Presolicitation
36C261-28-AP-0022 | 612-27-1-6009-0001 | Construct Modular Imaging Center in Stockton | 612A4-CSI-002
Department of Veterans Affairs
AI summaryThe VA Northern California Health Care System (via Network Contracting Office 21) wants a contractor to build a new 2,500 sq ft modular imaging building for MRI and CT scanners at the Stockton VA clinic in French Camp, CA. It is a firm-fixed-price construction job set aside for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSB), with completion required within 557 calendar days of notice to proceed. The VA estimates the project at $5 to $10 million. More in the summary
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A newer version of this notice was posted Oct 15, 2026. It moves the due date from Sep 9, 2026 to Dec 4, 2026, which is the date shown on this page. See the latest version.
AI summary Beta
Summary of the version posted Sep 21, 2026. The notice was amended Oct 15, 2026. The due date moved from Oct 21, 2026 to Dec 4, 2026. Check what else changed on SAM.gov. This summary may miss requirements: 2 of 8 attachments weren't read (Attachment - Specifications 06-17-26.pdf, Attachment - Stamped Drawings 06-17-26.pdf). Check the attachments on SAM.gov.
The VA Northern California Health Care System (via Network Contracting Office 21) wants a contractor to build a new 2,500 sq ft modular imaging building for MRI and CT scanners at the Stockton VA clinic in French Camp, CA. It is a firm-fixed-price construction job set aside for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSB), with completion required within 557 calendar days of notice to proceed. The VA estimates the project at $5 to $10 million.
Who can bid (8)
- Must be a verified SDVOSB in SBA VetCert (this is a total SDVOSB set-aside) and have an active SAM.gov registration at the time of quote submission
- Bid bond (bid guarantee) due with the quote
- Payment and performance bonds within 10 days of award
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- Signed VAAR 852.219-75 Limitations on Subcontracting certificate of compliance submitted with the quote
- Key personnel (Project Manager, Project Superintendent, Safety Officer, Quality Control Manager) with documented experience on up to three projects each from the past five years
- An OSHA designated competent person on site whenever work is underway, with an authority letter
- Third-party inspection consultants (accepted by the VA after award) for all required inspections, paid by the contractor
- Davis-Bacon wage determination CA20260018 applies, so prevailing wages must be paid
How to submit: Email only, one electronic copy under 10MB, to David Rovner (david.rovner@va.gov) and Contracting Officer Charee Harris (charee.harris@va.gov); faxed or mailed quotes are not allowed, due 12:00 PM PDT, October 21, 2026 (SAM.gov deadline Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 PM PDT · 3:00 PM Eastern). What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (9)
- Serious: Only certified SDVOSBs can bid. This is set aside for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses certified by SBA (VetCert); others can't bid as the prime.
- Serious: Questions were due Oct 6, 2026. Check the amendments for the agency's answers.
- Serious: Bid bond required with the quote. A scanned bid bond with a clearly visible raised seal must arrive with the quote or the quote is dropped, which needs a surety relationship lined up before October 21.
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- Serious: Large job for a small firm. The project is valued at $5 to $10 million with a 557-day schedule, plus payment and performance bonds, so it needs strong bonding capacity and cash flow.
- Serious: Many ways to be rejected on paperwork. Missing solicitation pages, an unacknowledged amendment, a missing price breakdown or a late quote can get the quote removed or rejected.
- Worth checking: Contractor pays for third-party inspections and testing. The VA does no inspections and does not pay for them, so inspector costs must be built into the price and shown as a separate line.
- Worth checking: Specialized, active healthcare campus work. Level IV infection control, phased work during a live clinic's operations, MRI/CT shell coordination with VA-furnished equipment and integration with campus fire alarm and building controls add risk and cost.
- Worth checking: Past performance references must send their own forms. Your references must complete and email the questionnaire by the quote due date, so you depend on others meeting the deadline.
- Minor: Bond wording differs between sections. Section 13 of the SF 1442 only mentions a payment bond and insurance certificate within 10 days, while the instructions require both payment and performance bonds, so confirm what is needed.
Read from the notice and 6 attachments. 2 of 8 not read. Show which files.
