Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
FY26 NRM 460-20-004 | Tuckpointing FY26 | Katelyn Fallon | NCO 4 Construction East (VA-26-00060656)
Department of Veterans Affairs
AI summaryThe Department of Veterans Affairs (Network Contracting Office 4) wants a service-disabled veteran-owned small business to repair and re-point deteriorated exterior masonry and caulking on the buildings of the Wilmington VA Medical Center in Delaware. It is a sealed-bid, firm-fixed-price job with an estimated size of $2M to $5M, a 270-day completion time and lowest price winning. The hospital stays open 24/7, so the work must be phased around patients and staff. More in the summary
A newer version of this notice was posted Oct 27, 2026. It moves the due date from Oct 15, 2026 to Nov 5, 2026, which is the date shown on this page. See the latest version.
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Summary of the version posted Sep 24, 2026. The notice was amended Oct 27, 2026. The due date moved from Oct 15, 2026 to Nov 5, 2026. Check what else changed on SAM.gov. This summary may miss requirements: 2 of 9 attachments weren't read (Sign In Sheet Tuckpointing 9.23.26.pdf, VA Wilmington Contract Doc Submittal - 2024 05 10 - Drawing Set.pdf). Check the attachments on SAM.gov.
The Department of Veterans Affairs (Network Contracting Office 4) wants a service-disabled veteran-owned small business to repair and re-point deteriorated exterior masonry and caulking on the buildings of the Wilmington VA Medical Center in Delaware. It is a sealed-bid, firm-fixed-price job with an estimated size of $2M to $5M, a 270-day completion time and lowest price winning. The hospital stays open 24/7, so the work must be phased around patients and staff.
Who can bid (9)
- Service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB), 100 percent set-aside; NAICS 236220 with a $36.5 million size standard
- Registered and certified in VetCert (SBA Veteran Small Business Certification) to be eligible for award
- Active SAM.gov registration
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- Registered in the VETS-4212 database
- Experience Modification Rate (EMR) of 1.0 or lower, shown on insurance carrier letterhead, plus a certification of no more than three serious, one repeat or one willful OSHA or EPA violation in the past three years
- Signed VAAR 852.219-75 limitations on subcontracting certificate returned with the bid
- OSHA 10-hour course for all employees and OSHA 30-hour course for the competent person, with training documents approved before work starts
- All contractor and subcontractor workers must be screened by the VA medical center and wear VA badges
- Davis-Bacon wage determination DE20260008 (New Castle County, Building) is attached to the solicitation
How to submit: Email the bid and bid bond to Contract Specialist Katelyn Fallon at Katelyn.Fallon@va.gov; the bid opening is held virtually on MS Teams, due October 15, 2026 at 1:00 PM Eastern Time. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (11)
- Serious: Only certified SDVOSBs can bid. This is set aside for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses certified by SBA (VetCert); others can't bid as the prime.
- Serious: Extra pricing required or bid may be rejected. Besides a lump sum, you must give four deduct prices and an add/subtract unit price, but the price schedule shows only one line, so check the amended SOW and ask the contract specialist before bidding.
- Serious: Strict safety record and EMR screen. A firm with an EMR above 1.0 or more than the allowed OSHA/EPA violations could be found not responsible, which can knock out otherwise low bids.
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- Worth checking: Scope changed by amendment 0003. The amended statement of work drops the demolition and site work items, but the 2024 specifications and drawing list still mention demolition, roof anchors and roofing, so the exact scope is unclear.
- Worth checking: Working inside a live hospital campus. Work must be phased, infection control and dust rules apply, and all workers need VA screening and badges, which slows the work and adds cost.
- Worth checking: Possible off-hours work at contractor cost. The solicitation lists different work hours (weekdays 7:00 AM to 4:30 PM in one place, and weekdays plus Saturday and Sunday in another), and extra costs for off-hours work fall on the contractor.
- Worth checking: Dedicated QC person and extra staffing. The contractor must provide a QC/QA person whose only role is quality control, plus an on-site English-speaking supervisor, a competent person and daily reports.
- Worth checking: Limitations on subcontracting. As a set-aside prime you must self-perform a set share of the work and sign a certificate; the percentage is in the part of the clause text that was not read (it may be an attached file the AI skipped; check SAM.gov).
- Worth checking: The site visit was Oct 1, 2026. Check the notice and its amendments for whether attendance was required, and whether another visit is offered.
- Worth checking: Bonds and bid guarantee details unclear. Bid bonds are mentioned but the bid guarantee and bond amounts and check-boxes are not readable in the text provided, so confirm what you need before the due date.
- Minor: Roof anchor and fall protection work. The specifications call for roof anchors, a Professional Engineer to supervise and certify the anchors, and work at roof edges, which needs fall protection and specialty subcontractors.
Read from the notice and 7 attachments. 2 of 9 not read. Show which files.
