Solicitation
550-20-121 Demo Old Boiler Plant B100 (CON)
Department of Veterans Affairs · Sol. 36C25227B0002
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The VA's Great Lakes Acquisition Center wants a contractor to demolish the old boiler plant (Building 100) at the VA Illiana Health Care System in Danville, IL, including removing an underground fuel tank and abating asbestos and lead paint. It is a sealed-bid, firm-fixed-price job for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses only, with 180 days to finish after notice to proceed and a budget range of $1 million to $2 million.
Watch out for
- SDVOSB certification required. Only SBA-certified service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses can bid; any other business, or a business that is not on the SBA certification list, will be rejected.
This procurement is a 100% set-aside for CVE Verified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Firms (SDVOSB) per
- Bid bond and possible performance and payment bonds. A signed SF 24 bid bond must go in with the bid, so you need a surety lined up before the deadline; the form also appears to call for performance and payment bonds after award.
Bid Bond Guarantee (FAR 52.228-1) provided on Standard Form 24 (Properly Completed and Signed)
- Paper bid only, opened in person in Milwaukee. Email bids are rejected, so you must deliver or mail a sealed hard copy that arrives before 1:00 PM CST on bid day.
No email bid submissions will be considered, only in person hard copy and mailed bid submissions will be accepted.
- Hazardous material work. Asbestos abatement, underground tank removal and lead paint removal usually need licensed specialists, waste manifests and disposal costs that raise price and risk.
Work includes general construction, demolition, removal of underground storage tank, traditional asbestos abatement, lead-based paint removal and disposal, and certain other items.
- Missing certification makes the bid non-responsive. Leaving out or not signing the Limitations on Subcontracting certificate throws the bid out; the same goes for any other missing minimum item.
If certification is not included, bid will be considered non-responsive and cannot be considered for award.
- Active hospital campus restrictions. Work is limited to normal hours (about 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM, weekdays), needs badges and permits, and any utility shutdown that affects hospital operations must happen on non-business days at the contractor's cost.
- Pre-bid conference and site visit on October 20, 2026. It is the only scheduled site visit and the solicitation points to site investigation rules, so a bidder who skips it may miss conditions that affect price (the documents do not say it is mandatory).
A pre-bid conference will occur on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, at 11:00 AM CST.
- Paperwork heavy before work can start. Work cannot begin until submittals are approved and a cost-loaded CPM schedule is approved, which takes planning staff and time out of the 180 days.
An approved cost-loaded, Critical Path Method (CPM) construction schedule is required prior to commencement of construction.
- Prevailing wage rates apply. A construction wage determination (IL20260002) is attached, so you must price labor at the listed wage rates.
- Design documents date from 2021. The specifications and drawings are marked as corrected in May 2021 while the scope synopsis is dated September 2026, so site conditions may have changed; ask questions before the October 27 cutoff.
100% Corrected Documents: 05/20/21
Read from the notice and 5 attachments.
- 36C25227B0002.docx
- P01 07_550-20-121- VA Demo Old Boiler Plant B100 AE_Specifications revised.pdf
- P01 05_550-20-121 SOW Synopsis revised.pdf
- P01 - 08_550-20-121 - VA Demo Old Boiler Plant B100 AE_Drawings.pdf
- P07 WAGE DETERMINATION IL20260002.pdf
Full brief
What they want
- Demolish the old boiler plant, Building 100, and related site structures and underground utilities
- Remove the underground storage tank
- Do traditional asbestos abatement
- Remove and dispose of lead-based paint
- Do site restoration, grading, erosion control and related earthwork (per the drawing list)
- Provide all labor, materials, equipment, supervision and a cost-loaded CPM schedule
- Work safely on an active hospital campus under VA security, infection-control and safety rules
- Finish within 180 calendar days after notice to proceed
- Contract type
- Firm-fixed-price, single lump-sum base bid (CLIN 0001), sealed bidding (FAR Part 14)
- Period of performance
- 180 calendar days after the Notice to Proceed
- Place of performance
- VA Illiana Health Care System, 1900 East Main Street, Danville, IL 61832
- Estimated value
- Project magnitude range: $1,000,000 to $2,000,000
- How they'll choose
- Sealed bid: award to the responsible SDVOSB bidder with the lowest-priced responsive bid (no technical or past performance scoring)
- Offers due
- November 18, 2026 at 1:00 PM CST (13:00 Central); bids are opened in person at that time
- How to submit
- Hard copy only, in a sealed envelope, delivered in person or mailed to: ATTN Juan C. Gaytan, Solicitation 36C25227B0002, Great Lakes Acquisition Center, 115 S. 84th Street, Suite 101, Milwaukee, WI 53214-1476. No email bids.
