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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

Updated Oct 30, 2026

Sources Sought from the Department of Veterans Affairs, for work in Rapid City, South Dakota. Due Nov 12, 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
Solicitation number	36C10D27Q0011
Agency	Department of Veterans Affairs
Office	Veterans Benefits Admin (36C10D)
Notice type	Sources Sought
Set-aside	Small business
Trade (NAICS)	Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing (333310)
Product or service code	3550
Place of performance	Rapid City, South Dakota
Posted	Oct 29, 2026
Response deadline	Nov 12, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC-5) (13 days left)
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Federal prevailing wage rates for this place: South Dakota Davis-Bacon and SCA wage determinations.

Description

See attached Request for Quotation (RFQ) solicitation [Document Number 36C10D27Q0011] posted on October 29, 2026. Reference the Statement of Work in Section B.3 on Pages 6-9 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.9 on Pages 45-46 of this RFQ solicitation.

Contracting contact

Dirk Kelley · [email protected]

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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.

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About the buyer

The Department of Veterans Affairs awarded $84.6 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: Small Business set-aside

Total and partial small business set-asides are open to any business under the SBA size standard for the notice's NAICS code.

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