Solicitation
Design Build to Install Parking Shades and Parking Lot Reconfiguration Project 593-26-306
Department of Veterans Affairs
AI summaryPhase 1 proposals: response due date is November 2, 2026, 2:00 PM Pacific, open to certified service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSBs). Only up to five firms chosen after Phase 1 may send Phase 2 proposals; Phase 2 dates aren't stated. The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 21, for the VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System, wants one team to design and build parking lot shade canopies and a parking lot reconfiguration at the VA Medical Center in North Las Vegas, NV. It is a firm-fixed-price (FFP: one set price, whatever the work costs) contract with 550 calendar days to finish. More in the summary
A newer version of this notice was posted Oct 22, 2026. See the latest version.
AI summary Beta
Summary of the version posted Oct 21, 2026. The notice was amended Oct 22, 2026. Check what else changed on SAM.gov. This summary may miss requirements: 14 of 26 attachments weren't read (Site Visit Attendee List 09-17-2026.pdf, Attachment Pre-solicitation Site Visit Presentation.pptx and 12 more). Check the attachments on SAM.gov.
Phase 1 proposals: response due date is November 2, 2026, 2:00 PM Pacific, open to certified service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSBs). Only up to five firms chosen after Phase 1 may send Phase 2 proposals; Phase 2 dates aren't stated. The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 21, for the VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System, wants one team to design and build parking lot shade canopies and a parking lot reconfiguration at the VA Medical Center in North Las Vegas, NV. It is a firm-fixed-price (FFP: one set price, whatever the work costs) contract with 550 calendar days to finish.
Who can bid (4)
- Be verified as a service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) in the Small Business Administration's (SBA) Small Business Search database when you submit and before award
- Be registered and current in the System for Award Management (SAM)
- Sign and submit the VAAR 852.219-75 certificate of compliance with limitations on subcontracting with your Phase 1 proposal
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- Be able to furnish bid, payment and performance bonds (amounts not seen in the text read)
How to submit: Email to the contracting officer, Christopher Whipple, at christopher.whipple@va.gov. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (12)
- Serious: SDVOSB set-aside: only verified SDVOSBs can bid. Offers from firms not verified as SDVOSB in the SBA database at submission and before award are rejected.
- Serious: Two-phase buy: Phase 1 proposals due November 2, 2026; Phase 2 by invitation. Open to all verified SDVOSBs in Phase 1; only up to five chosen firms may send Phase 2 proposals (key personnel, schedule, price), and no Phase 2 dates are given.
- Serious: Bid, payment and performance bonds required. A small firm needs a surety willing to bond a project the VA puts at $5 million to $10 million.
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- Serious: Signed subcontracting certification must be in the Phase 1 proposal. An offer without the properly completed VAAR 852.219-75 certification by the response due date must be rejected.
- Worth checking: Experience size and recency rules were not relaxed. The VA refused to lower the project size or widen the recency window for Factor 2, so you need closely comparable recent projects (thresholds are in Section 2.1, not read).
- Worth checking: Design and construction share one 550-day clock. The 550 days include design, VA review cycles (14 calendar days per submittal) and construction, all from one Notice to Proceed.
- Worth checking: Phase 2 key personnel need matching parking lot projects. Invited firms must show each key person with up to two completed parking lot reconfiguration projects of about $3,000,000 or more in the last ten years.
- Worth checking: No minimum parking stall counts and no design-to budget given. You must propose your own phasing to keep parking open, and you price without knowing the VA's construction limit.
- Minor: Construction limit not disclosed. The VA will not say its design-to budget, so the scope that fits is a judgment call.
- Minor: Phase 1 response due date moved twice. Amendment 0004 sets November 2, 2026, after Amendment 0002 set October 23, 2026; the original SF 1442 showed October 15, 2026.
- Minor: Davis-Bacon wage rates apply. Construction workers must be paid at least the federal prevailing wages in the listed wage determination.
- Minor: The site visit was Sep 17, 2026. Check the notice and its amendments for whether attendance was required, and whether another visit is offered.
Read from the notice and 12 attachments. 14 of 26 not read. Show which files.
