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590-27-120 Replace Pneumatic Tube System

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AI summaryOnly Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs) can bid. The VA's Network Contracting Office 6 plans a design-build job to replace the pneumatic tube system in Building 110 at the Hampton VA Health Care System in Hampton, VA (project 590-27-120, 36C24627R0010). This is a presolicitation: the solicitation is expected on or about November 16th, 2026, and SAM.gov lists December 16, 2026, 5:00 PM Eastern. More in the summary

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Contracting contact

Donteana GibbsContract Specialist
Donteana.Gibbs@va.gov757-251-4109

Key facts

Response due
Due in 39 daysDec 16, 2026, 5:00 PM ESTOn a presolicitation this date is often when the solicitation is expected, or the date to send a capability statement. Check the notice for which.Add deadline to calendar
Solicitation number
36C24627R0010
Set-aside
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14)Small under NAICS 236220 means average annual receipts up to $45 million (the size standard the notice states). Check your size
NAICS
236220 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
Place of performance
Hampton, VA

AI summary Beta

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Only Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs) can bid. The VA's Network Contracting Office 6 plans a design-build job to replace the pneumatic tube system in Building 110 at the Hampton VA Health Care System in Hampton, VA (project 590-27-120, 36C24627R0010). This is a presolicitation: the solicitation is expected on or about November 16th, 2026, and SAM.gov lists December 16, 2026, 5:00 PM Eastern.

Who can bid

  • Must be a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), registered and verified with the SBA (https://veterans.certify.sba.gov/)
  • Small under NAICS 236220 (size standard $45M)
  • Registered in the System for Award Management (SAM)

How to submit: The solicitation will be posted only on https://sam.gov/. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.

Things to watch

From the version posted Oct 30, 2026.

SeriousWorth checkingMinor

  • Serious: SDVOSB set-aside. Only SBA-verified service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses can win this award.
  • Worth checking: Only one site visit. The site visit date will be in the solicitation and no other visits will be held, so plan to attend with your subcontractors.
  • Worth checking: Design-build in a working hospital. The bidder carries both design and installation, including in the Emergency Department and Laboratory, which needs design staff or a design partner.

Read from the notice text only.

Full summary

What they want

  • Design and engineering for a new pneumatic tube system
  • Investigate and verify existing conditions
  • Remove and dispose of the existing pneumatic tube system and its equipment
  • Buy and install a new system in Building 110: Blood Draw area, Mechanical Room, Interstitial Room, Emergency Department and Laboratory
  • Activate the new system, providing all tools, labor, materials, equipment, supervision and professional services
Contract type
Firm-fixed-price (one set price, whatever the work ends up costing), design-build
Place of performance
Building 110, Hampton VA Health Care System, Hampton, VA
Estimated value
Between $500,000 and $1,000,000 (magnitude of construction)
Offers due
Dec 16, 2026, 5:00 PM Eastern
How to submit
The solicitation will be posted only on https://sam.gov/

What to include when you submit

  • Watch SAM.gov for the solicitation and acknowledge all amendments
  • No email, fax or telephone questions will be answered about this announcement

Not in the notice text

  • The solicitation hasn't been issued; scope details, dates and instructions come with it
  • Whether the site visit is required
  • Which Davis-Bacon wage determination applies
  • Bonding requirements
  • How offers will be evaluated
  • The period of performance

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: The solicitation will be posted only on https://sam.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
Oct 30, 2026
Notice type
Presolicitation
Office
246-Network Contracting Office 6 (36C246), Hampton, VA
Product/service code
Y1DA · Construction of Hospitals and Infirmaries
Business type
Construction & renovation (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 236220)
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Before you respond

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  • 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 3 590-27-120 Replace Pneumatic Tube System This is a pre-solicitation announcement for the Department of Veterans Affairs. The Network Contracting Office (NCO) 6 intends to release a solicitation for construction services for project 590-27-120 Replace Pneumatic Tube System at the Hampton VA Health Care System in Hampton, VA. The design/build contractor (DB) shall be responsible for all required work associated with the removal, disposal of the old system, and installation of the new system. They shall provide all tools, labor, materials, equipment, supervision, professional services, and expertise required to perform all necessary work for the removal, disposal, installation, and activation. The design/build shall remove all pneumatic tube equipment and hardware from the current system. Work includes design and engineering, investigation and verification of existing conditions, removal and disposal of the existing pneumatic tube system and associated equipment, and procurement and installation of a new system in designated areas of Building 110, including the Blood Draw area, Mechanical Room, Interstitial Room, Emergency Department, and Laboratory. This announcement is a 100% set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB). The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 236220, size standard $45M applies to this procurement. The Magnitude of Construction for this project is between $500,000 and $1,000,000. The approximate solicitation issue date is November 16th, 2026. The Government intends to award a Firm Fixed Price Contract within 120 days from quote receipt date. This notice is for informational purposes only and is not a request for submission of quotes. It is the responsibility of the potential offerors to bring all necessary personnel, inclusive of subcontractors, tooling, and materials necessary for any site visit. The government will NOT be providing paper copies of any solicitation, solicitation attachments or annexes, specifications, or drawings. The government will NOT be reimbursing any costs associated with attendance or quote preparation. To be eligible for award, the SDVOSB must be registered and verified in the Small Business Administration Dynamic Small Business Search (SBA DSBS) see the following website: https://veterans.certify.sba.gov/. Potential offerors are further advised that failure to register in the System for Award Management (SAM) database will render your firm ineligible for award. The solicitation will be available only via the Internet at the following address: https://sam.gov/. Information on how to register your company, view or receive updates to this notice, please access https://sam.gov/. Any amendments to the solicitation will not be emailed but will be posted at the SAM website. Offerors are responsible for obtaining solicitation documents from SAM and acknowledging all amendments to any subsequent solicitation. No paper copies of the impending solicitation will be furnished. No email, fax, or telephone inquiries will be answered as a result of this announcement. No other information regarding scope, dates, etc. is available until issuance of the solicitation. The date and time for site visit will be stated in the issued solicitation. No other site visits will be conducted.

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