Sources SoughtPosted Oct 6, 2026·Responses due Oct 9, 2026

Y1DA--590-27-120 Replace Pneumatic Tube System

Veterans Affairs · 246-NETWORK CONTRACTING OFFICE 6 (36C246)

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
236220
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
36C24627Q0062
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
Y1DA
Place
Hampton, VA, USA
Contact
Donteana Gibbs (Donteana.Gibbs@va.gov)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 36C24627Q0062 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Oct 6, 2026 · this notice
    Sources Sought
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Jan 6, 2027 to Apr 13, 2027, middle of the range Feb 16, 2027.
Measured from 594 past early notices at Veterans Affairs, Department of with NAICS 236220 that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Oct 6, 2026).

Next steps for this stage

Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.

  • Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
  • Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
  • Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.

What the notice says

INTRODUCTION: This notice is issued solely for market research and information-gathering purposes and does not constitute a solicitation or a commitment by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Network Contracting Office 6 (NCO6) is conducting market research to identify qualified sources capable of performing a Design-Build (DB) project. Services to include Architect and Engineering design services, and Construction services for project 590-27-120 Replace Pneumatic Tube System at the Hampton VA Health Care System in … (show all)

Hampton, VA. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This project consists of design-build services for the replacement of the existing pneumatic tube system at the Hampton VA Health Care System. Work includes design and engineering, investigation and verification of existing conditions, removal and disposal of the existing pneumatic tube system and associated equipment, and procurement and installation of a new system in designated areas of Building 110, including the Blood Draw area, Mechanical Room, Interstitial Room, Emergency Department, and Laboratory. The contractor shall provide all labor, materials, equipment, tools, supervision, and professional services necessary to complete the project, including system monitoring capabilities, hazardous material coordination, material handling and storage, construction phasing, and coordination with VA maintenance and facility staff. The new system must accommodate current VA requirements and provide an option for future expansion to additional departments, subject to available funding. The contractor must also provide required documentation, training for VA personnel, system activation, and a one-year warranty following final acceptance. PROCUREMENT INFORMATION: The proposed project will be a competitive, firm-fixed-price contract utilizing the design-build approach outlined in FAR Part 36, Two-Phase Design-Build Selection Procedures. The results and analysis of the market research will finalize the determination of the procurement method. The type of socio-economic set-aside, if any, will depend upon the responses to this notice and any other information gathered during the market research process. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 236220, size standard $45M applies to this procurement. In accordance with FAR 36.204, the Magnitude of Construction for this project is between $500,000 and $1,000,000. CAPABILITY STATEMENT: Respondents shall provide a general capabilities statement to include the following information: Section 1: Provide company name, DUNS number and Unique Entity Identifier (UEI), company address, Point-of-Contact name, phone number and email. Section 2: Provide company business size based on NAICS code 236220. Also, provide business type (i.e., Large Business, Small Business, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, Women-Owned Small Business, Hub Zone Small Business, etc.). Section 3: Provide the prime contractors available bonding capacity with submission. Section 4: Provide the type of work your company has performed in the past in support of the same or similar requirement with brief description (do not exceed 3 project examples). It is requested that interested contractors submit an electronic response that addresses the above information. Please submit as a PDF, hard copies will not be accepted.� Please also include a cover page, which includes, at a minimum: the company s name, address, Dun & Bradstreet number, Unique Entity Identifier, socio-economic status, point-of-contact name, phone number, and e-mail address. Responses� shall be submitted via email to the point of contact listed below by� October 9, 2026, at 5:00 PM ET.� No phone calls will be accepted. The Capabilities Statement submitted in response to this Sources Sought shall not be considered to be a bid or proposal. This notice is for information and planning purposes only and is neither to be construed as a commitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for information solicited. No evaluation letters and/or results will be issued to the respondents. After completing its analysis, the Government will determine whether to limit competition among the small business categories listed above or proceed with full and open competition as other than small business. At this time no solicitation exists; therefore, please do not request a copy of the solicitation. If a solicitation is released it will be synopsized in Contract Opportunities at https://sam.gov/. It is the potential offeror's responsibility to monitor this site for the release of any solicitation or synopsis. POINT OF CONTACT: Donteana Gibbs Contract Specialist Donteana.Gibbs@va.com

Who won similar work

5 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (246-NETWORK CONTRACTING OFFICE 6 (36C246)), same product/service code (PSC) Y1DA and NAICS 236220.

Single-winner award sizes (5): middle half $2.0M to $8.5M, median $7.6M; range $28K to $17.5M.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
GROUP III MANAGEMENT INC1$17.5MAug 3, 2026
BRIGHT REGARDS, LLC1$8.5MJul 30, 2025
BRYMAK FSI JV, LLC1$7.6MSep 12, 2025
CHESAPEAKE PLANNING AND CONSULTING LLC1$2.0MAug 21, 2025
BTR ENTERPRISES OF SC LLC1$28KJun 23, 2025

Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.

Latest awards

Competitive landscape

For the 5 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.

  • 0 of these past winners lobbied Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) since 2024 (0 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) job
  • No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
  • 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
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Policy around it

Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.

  • 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
  • 25 rules from the department in the last 12 months
  • 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
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Market

For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.

  • 0 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.