Project Name: Veteran Self-Employment Plan – AI Vending Machines; Project Number: None; and Station Location: Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Veterans Affairs Regional Office (VARO), Veteran Readiness and Employment (VR&E) Division
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Sources Sought from the Department of Veterans Affairs, for work in Rapid City, South Dakota. Due Nov 2, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC-5), 13 days left.
| Title as posted | 3550--Project Name: Veteran Self-Employment Plan – AI Vending Machines; Project Number: None; and Station Location: Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Veterans Affairs Regional Office (VARO), Veteran Readiness and Employment (VR&E) Division |
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| Solicitation number | 36C10D27Q0007 |
| Agency | Department of Veterans Affairs |
| Office | Veterans Benefits Admin (36C10D) |
| Notice type | Sources Sought |
| Set-aside | Service-disabled veteran-owned |
| Trade (NAICS) | Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing (333310) |
| Product or service code | 3550 |
| Place of performance | Rapid City, South Dakota |
| Posted | Oct 19, 2026 |
| Response deadline | Nov 2, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC-5) (13 days left) |
| Add the deadline to | Google Calendar · Apple / Outlook (.ics) |
Official notice and attachments
Description
See attached Request for Quotation (RFQ) solicitation [Document Number 36C10D27Q0007] posted on October 19, 2026. Reference the Statement of Work in Section B.3 on Pages 6-8 of this RFQ solicitation. Reference the Instructions to Offerors in Section E.2 on Pages 35-39 of this RFQ solicitation.
Reference the Evaluation Factors in Section E.10 on Page 47 of this RFQ solicitation.
Contracting contact
- Dirk Kelley · [email protected]
As published on the official notice. Ask questions in writing and before any questions deadline the notice sets.
Is your business small enough?
For NAICS 333310, a business counts as small if it has no more than 1,000 employees (SBA size standard). This notice is set aside, so only businesses under that size, or in the named program, can bid. SBA table, current as of Oct 15, 2026.
Companies that win this kind of work
Federal contractors paid for commercial and service industry machinery manufacturing work, who also hold VA contracts (last 12 months): possible competitors, or partners to team with.
- Carl Zeiss Microscopy, LLC $4.7 million in this trade
- Culinary Depot Inc. $2.7 million in this trade
- Energy EPC Solutions, LLC $1.0 million in this trade
- Aldevra LLC $866,469 in this trade
- Xerox Corporation $449,759 in this trade
About the buyer
The Department of Veterans Affairs awarded $84.2 billion in contracts in the last 12 months; its biggest suppliers were Optum Public Sector Solutions, Inc., Mckesson Corporation and Triwest Healthcare Alliance Corp. See what VA is buying now.
Who can bid: Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned (SDVOSB) set-aside
SDVOSB set-asides are for small businesses owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, certified by the SBA.
How to get certified: SDVOSB certification guide. All open Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned (SDVOSB) set-asides.
Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing contracts right now
There are 85 open government contract opportunities in this trade (NAICS 333310), 39 posted in the last 7 days; 56% are set aside for small businesses. The agencies buying the most are Defense Logistics Agency, Department of the Navy and Department of the Army. Most of the work with a stated place is in Pennsylvania, Florida and South Dakota. A notice in this trade gives a median of 15 days from posting to deadline; this one gives 14 days.
All open commercial and service industry machinery manufacturing contracts
Coming up in this trade
Planned contracts from the agencies' procurement forecasts, often months before a solicitation. Plans can change.
Recent awards in this trade
- Chef's Depot Inc. $36,278 · Defense Logistics Agency · Oct 19, 2026
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- Armament Technology Incorporated $350,000 · Defense Logistics Agency · Oct 16, 2026
- Integrated Procurement Technologies $36,320 · Defense Logistics Agency · Oct 16, 2026
From the award notices agencies publish.