Due: 14 days leftPresolicitationSDVOSBCNY
What: Construction of a new reception area at Albany VA Medical Center with 6 Medical Support Assistant desks and waiting lobby; relocation of Agent Cashiers office; consolidation of primary care units from floors 1, 4, and 8 into first-floor core of Building 1. Estimated value $1,000,000–$5,000,000.
Buyer: Department of Veterans Affairs
Where: Albany VA Medical Center, 113 Holland Avenue, Albany, NY 12208
Deadline: November 6, 2026
Who can bid: Only Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs) certified by the SBA through VetCert program are eligible. This is a 100% set-aside.
Key requirements: Bid bonding required. Site visit scheduled (details in solicitation). All communications by email to Michael.Spivack@va.gov.
Check before bidding: (1) Full scope of work, specifications, and drawings in solicitation materials; (2) Site visit date and any wage determination requirements.
Next step: Monitor sam.gov on or after November 6, 2026 for solicitation posting (36C24227B0006) and download all materials including specifications and bid forms.
Original description
This pre-solicitation notice is to inform potential offerors that the Albany NY VA Medical Center will be posting a solicitation (36C24227B0006) on or about November 6th, 2026, to provide all labor, materials, tools, equipment, and supervision necessary to complete the Consolidate Primary Care Reception project(528A8-22-814). This project includes the construction services for second part of the Consolidate Primary Care (CPC) projects phase 1 that will continue to consolidate the primary care units currently located on the 1st, 4th, and 8th floors in Building 1 of the Albany VA Medical Center campus: blue, red, and silver teams respectively along with all relevant and necessary functions. The three primary care units are being combined on the first-floor core of the Albany VAMC. Also included is the relocation of the Agent Cashiers office in the existing space. In this phase, a new reception area shall be built to accommodate six (6) Medical Support Assistants (MSA) desks and a waiting lobby at the Albany VA Medical Center 113 Holland Avenue, Albany NY 12208. It has been determined that there are qualified firms in accordance with Public Law 109-461 that are capable of performing under NAICS Code 236220, "COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION", with a size standard of $45M. Therefore this procurement is 100% set-aside for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses. The estimated construction value of this project is between $1,000,000.00 and $5,000,000.00. Information regarding the scheduled site visit will be stated in the Solicitation. Bid bonding will be required to respond to this IFB once released. OBTAINING SOLICITATION MATERIAL Solicitation materials consisting of the Information for Proposal Details, Specifications, Drawings and Contract Forms will be available on http://www.sam.gov in electronic format only. These should be available on or about November 6th, 2026. An Offeror's mailing list, list of interested parties and/or list of attendees at site visits WILL NOT be prepared nor distributed by the Contract Specialist. SOLICITATION AMENDMENTS: Amendments to the solicitation will be posted at http://www.sam.gov. Paper copies of the amendments will NOT be individually mailed. No other notification of amendments will be provided. Offerors are reminded that they are responsible for obtaining and acknowledging all amendments to this solicitation and attaching to their bid. All bids and correspondence will be by email only to the Contracting Officer: Michael.Spivack@va.gov.