# RFI New Snow & Ice Removal - CI Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/36c26327q0089 - Solicitation number: 36C26327Q0089 - Notice type: Sources sought - Status: Open. Offers due November 9, 2026 at 12:00 PM EST - Department: Department of Veterans Affairs - Contracting office: Network Contract Office 23 (36C263) - NAICS: 561730 Landscaping Services - Product or service code: S218 Snow Removal/Salt Service (also spreading aggregate or other snow melting material) - Set-aside: Service-disabled veteran-owned small business set-aside - Place of performance: Des Moines, Iowa - Who can bid, by location: Location not published. The notice publishes no state, city or site; its documents may. - First posted: November 2, 2026 - Last posted: November 2, 2026 - SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/f1b4b01a70d14f29bd05fbaf92bc9466/view ## Description SNOW AND ICE REMOVAL SERVICES This is a Sources Sought Notice and not a solicitation announcement. The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice is to gain knowledge of qualified, potential contractors and their socio-economic size classification in accordance with NAICS code 561730 - Landscaping Services for Snow and Ice removal. Responses will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. After a review of the responses to this Sources Sought Notice, a solicitation announcement may be posted. A response to this Sources Sought Notice is not an adequate reply to a potentially forthcoming solicitation. The Central Iowa VA Health Care System located in Des Moines; IA is seeking qualified potential contractors to provide Snow and Ice removal Services in support of the Central Iowa VA Health Care System. Please see attached Draft Statement of Work. To respond to this Sources Sought notice, please complete the attached form titled Response Form to Sources Sought Notice and email the information requested to Michael Wicht, Contracting Specialist, at Michael.wicht@va.gov. The closing date and time of this Sources Sought notice is November 09, 2026, at 11:00 AM Central Standard Time. This is not a solicitation and in no way obligates the Government to award any contract. Additionally, a response to this Sources Sought notice is not a request to be added to a prospective bidders list or to receive a copy of any forthcoming solicitation. See attached document: P01 DRAFT SOW Snow and Ice removal Services. See attached document: Response Form to Sources Sought Notice. ## Attachments - [36C26327Q0089.docx](https://sam.gov/api/prod/opps/v3/opportunities/resources/files/81c27afb9f7e4296962f8638e16bbfd2/download) ## Open now in the same industry 20 open in NAICS 561730. - Landscaping Service (19BF50027R0003), due November 4, 2026 at 12:00 PM EST. https://abierto.us/opportunities/19bf50027r0003 - Sources Sought - Tree & Debris Removal at CUGA (DOIDSAM27P001), due November 5, 2026 at 5:00 PM EST. https://abierto.us/opportunities/doidsam27p001 - Gardening services for The US embassy in Bogotá, Colombia (19C02026R0001), due November 12, 2026 at 4:00 PM EST. https://abierto.us/opportunities/19c02026r0001 ## Publications - November 2, 2026: Sources sought, due November 9, 2026 at 12:00 PM EST. Notice f1b4b01a70d14f29bd05fbaf92bc9466. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/f1b4b01a70d14f29bd05fbaf92bc9466/view ## Points of contact - Michael Wicht, Contract Specialist, michael.wicht@va.gov, 402-996-3630 --- Source: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities bulk extract. Confirm deadlines on SAM.gov before responding. Cite https://abierto.us/opportunities/36c26327q0089.