Presolicitation
FY27 Danville Mechanical MATOC SEED PROJECT NO: 550-26-106, Replace Air Handling Unit B58 at the VA Illiana Health Care System (VIHCS), Danville IL.
Department of Veterans Affairs
AI summaryPresolicitation 36C25227R0002 from the Department of Veterans Affairs (Network Contract Office 12) is open only to service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSBs). The VA plans a multiple award task order contract (MATOC: several firms hold one contract and compete for each job) for mechanical construction at the VA Illiana Health Care System in Danville, Illinois, with a five-year ordering period. The first job (the seed project) replaces Air Handling Unit B58. This notice is not a request for proposals. More in the summary
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Presolicitation 36C25227R0002 from the Department of Veterans Affairs (Network Contract Office 12) is open only to service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSBs). The VA plans a multiple award task order contract (MATOC: several firms hold one contract and compete for each job) for mechanical construction at the VA Illiana Health Care System in Danville, Illinois, with a five-year ordering period. The first job (the seed project) replaces Air Handling Unit B58. This notice is not a request for proposals.
Who can bid
- Service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) set-aside: 100% reserved for SDVOSB concerns under 38 U.S.C. 8127
- When submitting the proposal, represent that you are an SDVOSB, a small business under NAICS 238220 (size standard $19.0 Million), and hold an SBA SDVOSB certification (Veteran Small Business Certification)
- Minimum individual task order bonding capacity of $2,000,000 for the life of the contract
Things to watch (4)
From the version posted Oct 23, 2026.
- Serious: Only SDVOSBs can bid. The buy is 100% reserved for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses with an SBA SDVOSB certification; other firms cannot send offers.
- Serious: Bonding capacity of $2,000,000 required. Each bidder needs bonding capacity for task orders of at least $2,000,000 for the life of the contract, which a small firm may need to arrange with a surety first.
- Worth checking: Not yet a solicitation. This notice is not a request for proposals; the VA plans to issue solicitation 36C25227R0002 on or about 11/20/2026 on SAM.gov, and SAM.gov lists a response date of December 14, 2026.
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- Minor: Wide range of work and a $19 Million size standard. Task orders can cover many trades beyond mechanical work, and a bidder must be small under NAICS 238220 at the $19.0 Million size standard.
Read from the notice and 1 attachment. Show which files.
- 36C25227R0002_1.docx (read)
Full summary
What they want
- Replace Air Handling Unit B58 at the VA Illiana Health Care System, Danville, IL (seed project, Project No. 550-26-106, construction range $1,000,000 to $2,000,000)
- Mechanical maintenance, repair and alteration of buildings and other real property at the facility, ordered through task orders of $2,000 to $3,000,000
- Incidental construction work such as carpentry, paving, roofing, excavation, interior renovation, electrical, plumbing, painting, demolition, masonry, fire protection, telecommunications and heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC)
- Contract type
- Multiple award task order contract (MATOC), an indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract; task orders competed among the awardees
- Period of performance
- Five-year ordering period from the date of award
- Place of performance
- VA Illiana Health Care System, 1900 E Main St., Danville, IL 61832
- Estimated value
- Maximum of $20 Million for all task orders and modifications combined across all contractors; $19 Million for any one contractor; task orders from $2,000 to $3,000,000; seed project between $1,000,000 and $2,000,000
- Offers due
- December 14, 2026, 11:59 PM Central
What to include when you submit
- This presolicitation is not a request for proposals or submittals of any kind; the instructions will be in solicitation 36C25227R0002, which the notice says will be posted to SAM.gov
Not in the notice text
- How offers are evaluated and what a proposal must contain are not stated; the solicitation has not been issued yet.
- Whether there is a site visit and which wage rule applies (a Davis-Bacon wage determination) are not stated.
- How to submit an offer is not stated.
- The notice lists a response date of December 14, 2026 and also says the solicitation is planned for about November 20, 2026; it does not say what is due on the response date.
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 238220
- How and where to submit is in the notice text and its attachments on SAM.gov.
- 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
- Oct 23, 2026
- Notice type
- Presolicitation
- Office
- 252-Network Contract Office 12 (36C252), Milwaukee, WI
- Product/service code
- Z1DA · Maintenance of Hospitals and Infirmaries
- Business type
- Construction & renovation (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 238220)
- 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 read a government solicitation
- How to price a government contract
- Open SDVOSB set-aside contracts
- SDVOSB and veteran-owned contracts
Terms on this notice: Solicitation, SDVOSB (service-disabled veteran-owned small business), Set-aside
Full notice text from SAM.gov
Presolicitation Notice Presolicitation Notice Page 3 of 4 Presolicitation Notice *=Required Field Presolicitation Notice Page 1 of 4 DESCRIPTION PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE: 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 mechanical construction. The VA intends to award a MATOC for mechanical maintenance, repair, alteration, and repair of buildings and other real property belonging to this facility, with task orders ranging in value from $2,000 to $3,000,000. The maximum net value of all task orders and modifications, combined for all contractors issued under this MATOC shall not exceed $20 Million. The net aggregate value for the individualized contractor for all task orders and modifications issued against the MATOC shall not exceed $19 Million. The MATOC will include a five (5) year ordering period from date of award. The VA anticipates a minimum of two (2) IDIQ contract awards and shall reserve the right to make additional IDIQ awards. The primary purpose/work to be ordered under this contract is mechanical construction (NAICS 238220) but may include work incidental to the overall construction work, such as carpentry; asphalt and concrete paving; roofing; excavation; interior renovation; carpet, window, door installation; mechanical; electrical; plumbing; painting and stucco; demolition; masonry; fire protection; telecommunications; HVAC; and other construction-related work. As project requirements are defined, individual task order solicitations will be competitively issued to all selected MATOC contractors. The NAICS code for this procurement is 238220 with a size standard of $19.0 Million Dollars. The construction range for the seed project is between $1,000,000 and $2,000,000. Contractors will be required under the contract to have a minimum individual task order bonding capacity of $2,000,000 for the life of the contract. This acquisition shall be 100% set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SBVOSB) concerns per the authority of 38 U.S.C. 8127 (Public Law 109-461). In accordance with VAAR 819.7003(b), at the time of submission of proposal, the offeror must represent that is a SDVOSB concern, a small business concern under the NAICS code assigned to the acquisition, and has a SBA SDVOSB Certification Veteran Small Business Certification (www.sba.gov). This Pre-Solicitation notice is NOT a request for proposals or submittals of any kind. The VA plans to issue the official solicitation 36C25227R0002 on or about 11/20/2026. The solicitation will be posted to https://www.SAM.gov.
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