When is the response deadline for 36C26127Q0132?

Responses are due Nov 4, 2026. Always confirm the date and time zone in the notice on SAM.gov, since agencies sometimes extend deadlines with an amendment.

Sources Sought Installation Services of a Cable Rail Fence System

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Sources Sought · Department of Veterans Affairs · Responses due Nov 4, 2026

Sources Sought Installation Services of a Cable Rail Fence System is a sources sought notice posted on SAM.gov by Department of Veterans Affairs (261-Network Contract Office 21 (36c261)) on Oct 30, 2026, under NAICS 238990 (All Other Specialty Trade Contractors). No small business set-aside is listed. The work is to be performed in Nevada. Responses are due Nov 4, 2026.

Notice type: Sources Sought
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
Office: Veterans Affairs, Department of / 261-Network Contract Office 21 (36c261)
Solicitation number: 36C26127Q0132
Industry (NAICS): 238990 All Other Specialty Trade Contractors
Set-aside: None listed
Place of performance: Nevada
Posted: Oct 30, 2026
Responses due: Nov 4, 2026 (3 days left)

The full description, attachments and response instructions are on SAM.gov: read this notice on SAM.gov. To respond you need an active SAM.gov registration, which is free.

What this sources sought notice means

A sources sought notice is market research: the agency asks which businesses could do the work before it decides how to buy it. Your answer can persuade the contracting officer to set the contract aside for small businesses. Responding is not a bid, but it can decide whether the contract is set aside for small businesses.

Check that your business is small under the size standard for this NAICS code.
Answer each question in the notice, within its page limit.
Include your UEI, CAGE code, size status, certifications and relevant past performance.
Attach a short capability statement and email it to the contact named on SAM.gov before the response date.

Who wins all other specialty trade contractors government contracts

Federal agencies obligated $1.8B on contracts under NAICS 238990 from FY2024 to FY2026, including $627M in FY2026. The largest contractors in this industry, possible competitors or teaming partners for this bid:

Bundesamt FÜR Bauwesen Und Raumordnung: $415M
Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees: $357M
Sedona-Nasco JV2, LLC: $140M
American Engineering Corporation: $89.3M
Environmental Chemical Corporation: $40.6M

Recent all other specialty trade contractors contract awards

Recent contract awards under NAICS 238990
Start date	Recipient	Agency and description	Amount	Record
Sep 30, 2026	R Lazy B Enterprises LLC	Department of Agriculture2026 ROAD SIGNAGE ELKHORN AND BUFFALO GAP BURN AREA	$40,302	1240LU26C0053
Sep 30, 2026	Sake Contracting Inc.	Department of TransportationUSMMA: ELDRIDGE ROAD AND LAND HALL PAVING WORK AND REPAIRS	$285,135	6923G226C000022
Sep 30, 2026	Package Cues Inc	Department of AgricultureI FIELD PROJECT	$113,614	127EAX26P0033
Sep 29, 2026	The Black Barons Group LLC	Department of Homeland SecurityHOUSING MAINTENANCE SERVICES IN REMOTE ARIZONA LOCATIONS	$699,677	70B01C26P00000553
Sep 29, 2026	TDS Frawner, LLC	Department of Homeland SecurityALASKA HOUSING MAINTENANCE SERVICES	$900,000	70B01C26P00000544

More: government all other specialty trade contractors contracts · NAICS 238990

VA contract spending

The Department of Veterans Affairs obligated $229B on contracts from FY2024 to FY2026. Its largest contractors were Optum Public Sector Solutions, Inc., McKesson Corporation, Triwest Healthcare Alliance Corp. What it buys most: direct health and medical insurance carriers, pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing, offices of physicians (except mental health specialists).

See Department of Veterans Affairs contracts: top contractors, what it buys and recent awards.

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Frequently asked questions

When is the response deadline for 36C26127Q0132?: Responses are due Nov 4, 2026. Always confirm the date and time zone in the notice on SAM.gov, since agencies sometimes extend deadlines with an amendment.
Who can respond to Sources Sought Installation Services of a Cable Rail Fence System?: No set-aside is listed, so any responsible business registered in SAM.gov can respond, large or small. Registration is free.
Who usually wins all other specialty trade contractors government contracts?: Under NAICS 238990, the largest federal contractors from FY2024 to FY2026 were Bundesamt FÜR Bauwesen Und Raumordnung ($415M), Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees ($357M), Sedona-Nasco JV2, LLC ($140M).

Source: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities, last checked Oct 31, 2026. Independent website. Not affiliated with any government agency.