Radar Intelligence highlights early procurement signals, incumbent history, recompete indicators, and teaming opportunities that can help contractors position before a normal bid alert becomes useful. During beta, Intelligence content is available free.
Today’s strongest signals are classified as:
POSITION EARLY
RECOMPETE/PIPELINE WATCH
TRACK FOR FUTURE RECOMPETE
CLASSIFICATION: POSITION EARLY
Houston VA OR Chiller Replacement | Project 580-23-105
RADAR STATUS: NEW EARLY SIGNAL
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
Location: Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, Texas
Stage: Sources Sought / market research
Relevant scope: Removal and replacement of two operating-room chillers
Why it deserves attention: VA is testing the market before releasing a formal solicitation for a substantial chiller-replacement project. The current notice exposes the approximate construction magnitude, bonding expectations and experience requirements before a normal bid alert becomes available.
Competitive context: The project is estimated between $1 million and $2 million. The notice is associated with SDVOSB market research under NAICS 236220, and respondents are asked to demonstrate similar past performance and bonding capacity up to $2 million.
Next action:
Add project
580-23-105to the pipeline watchlist.Determine whether your firm meets the likely bonding and experience threshold.
Prepare a three-page capability response if qualified.
Identify mechanical partners or primes before a formal solicitation appears.
What to monitor next: Formal presolicitation or solicitation release, final set-aside strategy and any scope changes after market research.
Official source: Search SAM.gov for 36C25626Q1339.
Published contact: Lisa Peace, [email protected].
CLASSIFICATION: POSITION EARLY
Houston VA Chiller 1 B104 | Project 580-24-111
RADAR STATUS: NEW EARLY SIGNAL
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
Location: Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, Texas
Stage: Sources Sought / market research
Relevant scope: Removal and replacement of two operating-room chillers
Why it deserves attention: A second Houston VA chiller requirement appeared the same day, but it carries a larger stated project magnitude and a different project number. Contractors should treat it as a separate pipeline record rather than assuming it is a duplicate notice.
Competitive context: Current project magnitude is $2 million to $5 million, with NAICS 238220 and SDVOSB-oriented market research. Capability responses must address company status, relevant experience and bonding capacity up to $5 million.
Next action:
Track
580-24-111separately from the other VA chiller project.Assess bonding capacity up to $5 million.
Assemble comparable chiller/HVAC hospital project references.
Submit a capabilities package if qualified.
What to monitor next: Formal solicitation release, final acquisition strategy and whether the VA maintains the SDVOSB approach.
Official source: Search SAM.gov for 36C25626Q1340.
Published contact: Lisa Peace, [email protected].
CLASSIFICATION: POSITION EARLY
BOP Fort Worth Facilities Management Industry Days
RADAR STATUS: EVENT APPROACHING
Agency: Federal Bureau of Prisons
Location: FMC Fort Worth, Texas
Stage: Industry engagement
Relevant scope: HVAC, utilities, electrical distribution, roofing, building envelope and facility modernization
Why it deserves attention: The September 22–24 event gives registered contractors direct visibility into BOP infrastructure requirements before those requirements necessarily become conventional solicitations. HVAC is explicitly included among the focus areas.
Competitive context: This is not a solicitation. The RSVP deadline was August 28, so this is now primarily useful to firms already registered and as a pipeline indicator for contractors tracking subsequent BOP procurements.
Next action:
If registered, prepare capabilities and relevant institutional HVAC examples.
Track FMC Fort Worth procurement activity after the event.
Identify potential construction primes active in federal correctional facilities.
What to monitor next: Sources Sought, presolicitation or solicitation notices following the Industry Days event.
Official source: Search SAM.gov for the FMC Fort Worth Facilities Management Industry Days notice.
Published contact: Rebecca Harman is identified for scheduling. Event email: [email protected].
CLASSIFICATION: RECOMPETE/PIPELINE WATCH
Fort Bliss $100M Job Order Contract
RADAR STATUS: PIPELINE WATCH
Agency: U.S. Army / MICC
Location: Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas
Stage: Pre-solicitation pipeline following Sources Sought
Relevant scope: Construction, repair and alteration task orders across Fort Bliss facilities
Why it deserves attention: The planned JOC is approximately $100 million over a five-year ordering period. The latest tracked update anticipates formal solicitation near the end of FY2026, making this a useful period for HVAC specialty firms to identify prospective prime contractors before teams are fixed.
Competitive context: Small-business strategy, NAICS 236220. HVAC contractors may find the strongest fit as specialty subcontractors supporting a JOC prime rather than competing directly for the vehicle.
Next action:
Track
W5168W-27-X-JOC.Identify likely small-business JOC primes.
Prepare Fort Bliss-specific mechanical past performance.
Begin teaming discussions before formal RFP release.
What to monitor next: Formal RFP release.
Official source: SAM.gov solicitation route for W5168W-27-X-JOC.
Published contact: Michael B. Aguilar, [email protected], 520-944-7204; Sam Colton, [email protected], 210-466-2243 were published on the Sources Sought.
CLASSIFICATION: TRACK FOR FUTURE RECOMPETE
NOAA Five-Site Texas HVAC Maintenance
RADAR STATUS: AWARD WATCH
Agency: NOAA / National Weather Service
Location: Brownsville, Corpus Christi, Dickinson, New Braunfels and San Angelo, Texas
Stage: Quote period closed; no award identified in today’s check
Relevant scope: Multi-site preventive HVAC maintenance
Why it deserves attention: This requirement becomes more valuable to Intelligence after award than it was as another ordinary live bid. Capturing the winner, contract value and base/option performance dates will establish an incumbent and future recompete clock.
Competitive context: Base period plus four option years covering multiple HVAC equipment types at five Texas NWS locations. Award information is not yet verified.
Next action:
Continue award monitoring.
Capture awardee and contract value.
Record exact base and option dates.
Calculate a future recompete watch date.
What to monitor next: Contract award notice.
Official source: Search SAM.gov for 1305M326Q0470.
Published contact: Kerri Coffey is identified in the opportunity record. Current contact details: Not verified.
What Intelligence Adds
Radar Intelligence is designed to answer:
What should I be preparing for before a normal bid alert tells me to act?
Intelligence focuses on:
Sources Sought
presolicitation signals
acquisition forecasts
industry events
incumbent contractors
historical award values
upcoming recompetes
agency buying patterns
teaming opportunities
likely future pursuit timing
direct agency and source information when appropriate
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