Y1DZ--VHA EHRM Infrastructure Upgrades - Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Chicago, IL - Construction Project 537-21-700
Veterans Affairs · PCAC (36C776)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C77625B0049 in this department, oldest first.
- Aug 6, 2025 · this noticePre-solicitation
- Jan 13, 2026Award NoticeAmeriTech Contracting LLC · $28.5MOpen
Next steps for this stage
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- Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
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What the notice says
INTRODUCTION: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Program Contracting Activity Central (PCAC) anticipates soliciting bids and subsequently awarding a single Firm-Fixed-Price contract to provide construction services for the Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) Infrastructure Upgrades at the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center (VAMC) located at 820 S Damen Avenue, Chicago, IL 60612. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Jesse Brown VAMC is seeking a general contractor to provide all necessary tools, labor, materials, equipment, supervision, and quality control f… (show all)
or EHRM Infrastructure Upgrades. The project primarily includes the addition of telecommunication rooms (TR) throughout the following buildings: Damen, Atrium, Temp (32), Taylor, Ogden, and Bed Pavilion. The construction shall result in a complete, compliant, and fully-functional project, including proactive safety and infection control compliance; selective demolition, installation, testing, and certification of a significant volume of Cat6a cabling throughout all buildings as well as between emergency electrical distribution system improvements (i.e. power distribution panels, lighting, controls, receptacles, grounding-bonding, UPS, etc.); physical security and access control system upgrades; finishes including walls, floors, and ceilings of new or altered rooms; and all other requirements as described in the design and specification documents, throughout all buildings. ADMINISTRATIVE: The solicitation will be issued as a Invitation for Bid (IFB) conducted in accordance with FAR Part 14 and will be evaluated in accordance with the procedures listed in the solicitation. The solicitation will be advertised as a total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside. Offers received from other than SDVOSB concerns will not be considered. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 236220 with a size standard of $45 million. The solicitation is anticipated to be issued in August 2025. The period of performance is approximately 732 calendar days from the issuance of the Notice to Proceed. In accordance with VAAR 836.204, the magnitude of construction is between $20,000,000 and $50,000,000. This notice is not a request for competitive offers. All questions must be submitted in writing to the issuing office via email to: jacquelyn.wise@va.gov AND katherine.gibney@va.gov. Telephone calls will not be accepted. -END-
Who won similar work
17 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (PCAC (36C776)), same product/service code (PSC) Y1DZ and NAICS 236220.
Single-winner award sizes (17): middle half $4.0M to $22.9M, median $14.9M; range $970K to $64.5M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAWTOOTH CONSTRUCTION JV II LLC | 2 | $107.1M | Sep 17, 2026 |
| BLUE CORD DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION, LLC | 2 | $38.2M | Jul 13, 2026 |
| COVENANT CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LLC | 2 | $21.0M | Sep 16, 2025 |
| VENERGY GROUP LLC | 2 | $3.8M | Jun 5, 2026 |
| SENATE BUILDERS & CONSTRUCTION MANAGERS, INC. | 1 | $24.8M | Sep 22, 2025 |
| RICHARD GROUP LLC | 1 | $24.6M | Jan 10, 2025 |
| Amerifield JV LLC | 1 | $22.9M | Apr 11, 2025 |
| SYGNOS INC | 1 | $20.9M | Feb 25, 2026 |
| Blue Pacific II JV LLC | 1 | $14.9M | Sep 9, 2025 |
| DOMINGUEZ DESIGN-BUILD, INC | 1 | $13.2M | Sep 24, 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.
- Sep 17, 2026SAWTOOTH CONSTRUCTION JV II LLC$64.5MY1DZ--EHRM Infrastructure Upgrades Tier 1 Construction 695-21-700 MilwaukeeNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 21, 2026SAWTOOTH CONSTRUCTION JV II LLC$42.7MEHRM Huntington VAMC 581-22-700 Construct Infrastructure UpgradesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 13, 2026BLUE CORD DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION, LLC$19.9MY1DZ--675-106 Expand Radiology & Oncology Minor Construction - Lake NonaNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 5, 2026VENERGY GROUP LLC$2.9MY1DZ--Renovate Building 9A for EHRM Administration- EHRM Project 557-21-703 Carl Vinson VA Medical Center Dublin, GA 31021No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- May 27, 2026HARBOR SERVICES, INC$2.3MY1DZ--Renovate B3-EHRM Training and Admin Space Project 544 22 703 EHRM Construction 6439 Garner's Ferry Rd. Columbia VAMC Columbia, SC 29209No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Feb 25, 2026SYGNOS INC$20.9MY1DZ--Project #691-370 Minor Construction New Police Station LA CANo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 26, 2025FAITH ENTERPRISES INCORPORATED$4.0MY1DZ--666-21-703 | EHRM Training Admin Support Space | Sheridan, WY | Hicks\TacderanNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 24, 2025DOMINGUEZ DESIGN-BUILD, INC$13.2MConstruct 12 bed CLC at the Trinka Davis Veterans VillageNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 22, 2025SENATE BUILDERS & CONSTRUCTION MANAGERS, INC.$24.8MConstruct EHRM Infrastructure Upgrades | Wilkes-Barre, PANo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 16, 2025COVENANT CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LLC$10.5MY1DZ--DBB Bldg 1 Clinic Renovations VISN 23 - 636A6-21-109No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Competitive landscape
For the 8 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
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
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
Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.
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.