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Z1DA--657-24-111JC FCA-Renovate Ambassador Suite & Main Lobby B1

VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF.VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF.255-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 15 (36C255) · Response deadline: Wed, 04 Nov 2026

What the government is buying

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is soliciting offers for construction work to renovate the Ambassador Suite and Main Lobby B1 at an FCA facility—likely a VA medical center or affiliated site. The scope involves commercial building renovation, which typically includes interior demolition, finish work, potential structural modifications, mechanical/electrical/plumbing updates, and compliance with VA healthcare facility standards. See the solicitation for specific square footage, construction phases, and technical requirements.

This work falls under NAICS 236220, Commercial and Institutional Building Construction, a broad category encompassing new construction, additions, alterations, and renovation of non-residential buildings including hospitals and government facilities.

Key facts

Who can bid

This solicitation appears open to all responsible bidders with no set-aside designated in the metadata. Small and large construction firms may compete.

To qualify, your business must:

• Be registered in SAM.gov (active registration required at time of award)
• Hold appropriate license and bonding capacity for commercial construction in the relevant jurisdiction
• Meet VA construction contractor requirements, which often include safety record documentation, past performance references, and financial capability verification

Firms in NAICS 236220 should verify their size standard status (typically $45.0 million in average annual receipts for this code) if pursuing small-business advantages on future opportunities.

How to put together a competitive bid

For VA renovation contracts, evaluators typically prioritize:

• Technical approach: Detail your methodology for phased construction in an active medical facility, including infection control, dust containment, noise mitigation, and maintaining egress—critical for lobby and suite renovations in patient-serving buildings.

• Schedule realism: Provide a realistic timeline with milestones, accounting for VA review periods and potential occupancy coordination. Ambiguous schedules sink proposals.

• Past performance: Include three relevant completions of comparable institutional/healthcare renovations, ideally VA or federal projects of similar complexity. Use CPARS references if available.

• Price breakdown: Itemize with SF 1442 or required VA forms; include general conditions, bonding, and contingency appropriate for renovation unknowns.

• Safety plan: Emphasize OSHA compliance, EM 385-1-1 familiarity if applicable, and your Experience Modification Rate (EMR).

• Small-business subcontracting: Even without a set-aside, a robust subcontracting plan (if over $750K) may strengthen evaluation under applicable criteria.

Next steps

1. Access the full solicitation immediately at SAM.gov using solicitation number 36C25526R0167—the metadata alone does not convey scope details, clauses, or drawing sets.

2. Download all attachments, including specifications, drawings, and VA construction-specific provisions. VA projects often incorporate VA Technical Information Library (TIL) standards.

3. Confirm receipt of amendments—construction solicitations frequently update.

4. Submit your offer before the deadline: November 4, 2026, at 2:00 AM Central Time—note the unusual early-morning cutoff requiring submission the prior evening in practice.

5. Verify SAM.gov registration will remain active through award period.

View the official notice on SAM.gov →