- S02 36C26127Q0029 Final Clearance.docx (read)
- ATTACHMENT B - FACTOR 2 - Key Personnel.docx (read)
- Attachment - Pricing Breakdown 36C26127Q0029.docx (read)
- Attachment - REQUEST FOR INFORMATION RFI FORM 36C26127Q0029.docx (read)
- ATTACHMENT C - FACTOR 3 - Past Performance Questionnaire.docx (read)
- Attachment - Wage Determination CA20260018 07-14-2026.pdf (read)
- Attachment - Specifications 06-17-26.pdf: not read (it couldn't be opened): open it on SAM.gov
- Attachment - Stamped Drawings 06-17-26.pdf: not read (it couldn't be opened): open it on SAM.gov
Full summary
What they want
- Prepare the site, demolish/relocate existing utilities in the building footprint, and build a foundation for a one-story modular imaging building (about 2,500 sq ft)
- Furnish and install the complete building systems: civil/site utilities, structural, fire protection and fire alarm, plumbing, all-electric HVAC tied into the campus Siemens APOGEE building automation system, electrical, and telecom/security systems
- Build a covered, ADA-compliant walkway connecting the new building to the adjacent clinic (CBOC)
- Leave the MRI and CT rooms as unfinished shell space; the VA installs the MRI/CT equipment, shielding, finishes and some piping/wiring there
- Use third-party inspectors and testing labs (paid by the contractor), a third-party controls engineer, and a web-based project tool such as Procore
- Follow VA Level IV infection control, seismic (VA H-18-8), security and personnel-badging rules while working on an active VA campus
- Complete commissioning of HVAC, plumbing and fire suppression systems before turnover to the VA
- Contract type
- Firm-fixed-price construction contract (single award; request for quote, open market SDVOSB set-aside)
- Period of performance
- 557 calendar days from Notice to Proceed, including pre-construction, testing, third-party inspections and commissioning
- Place of performance
- VA Northern California Health Care System, Stockton VA clinic (Richard A. Pittman VA Clinic), 6505 S. Manthey Road, French Camp, CA 95231
- Estimated value
- Between $5,000,000.00 and $10,000,000.00 (project magnitude under FAR 36.204)
- How they'll choose
- Comparative analysis of non-price factors and price; the VA intends to award without discussions to the quote offering the best value (but may hold discussions)
- Offers due
- 12:00 PM PDT, October 21, 2026 (SAM.gov deadline Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 PM PDT · 3:00 PM Eastern) (from the version posted Sep 21, 2026; amended since)
- How to submit
- Email only, one electronic copy under 10MB, to David Rovner (david.rovner@va.gov) and Contracting Officer Charee Harris (charee.harris@va.gov); faxed or mailed quotes are not allowed
What they'll judge offers on
- Technical quote: technical approach, key personnel, past performance, project schedule and corporate project experience
- Factor 2: Key personnel experience/qualifications (Project Manager, Project Superintendent, Safety Officer, Quality Control Manager)
- Factor 3: Past performance (questionnaires returned by references)
- Price (with a required price breakdown sheet)
What to include when you submit
- Email subject line: RFQ No. 36C26127Q0029 - Project No. 612A4-CSI-002, Title: Construct Modular Imaging Center, French Camp, CA - Open Market
- Submit all pages of the solicitation with the quote; partial submissions are not accepted
- Complete and sign the SF 1442 offer page, enter the quote amount in block 17, and acknowledge all amendments in writing
- Price quote: completed Quote Price Breakdown sheet covering the general contractor and all subcontractors, with third-party inspections as a line item
- Technical quote: technical approach, key personnel, past performance, project schedule and corporate project experience, with Attachment B (Factor 2 Key Personnel) and Attachment C (Factor 3 Past Performance Questionnaire) completed
- Include a completed and signed VAAR 852.219-75 Limitations on Subcontracting certificate of compliance
- Include a bid bond (bid guarantee) with the raised seal clearly visible in the scanned copy
- Complete all representations and certifications in the solicitation
- Past performance questionnaires must be completed by your references and emailed to the VA by the quote due date and time
- Questions go on the RFI form by email; the question deadline was October 6, 2026 at 12:00 PM PT
Not in the notice text
- Evaluation factor order, relative weights, and how Factor 1 (presumably technical approach) is defined; the middle of the solicitation (including the evaluation provision E.1) was left out of the text provided
- Percentage limits in the VAAR 852.219-75 limitations on subcontracting clause (clause text not provided)
- Supplemental insurance requirements (section C.5) and exact bond amounts
- Full technical specifications and drawings (listed as too large and not provided)
- Whether any amendments have been issued since posting (RFI answers are posted as amendments)
- Notice to proceed date and any milestone schedule beyond the 557 days
Notice details
- Posted
- Aug 26, 2026
- Notice type
- Presolicitation
- Office
- 261-Network Contract Office 21 (36C261), Mather, CA
- Product/service code
- Y1DZ · Construction of Other Hospital Buildings
- Business type
- Construction & renovation (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 236220)
- Versions
4 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Oct 15, 2026 · Amendment 0002Paused, was due Dec 4, 2026 (changed)
- Sep 30, 2026 · Amendment 0001Due Oct 21, 2026
- Sep 21, 2026 · SolicitationDue Oct 21, 2026 (changed)
- Aug 26, 2026 · Presolicitation (this version)Date Sep 9, 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 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
Construction service to Construct Modular Imaging Center in French Camp, CA This is a pre-solicitation announcement only. Solicitation documents will be available on or about September 09, 2026. The solicitation will contain all necessary request for quote (RFQ) instructions. Contractors must be registered in SAM.GOV and must be verified in SBA's VETCERT at the time the offer is submitted and prior to award. If a contractor is not registered in SAM.GOV nor verified in SBA’s VETCERT at the time of their offer then that contractor’s request for quote (RFQ) will not be considered. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 236220, Commercial and Institutional Building Construction , and the small business size standard is $45 Million. Per FAR 36.204, the disclosure of the magnitude of construction projects is between $5,000,000.00 and $10,000,000.00. Questions regarding this pre-solicitation must be sent in writing to David.rovner@va.gov and cc: charee.harris@va.gov . Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 21 will be issuing a request for proposal (RFP) for a qualified SDVOSB construction contractor to Construct Modular Imaging Center in accordance with the SOW, drawings, and specifications located at 6505 S. Manthey Road, French Camp, CA 95231-9518. The duration of this project is approximately 557 calendar days from the Notice to Proceed (NTP) is issued.
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