How to bid on Building 1 renovation design services for Veterans Affairs

What the VA is buying

The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking architectural and engineering design services to renovate Section A of the first floor of Building 1 at the Edward J. Hines VA Hospital in Hines, Illinois. The expected period of performance is 449 calendar days, and the contract type is firm-fixed-price.

This is a request for SF-330 packages, not a request for proposals. The VA says it will issue a request for proposal directly to the top-rated firm and begin negotiations. The estimated construction magnitude is $10 million to $20 million; that is the construction estimate, not the value of the design-services contract.

Key date and what happens next

The SF-330 package is due October 30, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. Central time. The notice’s deadline is earlier than the 2:00 p.m. Eastern time listed in the opportunity summary, so use the notice’s stated 1:00 p.m. Central deadline when preparing your submission.

The VA plans to evaluate SF-330s using a best-value trade-off process. The notice says a request for proposal will go directly to the top-rated firm, with negotiations to follow.

Who this opportunity suits

This is a 100% set-aside for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses. At SF-330 submission and before award, a firm must represent that it is an eligible SDVOSB and a small business under NAICS 541310. The notice gives a $12.5 million size standard and requires current SAM registration and verified SDVOSB status in SBA’s system.

The work is suited to A/E firms with relevant hospital renovation design experience, particularly renovations in existing hospitals and older, space-constrained buildings. The notice also identifies experience such as pathology suites, hospital HVAC upgrades, multidisciplinary engineering and design, and coordinating work in an active hospital.

How to access the opportunity

Click “View original source” above to open the opportunity. If the first click takes you to the portal homepage, click it again to reach the bid. A free account may be needed to view documents, though some bids do not require one.

The notice says the SF-330 request is published through SAM.gov and that no solicitation package will be issued there. It lists [email protected] as the point of contact.

Prepare a focused SF-330

The notice asks for three to five recent and relevant projects. For each, provide the requested project details, your firm’s role, services and deliverables, design and construction dates, estimated and final construction costs, and the share of total cost caused by A/E omissions, if applicable. Recent projects are defined as services provided within the past seven years, with at least 50% of construction completed.

Explain how your firm manages projects, coordinates disciplines and subcontractors, controls quality, and applies VA design guides, manuals, specifications, and other standards. Match each example and explanation to the notice’s evaluation factors rather than relying on broad claims.

Before submission, confirm your SDVOSB verification and SAM registration are current, check that required project information is complete, and leave time to review the package for consistency and delivery before the stated deadline.