Award notice, total small business set-aside, first published as sources sought
Caterpillar Generator Maintenance Minneapolis VAMC
36C26326Q0018
Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contract Office 23. Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance.
Awarded
$45,000.00 obligated so far on USAspending
Description
As published on SAM.gov with the solicitation of December 19, 2025.
Caterpillar Generator Maintenance for Minneapolis VA Health Care System. This is a solicitation conducted using FAR Part 13 (Simplified Acquisition Procedures). Solicitation number 36C26326Q0018 is issued as a request for quotes (RFQ). This solicitation is a total Small Business set-aside. Prospective offerors must be registered and current in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at time of offer to the Government (https://www.sam.gov). Quotes will only be accepted from responsible contractors.
The NAICS code for the solicitation is 811310 with a size standard of $12.5 Million. A list of the contract line items, quantities, and units of measure are listed within the RFQ solicitation documentation to follow. The VA anticipates one Firm Fixed Price award to provide service to the Minneapolis VA Health Care System, One Veterans Drive, Minneapolis MN 55417. The period of performance is 2-1-2026 to 1-31-2027 for the base year period of performance.
Quotes are due at the Contracting Office by 1:00 pm on 1/13/2026. Quotes are required to be emailed to robert.bennett8@va.gov prior to the solicitation closing date and time. It is the responsibility of the offeror to ensure their quote is received in its entirety by the Contracting Officer before the solicitation closing.
The contract, on USAspending
Federal procurement data the awarding office reported to FPDS, matched to this solicitation by its number.
- Recipient
- Core Matrix Contracting, LLC
- UEI
- DHJTHAN9LDN5
- CAGE
- 97XF4
- Vendor location
- Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Contract
- 36C26326P0212, purchase order
- Obligated
- $45,000.00, potential $84,000
- Actions
- 2 between February 12, 2026 and June 25, 2026
- Competition
- Competed Under SAP, 7 offers received
- Set-aside reported
- Small Business Set Aside - Total
- Described as
- Caterpillar Generator Maintenance
- Match
- award number 36C26326P0212 equals the contract number; same awarding office 36C263 (high confidence)
- Record
- USAspending award page
Publications
Every notice SAM.gov issued under this solicitation number, oldest first. Each is a separate record on SAM.
October 2, 2025
Sources sought
Caterpillar Generator Maintenance
Due October 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM EDT. SAM.gov, notice 97e736b8349648bfbf7292c2a8df9d96
December 9, 2025
Presolicitation, originally sources sought
Generator Maint
Due December 23, 2025 at 5:00 PM EST. SAM.gov, notice 63056245b0ee4826b3c2ac7197be3770
December 10, 2025
Solicitation, originally presolicitation
Generator Maint
Due December 23, 2025 at 5:00 PM EST. SAM.gov, notice 397cc62611164950927af916fa98782d
December 19, 2025
Solicitation
Generator Maint
Due January 13, 2026 at 2:00 PM EST. SAM.gov, notice e9f6d6ea08964240ab9d3394cce77c18
February 12, 2026
Award notice
Awarded to Core Matrix Contracting, LLC Fort Lauderdale 33316 FLK for $84,000. SAM.gov, notice e6f2bc26362d4506b8519acce70c1832
Points of contact
- Robert Bennett, Contract Specialistrobert.bennett8@va.gov319-339-7079
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