Sources SoughtPosted Sep 28, 2026·Responses due Dec 9, 2026

R499--Small Business Event | 2026 National Veterans Small Business Engagement | Cleveland Ohio Dec 8-9

Veterans Affairs · OFFICE OF SMALL & DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS UTILIZATION (OSDBU) (36U101)

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
236220
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
36U10126Q0023
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
R499
Place
Not stated
Contact
Direct Access Program (DAP) (DirectAccess@va.gov)
…Open on SAM.gov
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 36U10126Q0023 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Sep 28, 2026
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Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Dec 29, 2026 to Apr 5, 2027, middle of the range Feb 8, 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 28, 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

1. DATE, TIME, AND PLACE: The event takes place, Tuesday and Wednesday December 8, 2026, 8:00 A.M. 5:00 P.M. EST and December 9, 2026, 8:00 A.M. 3:00 P.M. EST in Cleveland, Ohio at the Huntington Convention Center. Don t miss the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) 2026 National Veterans Small Business Engagement (NVSBE).� 2. AGENDA: NVSBE is the flagship event for Veteran-owned and other small businesses pursuing Federal contracting opportunities. Show Up: Arrive informed and prepared so every minute with a Procurement Decision Maker (PDM) becomes a meaningful, high value conversation. C… (show all)

onnect: Listen intently and engage on the real challenges PDMs face to build authentic, solution focused relationships. Own the Opportunity: Demonstrate how your capabilities create measurable operational and Veteran impacting value, turning a brief interaction into a strategic opportunity. 3. REGISTRATION: Visit https://portal.vetbiz.va.gov/nvsbe/2026/ and click the link for the Registration Open - 2026� National Veterans Small Business Engagement! to register. 4. PRIMARY NAICS CODES: Multiple North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes pertain to this opportunity.� Additional amendments may be issued to target other NAICS codes related to specified communities of interest. 5. DISCLAIMER: This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation. Neither unsolicited proposals nor any other kind of offers will be considered in response to this notice.

Who won similar work

642 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Veterans Affairs), same NAICS 236220.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
AmeriTech Contracting LLC12$114.5MJan 13, 2026
BLUE CORD DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION, LLC11$121.2MOct 14, 2026
VENERGY GROUP LLC9$80.0MJun 23, 2026
INDUSTRIAL MAINTENANCE SERVICES INC9$30.2MMar 19, 2026
GUARANTEE INTERIORS, INC.9$28.5MOct 6, 2026
SKYTEK LLC9$28.0MOct 8, 2026
SAWTOOTH CONSTRUCTION JV II LLC8$244.8MSep 22, 2026
Paramount Construction Group, LLC8$41.5MSep 21, 2026
CAVU CONSULTING LLC8$36.3MSep 1, 2026
DAX SAFETY & STAFFING SOLUTIONS, LLC8$27.2MSep 11, 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.