Z2DA--666-26-121 Gillette Small Upgrade Project (VA-26-00006671)

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) issued a presolicitation notice (Solicitation Number 36C25926R0016) on November 19, 2023, for the Gillette Small Upgrade Project at the Gillette VA Clinic located at 604 Express Drive, Gillette, Wyoming. The project involves construction-related upgrades with an estimated contract value ranging between $100,000 and $250,000 under NAICS code 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction). This procurement is a 100% set-aside exclusively for Verified Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (VOSBs), including Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs), requiring offerors to be both visible and verified in the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Veteran-Owned Small Business Verification and Information Portal (VIP) database at the time of offer submission and award. The contract specialist and point of contact for this procurement is Elia Laritza Ruiz Manzo, reachable at 303-712-5727 or via email at Elia-Laritza.Ruiz-Manzo@va.gov. Responses to the solicitation are due by February 19, 2026. The solicitation documents lay out stringent eligibility and compliance requirements under VA Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) subpart 819.70, SBA regulations (13 CFR parts 121, 125, and 128), and 38 CFR part 74, emphasizing the VA Veterans First Contracting Program. Eligible contractors and any joint ventures must be listed in the SBA VIP database and comply with ownership, control, and size standards defining VOSBs. The contract imposes limitations on subcontracting, mandating that for general construction projects like this one, the VOSB prime contractor must perform at least 15% of the work, and may subcontract no more than 85% of the contract’s value to non-VOSB entities, excluding the cost of materials. Offerors are required to certify compliance with these limitations and verify their SDVOSB/VOSB status at submission; failure to do so results in disqualification. The project specifics include adherence to detailed construction standards provided by the VA Master Specifications, safety protocols, and infection control measures. The VA enforces strict penalties including debarment for at least five years for any willful misrepresentation of VOSB status. The performance location is the VA Gillette Clinic in Wyoming, with contracting procedures handled by the Network Contract Office 19 located in Greenwood Village, Colorado. While the final contract type is unspecified, it is anticipated to be