Damen Building Vacuum Condensate System Rebuild
Updated
Sources Sought from the Department of Veterans Affairs. Due Nov 13, 2026, 5:00 PM (UTC-6), 9 days left.
| Title as posted | J043--Damen Building Vacuum Condensate System Rebuild |
|---|---|
| Solicitation number | 36C25227Q0083 |
| Agency | Department of Veterans Affairs |
| Office | 252-Network Contract Office 12 (36C252) |
| Notice type | Sources Sought |
| Set-aside | None |
| Trade (NAICS) | Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (238220) |
| Product or service code | J043 |
| Posted | Nov 3, 2026 |
| Response deadline | Nov 13, 2026, 5:00 PM (UTC-6) (9 days left) |
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Description
This is not a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, bids, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding the availability and capability of all qualified sources to fulfil a potential requirement. Responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method.
The Department of Veterans Affairs is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to determine if there is a sufficient number of qualified: (1) Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), (2) Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), (3) Small Business, or (4) Other Than Small business firms. Based on the responses to this sources-sought notice/market research, this requirement may be set aside for small business, sole sourced, or procured through full and open competition.
The Great Lakes Acquisition Center (GLAC) is soliciting businesses for Condensate System replacement/installation for the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center 820 S. Damen Ave, Chicago, IL 60612 Responses should include the following: (a) socio-economic status, (b) SAM UEI number, (c) a capabilities statement, and (d) a point of contact number. Additionally, responses must include a capability statement that addresses the organization s qualifications and ability to perform as a contractor and provide the commodities described in the attached PWS.
All information must be received no later than Friday, November 13, 2026, at 17:00 (Central Time). Email information to Eric King, Contract Specialist, at [email protected]. The Government will evaluate market information to ascertain potential market capacity to provide services consistent in scope and scale with those described in this notice and otherwise anticipated.
Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or returned. Quotes are not being solicited at this time. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this Sources Sought.
This Sources Sought Notice does not obligate the VA to release a solicitation. Additional details are provided in the attachment below: Attachment1_PWS_2Nov2026
Contracting contact
- Eric King · Contract Specialist · [email protected] · 414-844-4800
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 238220, a business counts as small if it has no more than $19.0 million in average annual receipts (SBA size standard). This notice is not set aside, but the size decides your small business status on it. SBA table, current as of Oct 15, 2026.
Notice history
- Nov 3, 2026: Sources Sought Due Nov 13, 2026, 5:00 PM (UTC-6)
Companies that win this kind of work
Federal contractors paid for plumbing, heating, and air-conditioning contractors work, who also hold VA contracts (last 12 months): possible competitors, or partners to team with.
- DRI, Inc. $10.0 million in this trade
- DAX Safety & Staffing Solutions, LLC $9.4 million in this trade
- J & J Mechanical And Construction Group LLC $6.5 million in this trade
- Veterans Contracting Group, Inc. $6.3 million in this trade
- Sergents Mechanical Systems Inc $5.8 million in this trade
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.
Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors contracts right now
There are 74 open government contract opportunities in this trade (NAICS 238220), 42 posted in the last 7 days; 62% are set aside for small businesses. The agencies buying the most are Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of the Army and Departmental Offices. Most of the work with a stated place is in Texas, New York and Puerto Rico. A notice in this trade gives a median of 14 days from posting to deadline; this one gives 10 days.
All open plumbing, heating, and air-conditioning contractors 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
- Borlie Mechanical Contracting LLC $37,424 · Department of Veterans Affairs · Oct 28, 2026
- F & C Group JV LLC $2.3 million · Department of Veterans Affairs · Oct 21, 2026
- Jett's Specialty Contracting, LLC $4.9 million · Department of Veterans Affairs · Oct 21, 2026
- Bruce Kreofsky & Sons Inc $15,027 · Departmental Offices · Oct 15, 2026
- Capex Construction LLC $11.2 million · Department of Veterans Affairs · Oct 15, 2026
From the award notices agencies publish.