Due: 7 days leftPresolicitationSDVOSBCNE
What: Design-Build contract to install two 1250-ton Trane chillers into the Omaha VA Medical Center's chilled-water system, including weatherproof enclosures, mechanical/electrical infrastructure, civil site preparation, and architectural improvements. Design phase: 120 calendar days. Total design and construction: 260 calendar days. Maximum period of performance: 360 calendar days from Notice to Proceed.
Buyer: Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 23
Where: Omaha VA Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
Deadline: November 9, 2026 (estimated solicitation date; this is presolicitation only—formal bids not yet accepted)
Who can bid: Only Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs) certified and listed in the SBA VetCert database at https://veterans.certify.sba.gov/ at the time you submit your proposal. All other bids will be rejected.
Key requirements: Integrated Design-Build team required with licensed Architects, Engineers, and Construction specialists. Minimum design disciplines: architectural, civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, environmental, and fire protection engineering. Must have UEI and be registered in SAM.gov.
Check before bidding: (1) Full Performance of Work Statement and detailed technical specifications; (2) Evaluation criteria for Phase I and Phase II of the two-phase selection process
Next step: Monitor for the formal RFP (estimated November 9, 2026). Confirm your SDVOSB certification is current in the SBA VetCert database before proposal deadline.
Original description
Presolicitation Notice Presolicitation Notice Page 4 of 4 Presolicitation Notice *=Required Field Presolicitation Notice Page 1 of 4 This is a Pre-Solicitation Notice regarding Project Number: 636-27-101, Design-Build, Install Temporary Chillers {OM} for the VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System (VANWIHCS) at the Omaha VA Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 23 (NCO 23), is preparing to issue a Two-Phase solicitation for a Design-Build contract for this project. Note: This is a Pre-Solicitation Notice only, the Solicitation will be posted for at least 15 days from the date of this notice. This is NOT a Request for Proposal (RFP). ESTIMATED (On or Around) SOLICITATION DATE (Phase I): on or about 11/9/2026 ESTIMATED (On or Around) AWARD DATE: 03/31/2027 SET-ASIDE: 100% Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) NAICS: 238220, Commercial and Institutional Building Construction $19.0 Million PROJECT MAGNITUDE: Between $2,000,000 and $5,000,000. THIS IS A TOTAL 100% SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESS (SDVOSB) SET-ASIDE. In accordance with Public Law 109-461 and VAAR 819.7003 (b), bidders must be registered, certified, and listed in the SBA certification database at  https://veterans.certify.sba.gov/ as a SDVOSB/VOSB. Only bids from verified SDVOSB s at SBA certification database at the time of proposal submission shall be deemed responsive. All non-responsive bids shall be rejected and ineligible for award. Project Overview The project will require the selected contractor to provide all design, labor, materials, tools and equipment, and construction services necessary for the design and construction of the Project Number: 636-27-101, Design-Build, Install Temporary Chillers {OM} for the VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System (VANWIHCS) at the Omaha VA Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska as defined by the Performance of Work Statement (PWS). The Two-Phase Design-Build solicitation and evaluation process shall be conducted in accordance with Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) 36.101-2 -Two-Phase Design-Build Selection Procedures. The issued Request for Proposal (RFP) shall set forth the requirements for responding to Phase I of the solicitation, as well as all technical evaluation factors and sub-factors for both Phase I and Phase II. At the closing date of the Phase I Solicitation, the government shall evaluate responsive proposals received in response to Phase I of the solicitation. No more than five (5) contractors will move forward to Phase II. Only those successful firms selected as a result of Phase I evaluations will be requested to submit technical and pricing proposals for Phase II. Phase II proposals shall be evaluated in accordance with the Phase II Evaluation Process. Background. This project requires a Design-Build (DB) Team to provide all professional design services, construction/installation, and commissioning necessary to integrate two government