Presolicitation
537-26-101 Construction of Ogden Elevator Cab Interiors Jesse Brown VA Medical Center
Department of Veterans Affairs
AI summaryOnly certified service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSB) can bid on this Department of Veterans Affairs presolicitation (an early notice before the bid request) to upgrade elevator interiors at the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center in Chicago. The notice says the solicitation will be issued on or about November 5, 2026. SAM.gov lists a response date of December 4, 2026, 10:00 AM Central (11:00 AM Eastern), and the work takes 154 calendar days. More in the summary
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Only certified service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSB) can bid on this Department of Veterans Affairs presolicitation (an early notice before the bid request) to upgrade elevator interiors at the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center in Chicago. The notice says the solicitation will be issued on or about November 5, 2026. SAM.gov lists a response date of December 4, 2026, 10:00 AM Central (11:00 AM Eastern), and the work takes 154 calendar days.
Who can bid (4)
- Service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB); the set-aside is under Public Law 109-461
- SDVOSB eligible vendor under VAAR Subpart 819.70, stated to the contracting officer at bid submission and before award
- Small business under NAICS 238290 (size standard $22.0 Million)
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- Certified SDVOSB/VOSB listed in the SBA certification database
Things to watch (4)
From the version posted Oct 20, 2026.
- Serious: Set aside for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses. Only SDVOSB firms certified in the SBA database can bid, and they must also be small under NAICS 238290.
- Worth checking: Solicitation not yet issued. This is a presolicitation: the solicitation is expected on or about November 5, 2026 and sets the bid opening, while SAM.gov lists December 4, 2026 as the response date.
- Minor: Replaces an earlier presolicitation. This notice replaces solicitation number 36C25226B0033, so earlier documents may no longer apply.
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- Minor: Design plans included in scope. The contractor must provide design plans as well as the construction work.
Read from the notice text only.
Full summary
What they want
- Upgrade the interiors of elevators P-7B, P-8B, P-9B and freight elevator S-10B in the Ogden Pavilion
- Provide all design plans, tools, materials, components, labor, quality assurance and supervision
- Price an option item for raising the sill of each elevator
- Finish in 154 calendar days from notice to proceed
- Contract type
- Construction; sealed bids appear to be used (the notice refers to bids and bid opening)
- Period of performance
- 154 calendar days from issuance of notice to proceed
- Place of performance
- Chicago, IL (Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Ogden Pavilion)
- Estimated value
- Construction cost magnitude range between $250,000.00 and $500,000.00
What to include when you submit
- At the time you submit your bid and before award, represent to the contracting officer that you are an SDVOSB eligible vendor under VAAR Subpart 819.70, a small business under NAICS 238290, and a certified SDVOSB/VOSB in the SBA database
- Watch SAM.gov Contract Opportunities and download any amendments yourself
Current contractor
No incumbent is named. This presolicitation replaces the one numbered 36C25226B0033.
Not in the notice text
- Whether a site visit is planned, and whether it is required, is not stated.
- Which wage rule applies (a Davis-Bacon wage determination, the federal pay rate for construction workers) is not stated.
- The bid opening date and time are set in the solicitation, which has not been issued.
- Bonding requirements are not stated.
- How bids will be evaluated is not stated.
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 238290
- 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 20, 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 238290)
- 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
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Jesse Brown VA Medical Center , Chicago, IL 60612 has a need for construction services for Elevator Interior Upgrades. This pre-solicitation is replacing the one numbered 36C25226B0033. Contractor shall provide all design plans, tools, materials, components, labor, quality assurance, and supervision in accordance with construction documents, drawings and specifications to complete the required construction services. The principal components of work include: upgrading the interiors of elevators P-7B, P-8B, P-9B, and freight elevator S-10B in the Ogden Pavilion. The project will include an option item for raising the sill of each elevator. Period of Performance is 154 calendar days from issuance of notice to proceed. The construction cost magnitude range is between $250,000.00 and $500,000.00. Pursuant to Public Law 109-461, this solicitation is set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) firms. In accordance with VAAR 819.7003(b), at the time of submission of bids, and prior to award of any contracts, the offeror must represent to the contracting officer that it is: SDVOSB eligible vendor IAW VAAR Subpart 819.70; Small business concern under the NAICS code assigned to this acquisition; and Certified SDVOSB/VOSB listed in the SBA certification database at https://search.certifications.sba.gov/(see 13 CFR 128). The North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) for this procurement is 238290, Other Building Equipment Contractors; size standard $22.0 Million applies. The solicitation will be issued on or about 11/5/2026 with the bid opening scheduled as shown in the solicitation. The bidder is responsible to monitor and download any amendments from Contact Opportunities at https://sam.gov/contracting which may be issued to this solicitation. The primary Point of Contact for this requirement is Misty L. Gates, Contract Specialist. Ms. Gates may be reached by email at Misty.Gates1@va.gov
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