About this opportunity
AI summaryThe Department of Veterans Affairs is conducting market research via a Sources Sought Notice to identify qualified businesses capable of providing temporary operations and maintenance staffing services for skilled trades. The anticipated scope supports healthcare infrastructure, patient care, and life-safety systems at the new Louisville VA Medical Center, Robley Rex VA Medical Center, and other catchment locations. Requirements include recruiting, supervising, and supplying qualified personnel such as Utility Systems Repairer-Operators, Maintenance Mechanics, Pipefitters/Plumbers, and HVAC Mechanics. The contract term is anticipated to feature a 12-month base period with up to two 1-year option periods. This market research notice is set aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses under NAICS code 561320. Interested vendors must submit capability statements electronically in PDF format by November 9, 2026, at 11:00 AM CST to Contracting Officer Scott Dickey. Submissions must address the firm's business details, relevant critical-facility staffing experience, management capacity, and nonbinding, fully burdened hourly labor-rate ranges for each anticipated labor category.
Scope of work
- Recruit, screen, employ, supervise, and provide qualified staffing personnel
- Preventive and corrective maintenance
- Utility plant operations
- HVAC and refrigeration work
- Plumbing and pipefitting work
- General multi-trade maintenance
- Emergency response services
- Documentation of work in the Government computerized maintenance management system
Minimum qualifications
- Relevant trade experience, qualifications, licenses, certifications, and demonstrated competency
- Ability to communicate effectively in English
- Possess a valid REAL ID-compliant identification
- Complete VA background investigation requirements
- Obtain and maintain a Personal Identity Verification badge
- Meet applicable VA occupational-health requirements
- EPA Section 608 Universal Certification for HVAC Mechanics
- At least 3 years of relevant trade experience
Documents to include with your response
- Capability Statement
- Nonbinding fully burdened hourly labor-rate ranges
Key dates
- Response Date
- 11-08-2026 11:00 CENTRAL TIME, CHICAGO, USA
- Response Due Date
- November 09, 2026, No Later Than 1100 CST
How to submit
- Method
- Instructions
- Submit capability statements electronically in PDF format to [email protected]. Responses should not exceed 10 pages, excluding resumes and supporting certifications.
Contract details
- Term
- 12-month base period with up to two 1-year option periods
- Set-aside / preference
- SDVOSBC
- Place of performance
- New Louisville VA Medical Center, Robley Rex VA Medical Center, and other VA locations within the Louisville VAMC catchment area
Federal notice details
- Solicitation number
- 36C24927Q0030
- Agency
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Buying office
- 249-Network Contract Office 9 (36C249)
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Responses due
- Nov 8, 2026, 12:00 PM ET
- Posted on SAM.gov
- Oct 28, 2026
- NAICS
- 561320 · Temporary Help Services
- Product/service code
- R425
- Set-aside
- Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14)
- Contracting contact
- Scott Dickey, Contracting Officer
scott.dickey@va.gov
615-225-5635
Source: SAM.gov. Read the official notice for the complete description and current instructions.
Incumbent and award research
No incumbent history found for this requirement. The notice does not cite a current contract, and no earlier award from this buying office matches it.
Market context
Awards in the same category (Temporary Help Services). This is not this requirement's award history.
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1,683 contract awards in this NAICS over the period.
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Source: USAspending.gov federal award data (U.S. federal public data). A contract is called the incumbent only when the notice or its documents cite it by number.