Presolicitation
Expand 111 OR Department 2AS Phase 1 - Construction - Milwaukee, WI - Project:695-501
Department of Veterans Affairs · Sol. 36C77627B0002_1
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The VA's Program Contracting Activity Central plans to hire a general contractor to renovate part of Building 111 and build a new addition at the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center in Milwaukee, WI, creating a new four-operating-room suite. This is a presolicitation: the actual bid package is expected in mid-November 2026, and only service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses can bid.
Watch out for
- Conflicting response dates. The SAM.gov record shows a 2026-11-10 deadline while the attached notice says 11-04-2026, and the solicitation is not expected until mid-November, so confirm the real date with the contracting office.
RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE 11-04-2026 10AM EASTERN TIME, NEW YORK, USA
- Large, complex hospital construction. A $10M-$20M addition above an occupied Emergency Department with mechanical, electrical, plumbing and biomedical coordination needs strong healthcare construction experience and likely bonding capacity.
- Long performance period. About 635 calendar days of work ties up crews and cash flow for nearly two years.
of performance is approximately 635 calendar days from the issuance of the notice to proceed.
Full brief
What they want
- Renovate existing space in Building 111 (2nd floor A-wing South, the old GI/GU clinic)
- Build a new addition next to 2AS, above the one-level Emergency Department (2BS)
- Connect the addition and renovated space as a new four-OR suite
- Ancillary mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection and Biomedical engineering equipment coordination
- Furnish all labor, materials, equipment and qualified supervision per the specifications and drawings
- Contract type
- Single firm-fixed-price contract, design-bid-build, issued as an Invitation for Bids (IFB) under FAR Part 14
- Period of performance
- Approximately 635 calendar days from the notice to proceed
- Place of performance
- Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center, 5000 West National Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53295
- Estimated value
- Magnitude of construction between $10,000,000 and $20,000,000 (VAAR 836.204)
- How they'll choose
- Sealed bid (Invitation for Bids); evaluated under the procedures listed in the solicitation, which is not yet issued
- Offers due
- SAM.gov record shows 2026-11-10 10:00 AM Eastern; the attached presolicitation notice says 11-04-2026 10AM Eastern. The solicitation itself is expected mid-November 2026.
- How to submit
- Not stated yet; questions go by email to Lucretia.Maloney@va.gov and William.Henkel@va.gov
What to include when you submit
- Submit all questions in writing by email to the two contract specialists
- This notice is not a request for competitive offers; watch for the IFB in mid-November 2026
You must have
- Must be a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB); bids from other firms will not be considered
Offers received from other than SDVOSB concerns will not be considered.
- Must be small under NAICS 236220 (size standard $45.0 million)
size standard of $45.0 million. The solicitation will be issued in mid-November 2026. The period
- General contractor able to deliver a $10M-$20M hospital construction project (surgical suite) on an active medical center campus
In accordance with VAAR 836.204, the magnitude of construction is between $10,000,000 and
Not in the notice text
- Exact bid due date (notice and attachment disagree)
- Bid bond, performance and payment bond requirements (not in this presolicitation)
- Site visit and pre-bid meeting details
- How to submit the bid (portal or email) once the IFB is issued
- Drawings and specifications, which will come with the solicitation
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Key facts
- Response due
- Nov 10, 2026, 3:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Oct 7, 2026
- Notice type
- Presolicitation
- Solicitation
- 36C77627B0002_1
- Agency
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Office
- Pcac (36C776)
- Set-aside
- Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14)
- NAICS
- 236220
- Product/service code
- Z1DA
- Business type
- Construction & renovation
- Place of performance
- Milwaukee, WI, 53295
- Contracting contact
- Lucretia R Maloneylucretia.maloney@va.gov
What similar contracts paid
141 contracts at this agency under the same NAICS code, in the same state, 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$612KMiddle half: $67.2K to $2.2M
Typical per year$692KValue divided by years of performance
Possible incumbent's contract endsOct 2026A similar contract in this state, ending near when this one starts
Before you respond
Full notice text from SAM.gov
See attachment
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