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This is a Presolicitation notice.
The agency is announcing an upcoming solicitation. Watch for the actual RFP/RFQ to be posted later.
The VA needs a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business to renovate the exterior of its main hospital in Wilmington, DE.
Key Details
- What exactly do they need? The VA wants to renovate the exterior of its main hospital in Wilmington, DE. This includes demolishing, redesigning, and reconstructing entrance features, installing a new ADA-compliant handicap ramp, and upgrading exterior finishes, railings, and entry features.
- What's the contract structure and timeline? The VA plans to award a firm-fixed-price contract with a base year and option years. The construction magnitude is between $2,000,000.00 and $5,000,000.00. The award of a contract is subject to the availability of FY26 funding.
- How will they pick the winner? The VA will evaluate firms based on demonstrated competence and qualifications for the required work. The evaluation factors include experience and past performance, design team proposed for this project, technical approach, proposed management plan, and location and knowledge of local area.
- When and how do you bid? Interested A&E firms should email a PDF SF330 document to Hanna Karmazyn at Hanna.Karmazyn@va.gov by 3:00 PM, EST, July 13, 2026. A&E firms shall be registered at www.sam.gov and www.vetbiz.gov.
Who can apply
- Must be a certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)
Don't bother if…
- You need an active facility security clearance before the bid closes.
- Your firm must be registered at www.sam.gov and www.vetbiz.gov.
- Failure of a proposed SDVOSB A&E firm to be certified by the CVE at the time of the SF330 is submitted shall result in elimination from further consideration for award.
Heads up — easy to miss
- There's a mandatory site visit on February 14 — if you miss it, you can't bid.
- Travel costs aren't reimbursed separately — bake them into your price.
- Proposals are capped at 25 pages including résumés.
If you're interested, do this first
- Check that your Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business certification is still active in SAM.gov.
- Write a 1-page summary of similar work you've done before.
- Email the contracting officer to RSVP for the site visit.
- Find a teaming partner who already has the required certification.
Primary point of contact
Name
Hanna Karmazyn
Email
hanna.karmazyn@va.gov
Phone
(302) 332-5107
Office
Contract Specialist