prepared to talk with procurement decision makers
- Registration through the VA VetBiz event portal
- Period of performance
- Event only: Tuesday December 8, 2026, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM EST and Wednesday December 9, 2026, 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM EST
- Place of performance
- Huntington Convention Center, Cleveland, Ohio
- Offers due
- 12-08-2026 23:59 Eastern Time (the response date listed)
- How to submit
- Register at https://portal.vetbiz.va.gov/nvsbe/2026/ (event page: https://www.vetbiz.va.gov/events)
What to include when you submit
- Review the event webpage carefully before registering
- Event questions: NVSBEregistration@arrowarc.com
- VA contact: Direct Access Program (DAP), DirectAccess@va.gov, 202-461-4694, Monday to Friday 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM EST
You must have
- The event is aimed at Veteran-owned and other small businesses seeking federal contracts; registration is required to attend
NVSBE is the flagship event for Veteran-owned and other small businesses pursuing Federal contracting opportunities.
Not in the notice text
- Registration fee, if any, and registration deadline
- Detailed agenda and which VA offices and buyers will attend
- Any further amendments that add NAICS codes (the notice says more may follow)
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Key facts
- Response due
- Dec 9, 2026, 4:59 AM UTC
- Posted
- Oct 2, 2026
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Solicitation
- 36U10126Q0023
- Agency
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Office
- Office of Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) (36U101)
- NAICS
- 541310
- Product/service code
- R499
- Business type
- Engineering, architecture & research
- Contracting contact
- Direct Access Program (DAP)DirectAccess@va.gov202-461-4694
What similar contracts paid
2,138 contracts at this agency under the same NAICS code had activity in the last 5 years, according to USAspending.gov. Small businesses won 79% of the dollars in this market over the last 3 fiscal years.
Typical contract$373KMiddle half: $174K to $670K
Typical per year$70.3KValue 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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