Pre-solicitationPosted Jul 8, 2026·Responses due Aug 24, 2026

Z2DA--537-24-106 Create Contractor Lie-Down Zone

Veterans Affairs · 252-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 12 (36C252)

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
236220
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
36C25226B0030
Set-aside
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14)
PSC
Z2DA
Place
Chicago, IL, USA
Contact
Misty Gates (Misty.Gates1@va.gov)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 36C25226B0030 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Jul 8, 2026 · this notice
    Pre-solicitation
Solicitation
  • Aug 6, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Aug 10, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Aug 20, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Sep 4, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Sep 14, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Sep 15, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Sep 24, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Oct 5, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Oct 8, 2026 to Jan 13, 2027, middle of the range Nov 18, 2026.
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 Jul 8, 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

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Jesse Brown VA Medical Center , Chicago, IL 60612 has a need for construction services for Create Contractor Lay-Down Area and Security Upgrades. Contractor shall provide all design plans, tools, materials, components, labor, quality assurance, and supervision in accordance with construction documents, drawings and specifications to complete the required construction services. The principal components of work include: Prepare the ground in the designated construction project zone. Extend electric power to designated container s location. Place container… (show all)

s in designated locations. Install fence and gate around the designated construction project zone. Install a ramp and curb. Install security cameras. Period of Performance is 295 calendar days from issuance of notice to proceed. The construction cost magnitude range is between $1,000,000.00 and $2,000,000.00. Pursuant to Public Law 109-461, this solicitation is set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) firms. In accordance with VAAR 819.7003(b), at the time of submission of bids, and prior to award of any contracts, the offeror must represent to the contracting officer that it is: SDVOSB eligible vendor IAW VAAR Subpart 819.70; Small business concern under the NAICS code assigned to this acquisition; and Certified SDVOSB/VOSB listed in� the� SBA certification database at� https://search.certifications.sba.gov/(see 13 CFR 128). The North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) for this procurement is 236220; size standard $45.0 Million applies. The solicitation will be issued on or about 7/24/2026, with the bid opening of approximately 8/24/2026 actual date will be communicated in the solicitation. The bidder is responsible to monitor and download any amendments from Contact Opportunities at https://sam.gov/contracting which may be issued to this solicitation. The primary Point of Contact for this requirement is Misty L. Gates, Contract Specialist. Ms. Gates may be reached by email at Misty.Gates1@va.gov

Who won similar work

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

WinnerAwardsValueLast
TROOP CONTRACTING INC7$17.8MSep 10, 2026
AmeriTech Contracting LLC3$3.2MNov 18, 2024
VetSpace Construction Services, LLC2$56.8MMar 19, 2025
JV6 CONTRACTING V2 LLC2$8.7MSep 25, 2025
INDUSTRIAL MAINTENANCE SERVICES INC2$4.3MMar 19, 2026
U.S. VET GENERAL CONTRACTING, LLC1$12.4MDec 31, 2024
ANDERSON & SONS CONTRACTING LLC1$5.0MSep 24, 2026
PROGRESSIVE CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LLC1$4.4MApr 4, 2026
BWHIT INFRASTRUCTURE SOLUTIONS LLC1$3.7MMar 26, 2026
MGI, INC.1$2.0MMar 2, 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.

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.