Pre-solicitationPosted Jun 15, 2026·Responses due Jul 13, 2026

Z2DA--Construction of Polk Dock Lifts Jesse Brown VA Medical Center

Veterans Affairs · 252-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 12 (36C252)

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
236220
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
36C25226Q0512
Set-aside
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14)
PSC
Z2DA
Place
Chicago, IL, USA
Contact
Misty Gates (Misty.Gates1@va.gov)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 36C25226Q0512 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Jun 15, 2026 · this notice
    Pre-solicitation
Solicitation
  • Aug 18, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Aug 26, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Sep 15, 2026 to Dec 21, 2026, middle of the range Oct 26, 2026.
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 Jun 15, 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 Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60612 has a need for supply and installation of dock lifts. Contractor shall provide all design plans, tools, materials, components, labor, quality assurance, and supervision in accordance with construction documents, drawings and specifications to complete the required construction services. The principal components of work include: Remove/dispose of existing dock lifts; and Provide/install new dock lifts. Period of Performance is 90 calendar days from issuance of notice to proceed. The construction cost magni… (show all)

tude range is between $25,000.00 and $100,000.00. Pursuant to Public Law 109-461, this solicitation is set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) firms. In accordance with VAAR 819.7003(b), at the time of submission of bids, and prior to award of any contracts, the offeror must represent to the contracting officer that it is: SDVOSB eligible vendor IAW VAAR Subpart 819.70; Small business concern under the NAICS code assigned to this acquisition; and Certified SDVOSB/VOSB listed in� the� SBA certification database at� https://search.certifications.sba.gov/(see 13 CFR 128). The North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) for this procurement is 236220; size standard $45.0 Million applies. The request for quotations will be issued on or about July 3, 2026 with the quotes due July 13, 2026. Interested vendors are responsible for monitoring and downloading any amendments from Contact Opportunities at https://sam.gov/contracting which may be issued to this solicitation. The primary Point of Contact for this requirement is Misty L. Gates, Contract Specialist. Ms. Gates may be reached by email at Misty.Gates1@va.gov

Who won similar work

5 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (252-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 12 (36C252)), same product/service code (PSC) Z2DA and NAICS 236220.

Single-winner award sizes (5): middle half $1.4M to $2.9M, median $2.5M; range $29K to $4.4M.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
TROOP CONTRACTING INC2$3.9MNov 17, 2025
PROGRESSIVE CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LLC1$4.4MApr 4, 2026
JV6 CONTRACTING V2 LLC1$2.9MJul 28, 2025
FRANKI'S CONCRETE CORP1$29KJan 7, 2025

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Latest awards

Competitive landscape

For the 4 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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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.