- RFP AMENDMENT 36C26126R0055 0004.docx (read)
- Phase One RFI Q-A Response 10-20-2026.pdf (read)
- RFP AMENDMENT 36C26126R0055 0003.docx (read)
- RFP AMENDMENT 36C26126R0055 0002.docx (read)
- RFP Amendment_36C26126R0055 0001.docx (read)
- RFP 36C26126R0055_2 FINAL.docx (read)
- Attachment SOW 07-24-2026.pdf (read)
- Attachment Specifications 08-17-2026.pdf (read)
- Instruction to Offerors DESIGN BUILD 10-5-2026.docx (read)
- Commercial Construction Clause 52.212-4 10-5-2026.docx (read)
- Attachment ED Parking Expansion 10-20-2026.pdf (read)
- Attachment Assignment 44 - BOD Conceptual Design for Carports.pdf (read)
- Site Visit Attendee List 09-17-2026.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- Attachment Pre-solicitation Site Visit Presentation.pptx: not read (the AI doesn't read this file type yet): open it on SAM.gov
- ATTACHMENT A - PHASE 1 FACTOR 2 - EXPERIENCE-SPECIAL EXPERIENCE 10-5-2026.xlsx: not read (the AI doesn't read this file type yet): open it on SAM.gov
- Attachment Assignment 44 - Parking Study.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- Attachment Existing Carport Design.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- Attachment ED Parking Expansion.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- Attachment VAAR 852.219-75 JAN 2023 DEVIATION.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- ATTACHMENT A - PHASE 1 FACTOR 2 - EXPERIENCE-SPECIAL EXPERIENCE SAMPLE.xlsx: not read (the AI doesn't read this file type yet): open it on SAM.gov
- DB-ATTACH ATTACHMENT I - RELEASE OF CLAIMS.docx: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- Attachment Assignment 21 - Draft Schematic Design and Report.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- Attachment Price Breakdown Form.xlsx: not read (the AI doesn't read this file type yet): open it on SAM.gov
- Attachment REQUEST FOR INFORMATION FORM.docx: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- ATTACHMENT B - PHASE 1 FACTOR 3 - Past Performance Questionnaire.docx: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- Attachment Wage Determination NV20260091 07-30-2026.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
Full summary
What they want
- Design and build shade canopies over uncovered stalls in Lots A, D, E and F (127, 466, 177 and 178 uncovered stalls; 948 total, counts to be verified in design)
- Reconfigure parking lots: protected pedestrian paths, crosswalks, speed bumps, flashing beacon signs, and infill parking in landscape islands and the emergency department lot
- Assess the flagpole roundabout between Lots A and B and recommend fixes for pedestrian and vehicle conflicts
- Do all architect and engineering design, drawings, specifications and engineering calculations to VA design guides and master specifications
- Survey for underground utilities before designing footings, and keep drainage working
- Keep the hospital running and parking available during work through phased closures set out in a Parking Lot Closure and Traffic Management Plan reviewed by the VA
- Canopies are designed for shade-only wind and gravity loading; solar panels are not part of the scope
- Contract type
- Firm-fixed-price design-build construction contract (one price for design and construction)
- Period of performance
- 550 calendar days from a single Notice to Proceed, covering both design and construction
- Place of performance
- VAMC Las Vegas, 6900 N. Pecos Rd., N. Las Vegas, NV 89086
- Estimated value
- VA's disclosed magnitude of construction: $5,000,000 to $10,000,000 (a range, not a bid price). The VA's design-to budget is not disclosed.
- How they'll choose
- Two-phase design-build selection. Phase 1 picks up to five firms. Phase 2 is a best-value tradeoff, and the VA intends to award without discussions.
- Offers due
- November 2, 2026, 2:00 PM Pacific (Phase 1 proposals) (from the version posted Oct 21, 2026; amended since)
- How to submit
- Email to the contracting officer, Christopher Whipple, at christopher.whipple@va.gov
- Page limits
- Factor 1 narrative plus organizational chart: 4 pages together. Phase 2 only: Key Personnel 5 single-sided pages per person; Project Schedule 4 pages (11 x 17); schedule narrative 4 pages.
