Pre-solicitationPosted Mar 26, 2026·Responses due May 26, 2026

Z1DA--Upgrade Elevators 506-24-102 (VA-26-00040953)

Veterans Affairs · 250-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 10 (36C250)

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
238290
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
36C25026B0028
Set-aside
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14)
PSC
Z1DA
Place
Ann Arbor, USA
Contact
Leland Ruedel (Leland.Ruedel@va.gov)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 36C25026B0028 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Mar 26, 2026 · this notice
    Pre-solicitation
Solicitation
  • Jul 2, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Jul 6, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Jul 13, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Jul 24, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
Award
  • Sep 16, 2026
    Award Notice
    CAVU CONSULTING LLC · $4.3M
    Open

Next steps for this stage

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What the notice says

This is a Pre-Solicitation announcement to inform potential offerors of the Department of Veterans Affairs intent to advertise an Invitation For Bids (IFB) on Project 506-24-102 Upgrade Elevators at the Ann Arbor Veterans Administration Medical Center (VAMC) located in Ann Arbor, MI. An Invitation for Bid (IFB) is planned to be issued on or about April 21, 2026. Contractor shall furnish all necessary labor, tools, miscellaneous materials, equipment, and supervision as specified in the drawings and specifications to complete the Upgrade Elevators, 506-24-102 at the Ann Arbor VA VAMC. Contractor… (show all)

shall be Replacing a total of 6 elevators, consisting of: Two (2) Traction service elevators, and Four (4) Hydraulic elevators, located in three buildings at the Ann Arbor VA Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Contractor is to perform all work without disruption to Medical Center operations. Normal working hours: 7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Monday thru Friday (Excluding Federal Holidays). Authorization to work other than normal working hours will be requested in advance for evaluation and approval by the COR and Contracting. The North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) for this procurement is 238290, Other Building Equipment Contractors with a small business size standard of $22.0 million. Magnitude of cost for this project is between $5,00,000.00 and $10,000,000.00. The Government intends to award a Firm Fixed Price Contract within 90 days from bid opening date. This acquisition is a 100% set-aside for qualified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB). Only offers from verified SDVOSBs registered in the SBA s VetCert database (https://veterans.certify.sba.gov/) at the time of proposal submission are eligible for consideration. This notice is for informational purposes only and is not a request for submission of offers. No other information regarding scope, dates, etc. is available until issuance of the solicitation via Contract Opportunities at. https://sam.gov. As authorized by FAR 5.102, solicitation dissemination is limited to electronic medium, and the VA will provide no hard copies. The solicitation, consisting of various bid documents, specifications, forms, and drawings will be available for download from the Contract Opportunities website located at https://sam.gov on or about April 21, 2026. Further details of all dates and events, including site visit and bid due date, will be available in the solicitation. Contract Opportunities website is the only official location to obtain solicitation information and documents. A bidders list is not maintained. Offerors are advised that they are responsible for obtaining all bid documents and acknowledging any amendments and should monitor the Contract Opportunities website for any changes to this announcement or pending solicitation. Prospective contractors shall complete electronic annual representations and shall be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://beta.sam.gov and shall be verified in the Vendor Information Pages located at https://veterans.certify.sba.gov/ prior to submitting an offer. The eventual potential awardee shall also have on file a current VETS4212 report filed at https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/programs/vets4212 (if applicable) and a current registration with the System for Award Management website located at https://sam.gov . Address all questions in writing to Contract Specialist Leland Ruedel via email at Leland.Ruedel@va.gov . No fax or telephone inquiries will be answered.

Who won similar work

4 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 238290.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
M2 FEDERAL INC.1$4.8MMar 21, 2025
MODESTO MANAGEMENT LLC1$241KJun 24, 2025
SOUTHCO SERVICES LLC1$28KApr 20, 2026
Healing Hands Healing Hearts L.L.C.1$5KJul 31, 2026

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Competitive landscape

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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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