Pre-solicitationPosted May 18, 2026·Responses due Sep 30, 2025

Z1DA--Replace Electrical Primary Distribution 515-15-117

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

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
238210
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
36C25025B0047
Set-aside
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14)
PSC
Z1DA
Place
Battle Creek
Contact
Terrance Deininger (terrance.deininger@va.gov)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 36C25025B0047 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Sep 30, 2025
    Pre-solicitation
    Open
  • May 18, 2026 · this notice
    Pre-solicitation
Solicitation
  • May 18, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • May 18, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Jun 1, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Jun 16, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Jun 23, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Jul 28, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Dec 1, 2025 to Feb 25, 2026, middle of the range Jan 11, 2026.
Measured from 91 past early notices at Veterans Affairs, Department of with NAICS 238210 that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Sep 30, 2025).

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

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 515-15-117 Replace Electrical Primary Distribution at the VA Medical Center in Battle Creek, Michigan. An Invitation for Bid (IFB) is planned to be issued on or about October 30, 2025. The Contractor shall furnish all necessary labor, tools, and materials, equipment, and supervision as specified in drawings and specifications to complete this project. All work performed shall be fully documented by The Contractor. Construction sh… (show all)

all be performed in compliance with the manufacturer s recommendations and applicable Codes and building standards. Work is scheduled to be performed during the normal daytime business hours of the medical center excluding federal holidays. The North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) for this procurement is 238210 Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors with a small business size standard of $19.0 million. The Magnitude of Cost for this project is between $10,000,000.00 and $20,000,000.00. The Government intends to award a Firm Fixed Price Contract within 120 days from bid opening date. This acquisition is a 100% set-aside for qualified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB). 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. 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://sam.gov and shall be verified in the SBA s Dynamic Small Business Search (DSBS) located at https://search.certifications.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/vets4212ttps. Address all questions in writing to Contract Specialist Terrance Deininger via email at terrance.deininger@va.gov . No fax or telephone inquiries will be answered.

Who won similar work

3 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (250-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 10 (36C250)), same product/service code (PSC) Z1DA and NAICS 238210.

Single-winner award sizes (3): middle half $1.1M to $2.7M, median $1.5M; range $684K to $3.9M.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
MGI, INC.1$3.9MAug 12, 2025
ARMCORP CONSTRUCTION INC1$1.5MAug 14, 2025
N-OVATION TECHNOLOGY GROUP LLC1$684KSep 10, 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 3 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.