Pre-solicitationPosted Jul 2, 2026·Responses due Jul 20, 2026

Y1DA--Replace Air Handling Units in Building 42

Veterans Affairs · 246-NETWORK CONTRACTING OFFICE 6 (36C246)

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
238220
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
36C24626B0028
Set-aside
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14)
PSC
Y1DA
Place
Salisbury, NC, USA
Contact
Quentin Norvell (quentin.norvell@va.gov)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 36C24626B0028 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Jul 2, 2026 · this notice
    Pre-solicitation
Solicitation
  • Jul 21, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Aug 10, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Aug 20, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Sep 2, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Aug 20, 2026 to Oct 29, 2026, middle of the range Sep 17, 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 2, 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 Network Contracting Office (NCO) 6 plans to issue an Invitation for Bid (IFB) to obtain construction services for the replacement of seven (7) Air Handling Units (AHUs). These units support Building 42 at the W.G. (Bill) Hefner VA Medical Center in Salisbury, North Carolina, serving the Hospital, Audiology, Speech, Sleep Lab, and Community Living areas. Work includes but is not limited to: Contractor shall completely prepare site for building operations, including demolition and removal of existing AHUs, and furnish labor and materials to perform the replacement of seven (7) AHUs. All work… (show all)

shall be done in accordance with the construction drawings and specifications. A Pre-Bid Site Visit is tentatively projected for 04 August 2026 at 10:00 AM EDT and Potential Bidders are required to RSVP by no later than 12:00 PM EDT 29 July 2026 via email to quentin.norvell@va.gov. The definitive Site Visit Date will be published within the formal Solicitation. Attendance of the Pre-Bid Site Visit is not mandatory but is highly encouraged. It is the responsibility of the Potential Bidder to confirm receipt of RSVP. It is the responsibility of the Potential Bidders to bring all necessary personnel, inclusive of subcontractors, tooling, and materials necessary to the Pre-Bid Site Visit. The Government will NOT be providing paper copies of any solicitation, solicitation attachments or annexes, specifications, or drawings. The Government will NOT be reimbursing any costs associated with attendance or bid preparation. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 238220 with a size standard of $19 million. The approximate IFB issue date will be 21 July 2026 with an approximate response date of 02 September 2026. The estimated magnitude of construction for this project is between $5,000,000.00 and $10,000,000.00 IAW VAAR 836.204. The IFB will be issued on a restricted basis and will be 100% Set-Aside for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) concerns. However, if this pre-solicitation notice does not generate sufficient socio-economic interest to justify maintaining the merit the set-aside, the projected site visit may be cancelled. If a qualified SDVOSB is indeed interested in this requirement and does plan to attend the site visit, please ensure that your firm s interest in this project is communicated to the POC for this notice by the previously identified RSVP date above. To be eligible for award the SDVOSB must be considered small under the relevant NAICS code and must be registered and verified in the following websites: https://search.certifications.sba.gov/ Companies must be certified to be considered for an award. Potential Bidders are further advised that failure to register in the SAM database will render your firm ineligible for award. Registration requires applicants to have a DUNS number; recommend registering immediately to be eligible for timely award. The solicitation will be available only via the Internet at the following address: SAM.gov | Contract Opportunities. For information on how to register your company on SAM.gov | Entity Information, to view or receive updates to this notice. Any amendments to this IFB will only be made available via the SAM.gov website. Bidders are responsible for obtaining the IFB from SAM.gov | Contract Opportunities and acknowledging all amendments to any subsequent IFB. NO paper copies of the impending solicitation will be furnished.

Who won similar work

6 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (246-NETWORK CONTRACTING OFFICE 6 (36C246)), same product/service code (PSC) Y1DA.

Single-winner award sizes (6): middle half $674K to $8.3M, median $4.8M; range $28K to $17.5M.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
GROUP III MANAGEMENT INC1$17.5MAug 3, 2026
BRIGHT REGARDS, LLC1$8.5MJul 30, 2025
BRYMAK FSI JV, LLC1$7.6MSep 12, 2025
CHESAPEAKE PLANNING AND CONSULTING LLC1$2.0MAug 21, 2025
TERALINKS LLC1$232KAug 17, 2026
BTR ENTERPRISES OF SC LLC1$28KJun 23, 2025

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 6 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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