The VA posted three small repair jobs across the New York region this week, and all three are carved out exclusively for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses.
At Castle Point VAMC, the agency wants bids on a stair and roof replacement for Building 13, due November 10 (RFI-005052). Down in the Bronx, the VA is replacing a chilled water pump at the boiler plant, due November 11 (RFI-005086). And at Montrose VAMC, the job is manhole repairs, also due November 11 (RFI-005002). All three are posted on SAM.gov under the VA's standing SDVOSB set-aside authority (FAR 19.14) — meaning a general contractor without SDVOSB status can't bid these directly, but there's a real subcontracting lane here for anyone doing roofing, mechanical, or sitework who wants to team with a veteran-owned prime.
None of the three listings carries a published value estimate, which is typical for VA task-level work at this scope — these read like facilities maintenance dollars, not major capital jobs. That's exactly the size band this column exists for: a roofing sub, a mechanical contractor, or a utility contractor who can move fast on a two-week turnaround stands a real shot, especially since the set-aside shrinks the competing pool automatically.
The due dates are tight and back-to-back — November 10 and 11 — so if you're going to chase any of these, don't wait on paperwork. Confirm SDVOSB status (your own or a teaming partner's) first, because that requirement isn't negotiable and it isn't buried in fine print; it's right in the posting type.
What to do next
If you hold SDVOSB certification, pull all three SAM.gov listings today — Castle Point's stair and roof job closes November 10, and the Bronx chiller pump and Montrose manhole jobs both close November 11. If you don't hold that certification but work roofing, mechanical, or utility trades, now's the time to find an SDVOSB prime looking for subs — these three jobs are small enough that a prime without in-house capacity in one of these trades will need help fast.