This is a sources sought notice for market research purposes only. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is seeking potential sources for the construction of a new 10,600 sq. ft. expansion to the existing CLC at the G. V. Sonny Montgomery VA Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi. This expansion will provide single patient, private rooms with private baths, following the VA's small house model. The project will be a competitive, firm-fixed-price contract using the design-bid-build approach. The solicitation is anticipated in mid-2026, with a magnitude of construction between $10,000,000 and $20,000,000. The project duration is estimated at 18 months (540 calendar days). Respondents must submit a capabilities statement electronically by April 20, 2026, at 4:00 PM ET. The capabilities statement should include company information, business size and type, statement of interest, bonding capacity, and past performance on similar projects. Responses should be no more than eight single-sided pages and submitted as a single PDF document less than or equal to 4MB. Hard copies will not be accepted. The VA will determine the procurement method and socioeconomic set-aside based on market research. Potential offerors are responsible for monitoring sam. gov for solicitation release.
The submission deadline for capabilities statements is April 20, 2026, at 4:00 PM ET. The project duration is estimated at 18 months (540 calendar days) from the issuance of a notice to proceed. The notice states, Submissions Responses shall be submitted via email to the primary and secondary points of contact listed below by April 20, 2026 at 4:00 pm et. and The duration of the project is currently estimated 18 months540 calendar days from the issuance of a notice to proceed.
The anticipated solicitation will be issued either as a request for proposal (RFP) in accordance with FAR Part 15, considering technical and price factors, or as an invitation for bid (IFB) in accordance with FAR Part 14, considering price only. The notice states, The anticipated solicitation will be issued either as a request for proposal rfp in accordance with far part 15, considering technical and price factors or as an invitation for bid ifb in accordance with far part 14, considering price only.
Respondents shall provide a general capabilities statement including company name, unique entity identifier (UEI), company address, point of contact name, phone number, and email. They must also provide company business size and type, a statement of interest, prime contractor's available bonding capacity, and details of past work performed in support of similar requirements. The notice states, Respondents shall provide a general capabilities statement to include the following information: Section 1: Provide company name, unique entity identifier uei, company address, pointofcontact name, phone number and email. Section 2: Provide company business size based on naics code ****, provide business type i. e. , large business, small business, servicedisabled veteran owned small business, small disadvantaged business, womenowned small business, hub zone small business, etc. . Section 3: Provide a statement of interest in the project. Section 4: Provide the prime contractors available bonding capacity in the form of a letter of intent from your bonding company with this submission.
In accordance with VAAR ****, the magnitude of construction is between $10,000,000 and $20,000,000. The notice states, In accordance with vaar ****, the magnitude of construction is between 10, 000, 000 and 20, 000, 000.
