Presolicitation
VA Personnel Security Adjudication Center Design-Build Construction Requirement
Dept of Defense · Dept of the Army · Sol. W9127S27RA008
Due in 8 daysSmall business
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District, plans to award a design-build contract (one firm designs and builds) for a new Personnel Security Adjudication Center at the Eugene J. Towbin VA Healthcare Center campus in North Little Rock, Arkansas. This is a presolicitation notice only, so the real solicitation is not out yet. It is set aside for small businesses.
Watch out for
- NIST score required. Without a NIST score recorded in PIEE, a small business is not eligible for award, so set this up early.
Offerors must have a NIST Score recorded in PIEE to be eligible for award
- Design-build scope with a long schedule. The bidder must handle both design and construction over a multi-year effort, which can be a lot of risk and cash flow for a small firm.
The project is expected to take no longer than 740 calendar days.
- Security fence option depends on funding. The fence and automated gate may or may not be added, so the final scope is uncertain.
Contingent upon funding availability at the time of award, the Government
Read from the notice and 1 attachment.
- PreSolicitation Notice VA PSAC - W9127S27RA008.pdf
Full brief
What they want
- Design and build a new two-story building of about 10,000 SF for about 75 full-time staff
- Site work and a parking lot for at least 25 vehicles, with total spaces maximized during design
- Possible option: a physical security fence with automated gate access and controls (depends on funding at time of award)
- Contract type
- Design-Build construction contract
- Period of performance
- Expected to take no longer than 740 calendar days; construction award July 2027, contract completion November 2030
- Place of performance
- Eugene J. Towbin VA Healthcare Center Campus, North Little Rock, AR
- Offers due
- Notice response deadline 2026-10-15 11:59 PM (-05:00). Solicitation expected on or about October 16, 2026; proposals expected on or about November 12, 2026.
- How to submit
- Solicitation and amendments will be posted on SAM.gov and PIEE (www.piee.eb.mil); the notice does not say how proposals will be submitted
What to include when you submit
- Contact Telia Mahomes (telia.r.mahomes@usace.army.mil) or Ricky Brown (ricky.a.brown@usace.army.mil) with questions
- Offerors must get the solicitation and any amendments themselves from SAM.gov and PIEE
- Register for system access and notifications ahead of the solicitation date
You must have
- Small business set-aside (total)
- Active, valid registration in SAM and in the PIEE Solicitation Module
- A NIST score (cybersecurity self-assessment score) recorded in PIEE/SPRS
Offerors must have a NIST Score recorded in PIEE to be eligible for award
Not in the notice text
- Estimated contract value or price range
- Evaluation method and factors (will be in the solicitation)
- Proposal submission method, page limits and required volumes
- Bonding requirements
- Further design and security details (the notice says they will be in the solicitation)
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Key facts
- Response due
- Oct 16, 2026, 4:59 AM UTC
- Posted
- Sep 30, 2026
- Notice type
- Presolicitation
- Solicitation
- W9127S27RA008
- Agency
- Dept of Defense · Dept of the Army
- Office
- W076 Endist Little Rock
- Set-aside
- Small Business Set Aside - Total
- NAICS
- 236220
- Product/service code
- Y1AA
- Business type
- Construction & renovation
- Place of performance
- North Little Rock, AR
- Contracting contact
- Telia MAHOMEStelia.r.mahomes@usace.army.mil5013401274
Full notice text from SAM.gov
THIS NOTICE IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATION ONLY: THIS SYNOPSIS IS ONLY A NOTIFICATION THAT A SOLICITATION IS ANTICIPATED AND FORTHCOMING. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Little Rock District has been tasked to solicit for and award a Design-Build contract for the design and construction of a Personnel Security Adjudication Center facility at the Eugene J. Towbin VA Healthcare Center Campus in North Little Rock, Arkansas. Please see Presolicitation Notice for more information.
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