36C26326R0038, PN: 438-23-450, Replace & Upgrade CLC HVAC {SF}

The solicitation is an HVAC replacement and upgrade at a VA Community Living Center, a federal healthcare facility with controlled-access perimeters and continuous patient occupancy. The work involves mechanical systems inside a secure building envelope, likely requiring contractor staging areas, equipment laydown, and after-hours access during installation phases to avoid disrupting patient care. The scope does not declare a construction value, and the NAICS 238220 classification (plumbing, heating, air-conditioning contractors) indicates a mechanical subcontract rather than a ground-up build, so the security footprint centers on work-zone access control and equipment protection during nights and weekends rather than full perimeter build-out. The solicitation posted May 5, 2026, via SAM.gov. Pre-award solicitation is the ideal timing tier for security engagement, as the GC or facilities manager is still assembling the bid package and the security line item is uncommitted. Once the award closes, the subcontractor roster locks and displacing an incumbent is difficult. The window is open now. Chicago branch is the nearest at 618 miles, well outside the 300-mile coverage radius. The project sits in central South Dakota with no Zedcor footprint within usable range. Recommend deferring this lead unless Zedcor is actively scoping a Midwest expansion that would cover the Dakotas. If the expansion is planned, the contact is the VA's contracting officer or the facility's security director, reachable via the SAM.gov record, and the hook is a brief conversation on after-hours work-zone monitoring and equipment-protection coverage during the HVAC install phase.

• Ranked · score 17

  Saw the CLC HVAC solicitation post May 5. No Chicago coverage at 618 miles, but if Midwest expansion is on the roadmap, worth a call to the VA contracting officer on after-hours work-zone monitoring during install?

  2026-05-06 00:30 · projects
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  Source: sam.gov · posted 2026-05-05

  2026-05-06 00:00 · projects