Pre-solicitationPosted Jul 10, 2026

J041--460-26-012 BLDG 15 Chiller Repair

Veterans Affairs · 244-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 4 (36C244)

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
238220
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
36C24426B0026
Set-aside
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14)
PSC
J041
Place
USA
Contact
Hanna Karmazyn (Hanna.Karmazyn@va.gov)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 36C24426B0026 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Jul 10, 2026 · this notice
    Pre-solicitation
Solicitation
  • Jul 23, 2026
    Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
    Open
  • Jul 23, 2026
    Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
    Open
  • Jul 23, 2026
    Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
    Open
  • Jul 23, 2026
    Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
    Open
  • Jul 23, 2026
    Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
    Open
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Aug 28, 2026 to Nov 6, 2026, middle of the range Sep 25, 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 Jul 10, 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 Veterans Integrated Service Network #04 (VISN 04) Contracting Office / Wilmington Veteran Administration Medical Center intends to issue an Invitation for Bids (IFB) to award a single, firm fixed-price contract for Construction Services for the Building 15 Chiller Repair at the Wilmington VAMC 1601 Kirkwood Highway Wilmington, DE 19805. All construction must be in compliance with applicable codes, VA policy/standards, and the terms of this contract. The contractor shall provide all tools, travel, trades, labor, materials, permits, licenses and supervision for construction of the Building 1… (show all)

5 Chiller Repair project as specified in the specifications. The period of performance is 30 calendar days from receipt of the Notice to Proceed. Bid bond and Payment bond shall be required. The solicitation, specifications and drawings will be available at Contracting Opportunities https://sam.gov. Amendments to the solicitation will also be posted on this website. All parties must obtain solicitation documents and amendments to the solicitation through the web site. Hard copies will not be mailed. Interested parties must go to the https://sam.gov web site to be entered on the Interested Vendors Mailing List and to obtain copies of the Interested Vendors Mailing List. It is the responsibility of the Contractor to frequently check the website for all notices, amendments, etc., regarding this solicitation. The Government will not be responsible for any notification not sent or received by the Contractor regarding the solicitation. The contract will be awarded in accordance with the procedures specified in the solicitation. The The solicitation will be issued as an Invitation for Bids (IFB) conducted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation FAR Subpart 14. This project is being solicited as a TOTAL 100 % SERVICE DISABLED VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE (SDVOSB). The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this procurement is 238220 Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors, with a small business size standard of $19 million in annual receipts for the past three years. The Magnitude of Construction cost is between $100,000.00-$250,000.00. A pre-bid meeting/site visit will be held with exact location and time details to be contained in the solicitation. All potential offerors are strongly encouraged to attend the pre-bid meeting/site visit. All respondents must be registered in the System Award Management System (SAM) data base at time of bid submittal. Offerors must be verified in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Veteran Small Business Certification (VetCert) at https://veterans.certify.sba.gov/ at the time of proposal offering in accordance with Veterans Affairs acquisition requirements. Any offeror not VetCert or SAM verified at time of proposal submittal will be disqualified and proposal will be rejected. All questions pertaining to this solicitation must be received in writing via e-mail to Hanna.Karmazyn@va.gov. NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS WILL BE HONORED. All questions and government responses will be posted to the https://sam.gov website.

Who won similar work

10 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (244-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 4 (36C244)), same NAICS 238220.

Single-winner award sizes (10): middle half $59K to $912K, median $224K; range $30K to $4.8M.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
HOME MAINTENANCE GROUP LLC2$4.9MJun 25, 2026
AIR BALANCING ENGINEERS INC1$1.1MOct 24, 2024
GC Joint Venture ESSEX 212211$1.1MDec 31, 2025
J & G SOLUTIONS LLC1$343KAug 5, 2026
GLA Water Consultants Coraopolis PA USA1$341KMay 21, 2025
COMBUSTION SERVICE & EQUIPMENT CO Pittsburgh PA 15209 USA1$107KJun 16, 2026
HOUSEN HEALTH SERVICES, INCORPORATED1$59KJan 30, 2025
MCCRAY GROUP VENTURES LLC1$47KJun 23, 2026
R BROOKS MECHANICAL HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING LLC1$30KMar 3, 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 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. 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.