# 580-23-108 Upgrade Sewer Distribution System

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/36c25626r0035

- Solicitation number: 36C25626R0035
- Notice type: Award notice (first published as presolicitation)
- Status: Awarded to Briston Construction, LLC for $9,954,976.00
- Department: Department of Veterans Affairs
- Contracting office: 256-Network Contract Office 16 (36C256)
- NAICS: 237110 Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction
- Product or service code: Y1NZ Construction Of Other Utilities
- Set-aside: Service-disabled veteran-owned small business set-aside
- First posted: April 13, 2026
- Last posted: June 29, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/6c05f3ec4ed44acda0fbbc7c1e0f26af/view

## Description

Amendment #2 posted 5/14/26. Amendment #1 posted 5/12/26. Solicitation posted 4/28/26. THIS OPPORTUNITY IS AVAILABLE ONLY TO SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES. The Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (MEDVAMC) in Houston, Texas, has a requirement titled "Upgrade Sewer Distribution System for project number 580-23-108, per issue for construction Drawings and Specifications.

This acquisition will be solicited pursuant to the Veterans' First Public Law 109-461 as a 100% Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside (SDVOSB). At least 15 percent of the cost of the contract performance incurred for personnel shall be spent on the concern's employees or the employees of other eligible SDVOSB concerns. Please do not send questions to this notice as it is only a Pre-Solicitation Notice. Questions will be accepted only after the solicitation has been published.

A Firm-Fixed Price construction contract award is anticipated. Contractor shall furnish all supervision, labor, material, tools, and equipment to replace sewer lines on Floors 2-6 in Building 100. Work includes general construction, demolition, architectural, plumbing, fire protection, and certain other items as required by provided construction documents. The period of performance will be 730 calendar days from the Notice to Proceed.

Solicitation documents, including specifications and drawings, will be available electronically on or about April 28, 2026, on this website. Hard copies will not be mailed. The solicitation will be issued as a Request for Proposals (RFP). INTERESTED PARTIES ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO REGISTER TO RECEIVE NOTIFICATION OF ACTIONS INCLUDING POSTING OF THE SOLICITATION AND ANY AMENDMENTS.

ADDITIONALLY, OFFERORS ARE ADVISED TO CHECK THE SITE FREQUENTLY AS THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR OBTAINING AMENDMENTS TO THE SOLICITATION NOTICE. A 75-day proposal acceptance period will be required. A bid bond must be submitted with the proposal. Performance and Payment bonds will be required from the contractor receiving the award. The magnitude of construction is between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000.

North American Industrial Classification Standard (NAICS) code assigned to this construction project is 237110 with a small business size standard of $45 million in average annual receipts for the past three (3) years. Offerors shall be registered with SBA VetCert at Veteran Small Business Certification (sba.gov), in System for Award Management (SAM) database at www.sam.gov and have completed online Representations and Certifications prior to the solicitation due date. Offerors shall be registered with the NAICS code assigned to this acquisition in VetCert.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Briston Construction, LLC (UEI CT93GMZBKE24)
- Contract: 36C25626C0044, definitive contract
- Obligated: $9,954,976.00
- Competition: Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources, 2 offers received
- Link: award number 36C25626C0044 equals the contract number; same awarding office 36C256 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_36C25626C0044_3600_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- April 13, 2026: Presolicitation, due May 15, 2026 at 2:00 PM EDT. Notice 20dd9d931d654d408054e2dbb12ceb6b. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/20dd9d931d654d408054e2dbb12ceb6b/view
- April 13, 2026: Presolicitation, due May 28, 2026 at 2:00 PM EDT. Notice 86c712fe0f9741b8a145e0a76822f95a. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/86c712fe0f9741b8a145e0a76822f95a/view
- April 28, 2026: Presolicitation, due May 28, 2026 at 2:00 PM EDT. Notice 03619f56b88e40789fa88d611f2287d9. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/03619f56b88e40789fa88d611f2287d9/view
- April 28, 2026: Presolicitation, due May 28, 2026 at 2:00 PM EDT. Notice 7006598ece074877adc8a3f8ed0d5fa9. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/7006598ece074877adc8a3f8ed0d5fa9/view
- May 12, 2026: Presolicitation, due May 28, 2026 at 2:00 PM EDT. Notice 490679d998a648839240415042534836. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/490679d998a648839240415042534836/view
- May 14, 2026: Presolicitation, due May 28, 2026 at 2:00 PM EDT. Notice 8766d52cb9934f6b9422a811ac276ed0. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/8766d52cb9934f6b9422a811ac276ed0/view
- June 29, 2026: Award notice. Notice 6c05f3ec4ed44acda0fbbc7c1e0f26af. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/6c05f3ec4ed44acda0fbbc7c1e0f26af/view

## Points of contact

- Tabitha K Contreras, Contracting Officer, tabitha.contreras@va.gov, 713-794-7513

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