Sources SoughtPosted Jul 29, 2026·Responses due Aug 5, 2026

C1DA--A/E Services Renovate Outpatient Clinics to PACT

Veterans Affairs · 261-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 21 (36C261)

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
541330
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
36C26126R0065
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
C1DA
Place
San Francisco, USA
Contact
Alex Arter (alex.arter@va.gov)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 36C26126R0065 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Jul 29, 2026 · this notice
    Sources Sought
  • Jul 29, 2026
    Sources Sought
    Open
  • Jul 31, 2026
    Sources Sought
    Open
  • Aug 5, 2026
    Sources Sought
    Open
  • Aug 6, 2026
    Pre-solicitation
    Open
  • Aug 6, 2026
    Pre-solicitation
    Open
  • Aug 25, 2026
    Special Notice
    Open
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Dec 7, 2026 to Apr 24, 2027, middle of the range Feb 20, 2027.
Measured from 224 past early notices at Veterans Affairs, Department of with NAICS 541330 that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Jul 29, 2026).

Next steps for this stage

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  • 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

This is a sources sought notice for information and planning purposes and shall not be construed as an obligation on the part of VA. The purpose of this sources sought is to identify qualified businesses, including Service-Disabled Veteran-owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB), small disadvantaged businesses (SDB), Women-owned Small Business (WOSB), Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) Small Business, 8(a) Small Business, and small business concerns that are interested in and capable of performing the work described herein. The NAICS code is 541310, a… (show all)

nd the corresponding size standard is $25.5 Million. Your responses to the sources sought will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible. The San Francisco VA Medical Center has a requirement to hire an Architectural Firm to provide design services for the renovation of 13,750 Square Feet of space currently comprised of Outpatient Mental Health, Physical and Occupational Therapy, and VA Police Service located on the ground floor of A-wing of Building 203. The VA expects that the A/E will provide sufficient design services to fully meet the budget with fees in accordance with the Brooks Act. An initial 2-day design charrette will be required to generate block diagrams in conjunction with stakeholders. This is to occur after document review and initial test fits and be scheduled approximately 60 days in advance. The VA will require two Schematic Design deliverables (35% and 65%), the first of which will be primarily comprised of results of investigation to inform course of action. One Design Development Deliverable (95%) and one Construction Document Deliverable (100% followed by stamped finals incorporating any revisions) will be required. Interested firms fitting one or more of these Socio-economic categories should send their information by email to alex.arter@va.gov no later than 3:00 PM Pacific Standard Time, August 5, 2026. The following information is requested in response to this notice: (1) Type of socio-economic category (e.g. SDVOSB, Small Business, etc.), if firm is a SDVOSB or VOSB, evidence of verification in VetBiz as a SDVOSB or VOSB (SDVOSB and VOSB firms must be verified on SAM and SBA VetCert); (2) A positive statement of your intention to submit a proposal in response to a solicitation for this project; (3) Evidence of your firm s experience in A/E services for parking lot structures (please provide contract descriptions and contract dollar amounts); (4) Evidence of your firm s ability to design and administer projects within a complex, active healthcare environment with stringent seismic requirements in San Francisco, California (please provide contract descriptions and contract dollar amounts); (5) Evidence that your firm can respond to and be on site at the San Francisco VA Health Care System within a four-hour window. All information must be submitted in sufficient detail for a decision to be made on the availability of interested firms fitting in one or more socio-economic categories. If adequate interest is not received, this action will not be set aside for SDVOSB, VOSB, WOSB, HUBZone, 8(a) small business, or small business firms.

Who won similar work

3 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 541330.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
GDM-AE, Inc.1$196KAug 28, 2025
WILLBANKS ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING, INC1$59KSep 22, 2025
TIDEWATER, INC. · $TDW1$49KOct 3, 2025

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Latest awards

Competitive landscape

For the 3 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.

  • 1 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 2 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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