Pre-solicitationPosted Nov 20, 2024·Responses due Jan 14, 2025

Y1DA--437-24-105 Correct AWE Boiler Plant Findings 36C263-24-AP-2855

Veterans Affairs · NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 23 (36C263)

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
236220
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
36C26325B0003
Set-aside
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14)
PSC
Y1DA
Place
Fargo
Contact
Daniel Dobler (daniel.dobler@va.gov)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 36C26325B0003 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Nov 20, 2024 · this notice
    Pre-solicitation
Solicitation
  • Dec 12, 2024
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Jan 3, 2025
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Jan 8, 2025
    Solicitation
    Open
Award
  • Mar 4, 2025
    Award Notice
    MDM CONSTRUCTION LLC · $381K
    Open
  • Mar 4, 2025
    Award Notice
    MDM CONSTRUCTION LLC · $381K
    Open
  • Mar 4, 2025
    Award Notice
    MDM CONSTRUCTION LLC · $381K
    Open
  • Mar 5, 2025
    Award Notice
    MDM CONSTRUCTION LLC · $381K
    Open

Next steps for this stage

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  • Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
  • Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.

What the notice says

THIS IS A PRESOLICITATION NOTICE The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 23, 316 Robert Street N, Suite 506, St. Paul, MN, 55401, will be issuing a solicitation Invitation for Bid (IFB) on or about 12/12/2024 to request proposals for the following project: construction services for Project # 437-24-105 Correct AWE Boiler Plant Findings, located at the Fargo VA Health Care System, 2101 Elm Street North, Fargo, ND 58102-2417. THIS IS A TOTAL 100% SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESS (SDVOSB) SET-ASIDE. In accordance with Public Law 109-461 and VAAR 819.7003 (b), b… (show all)

idders must be registered and certified in the Veteran Small Business Certification (VetCert) at (https://veterans.certify.sba.gov) as a SDVOSB. Only bids from verified SDVOSB s at VetCert database at the time of bid submission shall be deemed responsive. All non-responsive bids shall be rejected and ineligible for award. CONSTRUCTION BUDGET DESIGN LIMITATIONS/PROJECT MAGNITUDE: The Magnitude of Construction is between $25,000 - 100.000. NAICS: 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction SMALL BUSINESS SIZE STANDARD: $45 million PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Construction work shall include, but shall not be limited to providing all labor, materials, equipment, etc. necessary to Correct AWE Boiler Findings in accordance with, but not limited to, contract documents, the Scope of Work, the VA Boiler Safety Testing manual (most current edition) and NFPA boiler codes for the Fargo VA Health Care System construction project 437-24-105. All work shall be in accordance with Contracting Documents, Scope of Work (SOW), NFPA, local building codes, VA facility standards, and other applicable requirements. The Period of Performance will be 98 days from receipt of the Notice to Proceed. This is a new requirement and there is no existing or historical procurement information relative to this requirement. The IFB (solicitation), consisting of various bid documents, specifications, drawings, forms, etc. will be available for download at System for Award Management (SAM) Contract Opportunity https://sam.gov/content/opportunities). The Contract Opportunities website is the only official location to obtain solicitation information and documents. These documents will include complete details of the solicitation and project requirements. Any amendments to the solicitation will be posted at the same location. Interested bidders are advised they are responsible for obtaining all bidding documents via Contract Opportunities, and for monitoring the Contract Opportunities website for any changes to this announcement and pending solicitation. No other information regarding scope, dates, etc. is available until issuance of the solicitation via Contract Opportunities. A bidders list will not be maintained. Hard copies of any documents regarding this project will not be mailed or made available outside of this web site. All prospective bidders must have a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) and must be registered and active in the SAM database (http://www.sam.gov). All prospective bidders must complete electronic online Representations and Certifications within SAM. The eventual awardee shall also have on file a current Department of Labor VETS4212 Federal Contractor Reporting filing at https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/programs/vets4212 (if applicable). All questions must be submitted in writing to the issuing Contract Specialist via email to Daniel.Dobler@va.gov No telephone inquiries will be answered.

Who won similar work

5 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 23 (36C263)), same product/service code (PSC) Y1DA and NAICS 236220.

Single-winner award sizes (5): middle half $2.9M to $6.4M, median $3.3M; range $1.4M to $6.9M.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
MDM CONSTRUCTION LLC2$4.3MFeb 26, 2026
DAX SAFETY & STAFFING SOLUTIONS, LLC1$6.9MJun 2, 2026
GREENSTONE CONSTRUCTION, INC.1$6.4MJan 9, 2026
INDUSTRIAL MAINTENANCE SERVICES INC1$3.3MJul 22, 2025

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Latest awards

Competitive landscape

For the 4 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.