Pre-solicitationPosted Apr 21, 2026

Z1DA--PN: 636A6-26-102, Replace Bldg 2 Condensate Leak {DM} Invitation for Bid {IFB} - Sealed Bidding

Veterans Affairs · NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 23 (36C263)

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
238220
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
36C26326B0029
Set-aside
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14)
PSC
Z1DA
Place
Des Moines, IA, USA
Contact
Michael B. Warrick (michael.warrick@va.gov)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 36C26326B0029 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Apr 21, 2026 · this notice
    Pre-solicitation
Solicitation
  • May 6, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • May 6, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • May 6, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • May 21, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • May 22, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Oct 6, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Oct 6, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Jun 9, 2026 to Aug 18, 2026, middle of the range Jul 7, 2026.
Measured from 213 past early notices at Veterans Affairs, Department of with NAICS 238220 that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Apr 21, 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

This notice is for informational purposes only and is not a request for submission of bids. 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), bidders must be registered and certified in the SBA certification database at (https://search.certifications.sba.gov/) as a SDVOSB. Only bids from verified SDVOSB s in the SBA certification database at the time of bid submission shall be deemed responsive. All non-responsive bids shall be rejected and ineligible for award. The applicable North American Indus… (show all)

try Classification System (NAICS) code is 238220: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors with the applicable small business size standard of $19.0 million. In accordance with VAAR 819.7003(b), the bidders must represent to the Contracting Officer that it is a small business concern under the NAICS code assigned to this acquisition. In accordance with VAAR 836.204, the magnitude of construction for this project is between $250,000 and $500,000. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), VA Central Iowa Health Care System (VACIHCS) Des Moines Campus intends to issue an Invitation for Bid (IFB) in accordance with the procedures set forth in Part 14 and 36 of the Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Overhaul (RFO). Network Contracting Office 23 (NCO23) intends to award a single, firm fixed-price contract for completion of construction Project Number: 636A6-26-102, Replace Bldg 2 Condensate Leak at the VACIHCS Des Moines Campus, Iowa. An IFB is planned to be issued on or after Wednesday, May 6, 2026 with an award date within 75 calendar days from bid opening date. Further details of all dates, events, and locations, including a pre-bid site visit and bid due date, will be available in the solicitation. Base Bid: Contractor to provide all labor, equipment, materials and supervision necessary to complete Project Number: 636A6-26-102, Replace Bldg 2 Condensate Leak , at the (VACIHCS) Des Moines Campus, in accordance with the attached drawings, specifications, and Statement of Work. Work includes, but is not limited to, restoring reliable condensate return service across the affected areas in accordance with Section 6: General Requirements. Period of Performance for this work is 120 Calendar Days from issuance of Notice to Proceed (NTP). 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.

Who won similar work

8 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 23 (36C263)), same product/service code (PSC) Z1DA and NAICS 238220.

Single-winner award sizes (8): middle half $77K to $2.4M, median $855K; range $45K to $11.5M.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
GARDNER STRUCTURES Hot Springs SD 57747 USA2$106KFeb 18, 2026
DAKOTA ELECTRIC, INC.1$11.5MJul 23, 2026
PEDERSEN & RANGEL SPEARFISH 57783 SDN1$4.2MJun 16, 2026
KEVIN PIET, LLC1$1.8MSep 11, 2025
C. & J INC1$1.4MJun 1, 2026
MARK-VII ENTERPRISES, INC.1$339KApr 6, 2026
IOWA PROPERTY SERVICES LLC1$82KSep 15, 2026

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 7 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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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.