What they'll judge offers on
- Phase 1 (used only to pick who advances; ratings do not carry into Phase 2): Factor 1 narrative on general technical approach, based on the whole Statement of Work
- Phase 1: Factor 2 Experience / Specialized Experience, shown on Attachment A with project size and recency rules
- Phase 1: Factor 3 Past Performance, with Attachment B questionnaire
- Phase 2 (invited firms only): Factor 4 Key Personnel Experience, Factor 5 Project Schedule (equal to each other; together equal to price)
- Phase 2: Factor 6 Price, evaluated only in Phase 2
What to include when you submit
- Send the Phase 1 Technical Proposal as one consolidated PDF in one email; only the PDF is evaluated
- Include Attachment A (Factor 2 experience workbook) inside that PDF; do not add rows or change the project blocks
- An optional native Excel copy of Attachment A may ride in the same email, but it is not evaluated and the email must stay under the 5MB limit
- Sign and include the VAAR 852.219-75 certification of compliance with limitations on subcontracting with the Phase 1 proposal, entering the company's legal name in every bracket
- Factor 1: describe your general technical approach based on the Statement of Work sections 1.0 through 11.0, with an organizational chart
- Factor 3: past performance with the Attachment B questionnaire
- Acknowledge each amendment (Amendments 0001 through 0004)
- Price is not part of Phase 1
After award, you must have
- Contractor staff need a VA non-PIV (non-personal identity verification) badge, which takes 30 to 45 days and affects when work can start on site From Attachment SOW 07-24-2026.pdf:
Non-PIV Card process may take 30-45 days…
Not in the notice text
- Not all of the solicitation was read: the middle of the Instructions to Offerors (Factor 1 to 3 details, Section 2.3), Section 2.1 size and recency thresholds, and most of the Statement of Work and specifications were left out; Attachments A and B, the VAAR 852.219-75 form, price breakdown form, RFI form, wage determination, site visit presentation and three reference documents are attached but not read
- Phase 2 proposal due date, and when the up to five firms will be told
- Bond amounts and the percentage limit in the limitations on subcontracting clause
- How many projects Factors 2 and 3 allow and the exact size and recency thresholds
- Whether past performance goes in the same email as the technical proposal or a separate one
- The Davis-Bacon wage determination NV20260091 itself was not read
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: Email to the contracting officer, Christopher Whipple, at christopher.whipple@va.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 21, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Office
- 261-Network Contract Office 21 (36C261), Mather, CA
- Product/service code
- Z2LZ · Repair or Alteration of Parking Facilities
- Business type
- Construction & renovation (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 236220)
- Versions
9 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Oct 22, 2026 · Amendment 0007Due Nov 2, 2026
- Oct 21, 2026 · Amendment 0006 (this version)Due Nov 2, 2026 (changed)
- Oct 14, 2026 · Amendment 0005Due Oct 23, 2026
- Oct 8, 2026 · Amendment 0004Due Oct 23, 2026
- Oct 8, 2026 · Amendment 0003Due Oct 23, 2026 (changed)
- Sep 25, 2026 · Amendment 0002Due Oct 15, 2026
- Sep 18, 2026 · Amendment 0001Due Oct 15, 2026
- Sep 11, 2026 · SolicitationDue Oct 15, 2026 (changed)
- Aug 4, 2026 · PresolicitationDate Aug 19, 2026
- 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 respond to a solicitation (8 steps)
- How to read a government solicitation
- How to price a government contract
- Open SDVOSB set-aside contracts
Terms on this notice: Solicitation, SDVOSB (service-disabled veteran-owned small business), Set-aside
Full notice text from SAM.gov
The scope of this project shall provide complete design services to deliver a comprehensive solution by using parking lot improvement documents (see Section 10.0 Reference Material), engineering calculations, and preparation of construction documents compliant with OSHA, OHS, and VA Master Specifications as basis of design to reduce vehicle-pedestrian conflicts, enhance accessibility, and protect Veterans and staff from extreme heat, supporting VA’s mission to provide a safe, accessible, and comfortable healthcare environment. (END OF DESCRIPTION)
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