Pre-solicitationPosted Sep 18, 2026·Responses due Dec 9, 2026

Z2DA--FY27 NRM 558-24-160, Domestic Water, Chilled Water and Steam Piping (VA-26-00066009)

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

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
236220
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
36C24626B0041
Set-aside
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14)
PSC
Z2DA
Place
Durham
Contact
Alice Custis (alice.custis@va.gov)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 36C24626B0041 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Sep 18, 2026 · this notice
    Pre-solicitation
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Dec 19, 2026 to Mar 26, 2027, middle of the range Jan 29, 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 Sep 18, 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

Replace Domestic Water, Chilled Water, and Steam Piping Project Number 558-24-160 STATEMENT OF WORK Description of Work - Summary: The piping at the Durham VA Health Care Center, 508 Fulton St, Durham, NC is aging. There is an immediate need to replace the domestic water, chilled water and steam piping. General: The contractor shall replace domestic water, chilled water and steam piping (Priority 1) in Building 1 and 23 at the Durham VA Health Care System. The contractor shall provide phasing coordination for each section below to minimize impact of normal operations. The contractor is respons… (show all)

ible for providing all supervision, materials, labor, equipment, transportation, testing, and storage for this project. All work shall be performed according to the attached drawings and specifications. The VA will accept the Superintendent shall perform the roles and responsibilities of Superintendent and Quality Control dual hat. Safety officer must remain separate. Place of Performance: Tasks will be performed at the VA Medical Center Durham, VA. Work will be around an occupied healthcare facility in operation 24 hours a day. This work will require appropriate personal protective equipment and proper infection control measures. Work will be phased to minimize disruption to clinic and medical center operations. Period of Performance: Completion of project shall be 603 calendar days from NTP. This includes procurement of long lead time items. Estimated construction magnitude is between $10,000,000.00 and $20,000,000.00 NAICS CODE: 236220 Size Standard: $45.0 Million All non-responsive bids shall be rejected and ineligible for award. Network Contracting Office 6 (NCO 6) intends to issue an Invitation for Bid (IFB) and award a single, firm fixed-price contract. Solicitation material will be available on/about October 15, 2026. Any specifications, drawings and amendments will be posted on the System for Award Management (SAM) Contract Opportunities website (https://sam.gov/opportunities). The Contract Opportunities website is the only official location to obtain solicitation information and documents. Bids will be due approximately 30 days after issuance of the solicitation. Only one site visit will be scheduled. Location and point(s) of contact for the site visit will be identified in the solicitation. This notice is for informational purposes only and is not an invitation for bids. The Government is not obligated to issue a solicitation as a result of this notice. No other information is available until issuance of the solicitation. No bidders list is maintained. All interested vendors should register on SAM.gov. Interested bidders are advised they are responsible for obtaining and acknowledging all amendments to this solicitation prior to the time for receipt of offers and should revisit the website periodically for any amendments/notices to the solicitation. Prospective contractors must be registered in the SAM database in order to obtain access in Contract Opportunities. SAM must be current and active to be eligible for contract award. Contractors please note: Online Representations and Certifications Applications (ORCA) apply to this solicitation. With ORCA; you now have the availability to enter and maintain your reps and certs with your proposal. Any questions regarding this announcement and all future announcements regarding this project must be emailed to the Primary Contract Specialist, Alice Custis, at alice.custis @va.gov. NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS FOR BIDDING MATERIAL WILL BE ACCEPTED.

Who won similar work

26 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 236220.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
VALIANT CONSTRUCTION LLC2$43.3MSep 2, 2026
PHILLIPS C&C LLC2$4.8MMay 20, 2026
BTR ENTERPRISES OF SC LLC2$213KMay 8, 2026
SIGO VALIANT JV II LLC1$23.0MJul 10, 2026
GROUP III MANAGEMENT INC1$17.5MAug 3, 2026
BRIGHT REGARDS, LLC1$8.5MJul 30, 2025
BRYMAK FSI JV, LLC1$7.6MSep 12, 2025
NATIONAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT LLC1$3.8MOct 22, 2025
BLUE CORD DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION, LLC1$3.8MJul 30, 2026
HARBOR SERVICES, INC1$2.9MOct 29, 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.

Latest awards

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
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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.

  • 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.