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SOURCES SOUGHT DESIGN BUILD 36C26127R0011 This is a pre-solicitation notice under FAR 5.203(a), FAR 5.204, and FAR 36.601-1, and FAR 36.3 of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 21 intent to contract for a Design Build Contract for the VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System (VASNHCS) Project No. 654-27-130, Eliminate Trip Hazards Facility Wide, located at VASNHCS, Reno, Nevada. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 236220, and the small business size standard is $45 Million. A construction firm shall be responsible for both the design and construction of the project. This design effort includes, but is not limited to, providing Schematic Design (SDs), Design Development (DDs), Construction Documents (CDs), and Construction Period Services (CPS) necessary to perform construction to Eliminate Trip Hazards Facility Wide at VASNHCS. The contract work requires multiple disciplines for the design. The Prime firm shall be a licensed/registered professional firm. The disciplines required include, but are not limited to: Architectural, Civil, Structural, Plumbing, Fire Life Safety, Sustainability, Security, Construction Cost Estimating, Signage/Way-Finding, Landscaping and Geotechnical. Interested parties are advised that in keeping with the Veterans First Contracting program under 38 U.S.C. 8127-8128, as implemented under VA Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) subpart 819.70 and VA Procurement Policy Memorandum 2016-05 Implementation of the Veterans First Contracting Program, if the Contracting Officer has a reasonable expectation that two or more small business concerns owned and controlled by Service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) concerns will submit responses to the solicitation and that award can be made at a fair and reasonable price that offers the best value to the United States, the requirement will be set-aside for SDVOSB concerns. If an SDVOSB set-aside is not appropriate, the requirement will be evaluated to determine whether a Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) set-aside is appropriate. The term SDVOSB / VOSB under the Veterans First Contracting program has the same meaning as defined in FAR subpart 2.101, except for acquisitions authorized by 38 U.S.C. 8127 and 8128 for the Veterans First Contracting Program SDVOSB and VOSB concerns must be listed as verified in the SBA Small Business Search (SBS) database at https://search.certifications.sba.gov/ in addition to meeting the NAICS code small business size standard to be eligible for award under Veterans First Contracting Program set-asides. Interested parties are encouraged to provide the following capability information to the Contract Specialist, Nicole Renfrew, via email at Nicole.Renfrew@va.gov by 10:00 A.M. Pacific Standard Time on November 17, 2026. Please complete the attached form with the following information: Business Size (Large/Small) Business Socio-Economic Status (SDVOSB, VOSB, WOSB, 8(a), HUBZone, etc.) Copy of current SAM record SAM Unique Entity Identification (UEI) number Copy of SBA SBS record showing verified status: SDVOSB/VOSB concerns only. Bonding Capacity: Provide your surety name, your maximum bonding capacity per project and your aggregate maximum bonding capacity. The bonding capacity per project must be $5 Million to be deemed acceptable for this notice. The Government will use this information when determining its business set-aside decision, taking into consideration the requirements outlined in VA Procurement Policy Memorandum 2016-05 Implementation of the Veterans First Contracting Program. It is anticipated that the solicitation will be issued on or about December 01, 2026. It is the intent of the Government to make a single firm-fixed price Design Build contract award for this requirement. Questions regarding this Sources Sought notice should be directed, in writing, to the Contract Specialist Nicole Renfrew, via email at Nicole.Renfrew@va.gov. This synopsis is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government and no contract will be awarded as a direct result of this Sources Sought announcement. Attachment 1 Sources Sought Response Form
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