What they'll judge offers on
- Lowest price on the all-inclusive lump-sum base bid
- Responsiveness: all minimum bid items completed, signed and submitted
- Responsibility of the bidder
- Verified SDVOSB status
What to include when you submit
- Minimum bid package: signed VAAR 852.219-75 Limitations on Subcontracting certification, bid bond on Standard Form 24, signed SF 1442, completed Bid Schedule, FAR 52.209-13(b)(1) or (2), and FAR 52.229-11(d)
- Mark the envelope with the solicitation number and the bidder's name; it must arrive by the due time
- Send questions in writing only to Juan C. Gaytan at juan.gaytan@va.gov by 3:00 PM on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, with subject line RFI-36C25227B0002-[YOUR COMPANY NAME]; phone inquiries are not accepted
- Pre-bid conference and site visit: Tuesday, October 20, 2026 at 11:00 AM CST, meeting at B102 Room 102G (Engineering Conference Room), VA Illiana Health Care System
- Joint ventures must include the joint venture agreement and a certification signed by each SDVOSB partner
- Check SAM.gov regularly and download every amendment; bidders are responsible for monitoring them
- Do not include Illinois sales or use tax on materials; the VA will give an exempt purchase statement at award
- Before work starts: approved submittals and an approved cost-loaded Critical Path Method (CPM) schedule
You must have
- 100% set-aside for CVE-verified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB)
This procurement is a 100% set-aside for CVE Verified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Firms (SDVOSB) per
- Must be listed as a certified SDVOSB in the SBA certification database and represent this to the contracting officer when bidding
Certified SDVOSB listed in the SBA certification database at https://search.certifications.sba.gov/ (see 13 CFR 128).
- Must be a small business under NAICS 236220 (size standard $45 million)
NAICS Code is 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction / SBA size standard: $45 Million
- Bid guarantee (bid bond) on Standard Form 24 must come with the bid
Bid Bond Guarantee (FAR 52.228-1) provided on Standard Form 24 (Properly Completed and Signed)
- Signed VAAR 852.219-75 Limitations on Subcontracting certification submitted with the bid
If certification is not included, bid will be considered non-responsive and cannot be considered for award.
- Joint ventures must submit the agreement and a certification from each SDVOSB partner
Failure to submit the certification with the offeror’s bid will render the offeror ineligible for award
- Safety credentials: an OSHA-certified competent person on site, OSHA 10-hour training for all workers, and OSHA 30-hour training for the superintendent or project manager, with records submitted before work starts
Not in the notice text
- Bid bond amount or percentage and whether performance and payment bonds are required (the SF 1442 shows bond fields, but the form text is garbled and the full FAR 52.228 text is in the omitted part)
- Prevailing wage rates: the wage determination file IL20260002 was not readable in the text provided
- The drawings were scanned and could not be read, so quantities, building size and demolition extent are unknown
- Most of the specifications (about 666,000 characters) were not included, so asbestos, lead, tank-removal and demolition details, licenses, and disposal rules are not confirmed
- Middle sections of the solicitation, including many FAR and VAAR clauses and the limitations on subcontracting percentage, were not included
- Whether the October 20, 2026 pre-bid conference and site visit is mandatory
- Exact days to start work, to furnish bonds, and bid acceptance period (the SF 1442 values appear as 14, 10 and 90 but the form layout is unclear)
- No incumbent or prior contract is mentioned
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Key facts
- Response due
- Nov 18, 2026, 7:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Oct 8, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Solicitation
- 36C25227B0002
- Agency
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Office
- 252-Network Contract Office 12 (36C252)
- NAICS
- 236220
- Product/service code
- Z1DA
- Business type
- Construction & renovation
- Contracting contact
- Juan C GaytanJuan.Gaytan@va.gov
What similar contracts paid
1,961 contracts at this agency for the same NAICS and product/service codes had activity in the last 5 years, according to USAspending.gov. Small businesses won 95% of the dollars in this market over the last 3 fiscal years.
Typical contract$2.8MMiddle half: $177K to $8.3M
Typical per year$1.8MValue divided by years of performance
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Full notice text from SAM.gov
550-20-121 Demo Old Boiler Plant B100 CON
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