Every reason behind the verdict rather than the headline one — which of your certifications match, how much runway is left, whether the work is your size, and what we would need to know to sharpen it.
Written against this notice and what you have told us about your company. Anything we do not know is marked [NEEDS INPUT] in the draft rather than guessed at — read it before you send it.
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Compliance matrix
Every stated and implied requirement, its source section, whether it is mandatory, and where your response will address it.
Proposal outline
A submission skeleton where every required element is a heading with its source requirement quoted beneath it. You write the substance; nothing gets forgotten.
Questions to submit
Genuine ambiguities and requirements that disadvantage a smaller bidder, drafted as questions you can submit before the Q&A deadline.
Past performance write-ups
Which of your prior awards best match this requirement, and draft write-ups in the format the agency asked for.
Solicitation details
Solicitation number
36C77626R0092
Notice type
Solicitation
NAICS
236220
Product service code
Z2DA
Set-aside
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14)
Posted
2026-08-11
Response deadline
Aug 20, 2026, 9:00 PM UTC
Contracting contact
jennifer.braaten@va.gov
Market intelligence
Account requiredWho wins this work, and what it pays
Comparable awards under NAICS 236220 at this agency — the incumbent, what they were paid, when their period of performance ends, and the real pricing distribution rather than the headline number. From public federal award records.
Amendment 03 posted: August 10, 2026 - Incorporate RFIs and design addendums. Amendment 02 posted: August 3, 2026 - Extension to due date. RFIs not ready to post yet. Amendment 01 posted: July 13, 2026 - Site visit agenda and sign-in sheet. Site Visit Agenda EHRM Infrastructure Upgrades Construction – White River Junction, VT Open meeting & Introductions Contracting Officer – Megan Dohm Contract Specialist: Jen Braaten General Engineer: Jonathan Rugg, James Kirkpatrick Introduction of Vendors Reminder to sign the sign-in sheet Solicitation Information Please note that any verbal exchange at this site visit does not constitute a change to this solicitation. Only amendments constitute a change. Only questions received in writing and answered via solicitation amendment will be deemed official. This solicitation is under NAICS Code 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction. This procurement is a 100% set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) concerns. Offers received from other than SDVOSB concerns will not be considered. All offerors must be certified as SDVOSBs by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and listed in the SBA Small Business Search database at time of bid submission and time of award. Failure to be BOTH visible and verified at the time of proposal submission and time of award will result in the offeror’s proposal being deemed unacceptable and ineligible for award. Request for Proposal (RFP) IAW FAR Part 15, contract by negotiation. Solicitation Closing Date: August 6, 2026, at 5:00 PM ET Cut-off date for technical questions is July 23, 2026, at 5:00 PM ET Technical Questions after the Cut-Off date will be reviewed, but the VA does not guarantee that they will be answered. Please submit all technical questions to me via email at Jennifer.Braaten@VA.gov Responses to technical questions will be posted in a timely manner as an amendment to the solicitation on sam.gov. Please confirm receipt of all amendments in RFP responses. Proposal format submission requirements are located in the solicitation. Only electronic copies of the bids will be accepted. Please be advised that the bid bond shall be submitted as part of the electronic proposal submission. An original hard copy of the bid bond is no longer required. Ensure that the Limitations on Subcontracting are included in your proposal as required per the Instructions to Offerors. The VAAR range of magnitude for the project is between $20 and $50 Million. (NOTE That this project is at the lower end of this magnitude.) The Period of Performance for the project is 450 calendar days after receipt of NTP. A copy of the site visit sign in sheet will be provided as an amendment to the solicitation and posted to: sam.gov. Questions Please submit all technical questions in writing as outlined in the solicitation. All verbal communication is considered unofficial and for general information sharing only. The site walk through should be done as a group, so please do not break-off and ask questions.
Contact
Point of contact
Jennifer K Braaten (Contractor)
Role
Contractor
Email
jennifer.braaten@va.gov
Submit questions
Ambiguities and requirements worth clarifying, written as questions you can send before the deadline.
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