J035--Parking Control Systems
The Department of Veterans Affairs is preparing to solicit parking control systems for its Houston Regional Office, with the full solicitation anticipated immediately following this pre-solicitation notice and a response deadline of September 11, 2026. The procurement is set aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business concerns.
Place of performance is 6900 Almeda Road, Houston, Texas 77030. The solicitation number is 36C10D26Q0199, with PSC J035 and NAICS 561621 (Security Systems Services, except Locksmiths).
The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Benefits Administration Acquisition Directorate, 1800 G Street NW, Washington, DC 20006, is the contracting office. Contract Specialist Mariam Ibrahim is the point of contact (Mariam.Ibrahim2@va.gov, 848-377-5126). The presolicitation notice will be archived 30 days after the response date.
36C10D26Q0199 Department of Veterans Affairs
8/31/26, 3:50 PM J035--Parking Control Systems
The Department of Veterans Affairs seeks design, furnishing, and installation of a parking control system across three lots at its Houston Regional Office (6900 Almeda Road, Houston, Texas 77030), with quotations due September 11, 2026, and a mandatory site visit on September 2. The procurement is a 100 percent set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) per VAAR clause 852.219-73.
Scope includes barrier gate openers with sensor loops, entry and exit terminals with LCD touch screens, AVI readers, lot-full signage, intercom systems, SaaS-hosted software licensing, network infrastructure (approximately 2,000 feet of fiber cable and 1,000 feet of Cat6 cabling), installation labor, eight hours of system training, freight, electrical work, demolition cleanup, and one-year warranty on parts and labor. The contract period of performance runs 126 days from notice to proceed (base performance September 21, 2026 through January 20, 2027). The solicitation budget is approximately $25 million, with specific pricing to be determined pending contractor quotes.
All contractor personnel require NACI background clearance and mandatory VA Privacy Awareness & Information Security training. Technical evaluation will assess contractor experience, technical qualifications, system compatibility, and past performance using up to two references; price will be evaluated for fair and reasonableness. Payment is made in arrears following delivery and government acceptance via the VA's Tungsten e-Invoice system. The NAICS code is 561621, Security Systems Services (except Locksmiths); PSC code is J035. Amendment 0001 issued September 9, 2026, contains Q&A responses that clarify the base solicitation and should be considered binding when preparing quotations.
36C10D26Q0199 Department of Veterans Affairs
8/31/26, 3:56 PM