Pre-solicitationPosted Apr 20, 2026·Responses due Jun 4, 2026

Z2DA--519-20-200 VABS Replace Boiler Plant Solicitation 36C25726B0006

Veterans Affairs · 257-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 17 (36C257)

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
237130
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
36C25726B0006
Set-aside
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14)
PSC
Z2DA
Place
Big Spring, TX, USA
Contact
Horacio Fernandez (horacio.fernandez@va.gov)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 36C25726B0006 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Apr 6, 2026
    Pre-solicitation
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  • Apr 20, 2026 · this notice
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Solicitation
  • Apr 21, 2026
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  • Apr 27, 2026
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  • May 8, 2026
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  • May 21, 2026
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  • May 21, 2026
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  • Jun 12, 2026
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  • Jul 20, 2026
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  • Jul 21, 2026
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  • Jul 30, 2026
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Award
Not yet. Typical award: May 4, 2026 to Aug 3, 2026, middle of the range Jun 6, 2026.
Measured from 4901 past early notices at Veterans Affairs, Department of that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Apr 6, 2026).
Responses are due Jun 4, 2026, so an award before then is unlikely; past cases include short solicitations.

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

Presolicitation Notice Page 3 of 3 Page 1 of 2 Page 1 of 3 PRESOLICITATION NOTICE-A REQUEST FOR INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) WILL BE POSTED ON OR ABOUT APRIL 21, 2026. THIS PRESOLICITATION NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR BIDS. The West Texas VA Health Care System must replace existing boilers and associated plant systems at 300 Veterans Blvd., Big Spring, TX 79720, maintaining continuous steam service during construction via temporary boilers and executing work to VA Master Specifications (Divisions 01, 23, 26, etc.). The Points of Contact (POC) for this project will be Contracting Officer Horacio Fer… (show all)

nandez, horacio.fernandez@va.gov. Set aside: This project will be 100% competitive set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB). North American Industry Classification System: (NAICS) NAICS?237130 � Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction (size standard $45M). The product service code (PSC) Z2DA Repair and Alteration of Hospitals and Infirmaries. Description: Contractor shall provide all necessary labor, materials, equipment, and supervision to replace the boilers at 300 Veterans Blvd., Big Spring, TX 79720 Building 2. The work shall be performed in accordance with the Statement of Work (SOW), specifications, and drawings provided in the solicitation. The contractor shall provide all labor, materials, equipment, testing, supervision, and project management necessary to demolish, replace, and commission the boiler plant at the West Texas VAMC, Building 2 in Big Spring, Texas. Work includes, but is not limited to: Removal of existing boilers and associated systems. Provision and installation of new packaged fire tube boilers, boiler plant piping, fuel trains, breechings/stacks, feedwater/condensate systems, and all mechanical and electrical upgrades. Maintaining uninterrupted facility operations using temporary boilers. Full startup, testing, commissioning, and operator training per VA Master Specification Divisions 01, 23, 26, and VHA Directive 1810. Work must comply with the Statement of Work (SOW), 100% drawings, specifications, infection control requirements, OSHA 10/30, and all applicable VA design standards. Work shall be executed in an active medical center; strict coordination with the COR is required to avoid impacts to patient care. The magnitude of this project is between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000 in accordance with VAAR 836.204. Apparent successful offeror must be SBA VetCert VERIFIED (VISIBLE and VERIFIED) at the time of bid submission in accordance with 38 CFR Part 74 and VAAR 819.7. Failure to be VetCert VERIFIED prior to bid submission WILL result in the bid being deemed non responsive. All SDVOSB offerors are strongly encouraged to complete VetCert verification well in advance of the solicitation posting. The firm must also comply with VETS 4212 Federal Contractor Reporting requirements (FAR 52.222 37), if applicable.

Who won similar work

15 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (257-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 17 (36C257)), same product/service code (PSC) Z2DA.

Single-winner award sizes (15): middle half $505K to $2.7M, median $1.2M; range $48K to $18.7M.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
WICHITA FALLS TRI-TECH, LLC3$32.1MJun 17, 2026
TEXAS VELOCITY ENTERPRISES, LLC3$5.3MJun 10, 2026
Federal Roofing and Construction Company1$4.0MSep 26, 2025
HAMILTON PACIFIC CHAMBERLAIN LLC1$3.2MNov 6, 2025
BRAND CONSTRUCTION LLC1$1.6MJul 9, 2026
M WILKINSON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY1$1.2MDec 19, 2024
A 2 Z Provision LLC1$647KMay 19, 2025
MGI, INC.1$363KMar 5, 2025
CSM Access LLC1$353KMar 28, 2025
STERILECO LLC1$149KAug 24, 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.