- 36C24426B0018 0003.pdf (read)
- 36C24426B0018 0002.pdf (read)
- 36C24426B0018 0001_1.docx (read)
- S0236C24426B0018.pdf (read)
- 36C24426B0018_2.docx (read)
- Amended 460-20-004 SOW Tuckpointing.pdf (read)
- VA Wilmington Contract Doc Submittal - 2024 05 10 - Specifications.pdf (read)
- Sign In Sheet Tuckpointing 9.23.26.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- VA Wilmington Contract Doc Submittal - 2024 05 10 - Drawing Set.pdf: not read (it couldn't be opened): open it on SAM.gov
Full summary
What they want
- Repair, replace and rework deteriorated exterior masonry (tuckpointing) and caulking on campus buildings, including parapet walls
- Lay out the work in phases with hospital staff so patient areas lose as little use as possible, with infection control and dust prevention
- Provide a project plan (scope definition, means and methods, draft milestone schedule) and a critical path schedule
- Provide a separate QC/QA person who has no other role on the project, with weekly inspection summaries and a final punch list
- Submit daily logs and dated photos (before, during and after), plus a close-out binder and electronic copy
- Get all permits, call Miss Utility, and use a third-party underground utility locator
- Provide safety tie-down and roof anchor work where needed to work over a roof edge (listed as a secondary task in the specifications)
- Price a lump sum plus four deduct prices and an add/subtract unit price
- Contract type
- Firm-fixed-price, one award; sealed bid with lump-sum pricing plus deduct and unit prices
- Period of performance
- Construction completion 270 days after notice to proceed (no option periods stated)
- Place of performance
- Wilmington VA Medical Center, 1601 Kirkwood Highway, Wilmington, DE 19805
- Estimated value
- Magnitude of construction between $2,000,000 and $5,000,000
- How they'll choose
- Lowest price among responsive, responsible bidders (sealed bid); only one award
- Offers due
- October 15, 2026 at 1:00 PM Eastern Time (from the version posted Sep 24, 2026; amended since)
- How to submit
- Email the bid and bid bond to Contract Specialist Katelyn Fallon at Katelyn.Fallon@va.gov; the bid opening is held virtually on MS Teams
What they'll judge offers on
- Lowest price
- Bid responsive to the solicitation
- Bidder determined responsible (safety record, EMR, SAM, VetCert and other database checks)
What to include when you submit
- Complete SF 1442 and the price schedule (item 0001, Construction Services - Tuckpointing, 1 job)
- Give a lump-sum price plus the four deduct prices and the add/subtract unit price; leaving these out of the initial bid may get the bid rejected
- Include a project plan with your definition of the scope, the means you will use, and a draft schedule of critical milestones
- Return a signed VAAR 852.219-75 limitations on subcontracting certificate
- Send past safety and environmental record: certification of OSHA/EPA violations in the last 3 years and an EMR letter on the insurance carrier's letterhead
- Include the bid bond (the form's check-boxes for bid guarantee and bonds are not readable in the text provided)
- Acknowledge amendments 0002 (site visit sign-in sheet) and 0003 (amended statement of work)
- Questions were due in writing by 1:00 PM on October 1, 2026; answers will be posted by amendment no later than October 8, 2026
Not in the notice text
- Bid guarantee and performance/payment bond requirements and amounts (check-boxes unreadable; related text was left out)
- Insurance requirements (the Supplemental Insurance Requirements section was not in the text provided)
- Limitations on subcontracting percentage under VAAR 852.219-75
- Whether roof anchors and roofing sections in the specifications are still in scope after amendment 0003
- Which statement of work items were removed by amendment 0003, and what the four deduct prices are for
- The drawings (too large to read) and the site visit sign-in sheet (scanned, no text)
- Most of the specifications text was left out, so material and testing details are unknown
- Official answers to bidder questions (due by amendment no later than October 8, 2026)
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: Email the bid and bid bond to Contract Specialist Katelyn Fallon at Katelyn.Fallon@va.gov; the bid opening is held virtually on MS Teams. Check it in the notice before you send anything.
- SAM.gov has no description for this notice beyond its title. The work is described in its attachments, listed under Notice details.
- 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 23, 2026
- Notice type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Office
- 244-Network Contract Office 4 (36C244), Pittsburgh, PA
- Product/service code
- Z2DA · Repair or Alteration of Hospitals and Infirmaries
- Business type
- Construction & renovation (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 236220)
- Versions
8 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Oct 27, 2026 · Amendment 0007Due Nov 5, 2026 (changed)
- Oct 14, 2026 · Amendment 0006Due Oct 29, 2026
- Oct 14, 2026 · Amendment 0005Due Oct 29, 2026 (changed)
- Sep 24, 2026 · Amendment 0004Due Oct 15, 2026
- Sep 23, 2026 · Amendment 0003 (this version)Due Oct 15, 2026
- Sep 17, 2026 · Amendment 0002Due Oct 15, 2026
- Sep 16, 2026 · Amendment 0001Due Oct 15, 2026
- Sep 15, 2026 · Combined Synopsis/SolicitationDue Oct 15, 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
FY26 NRM 460-20-004 | Tuckpointing FY26
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