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SECTION L · INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS SOLICITATION, OFFER AND AWARD SF 1442 1. SOLICITATION NO.2. TYPE 3. DATE ISSUED SECTION C · STATEMENT OF WORK MANDATORY SITE VISIT

Every federal job that fits your trade. And the bid checklist to go after it.

We text you the jobs worth bidding, read the whole package, and lay out every form, certification and deadline with the page it's on.

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SDVOSB 14 days left

VA Phoenix Health Care

HVAC replacement, Building 12

$1.24M

Phoenix, AZ · NAICS 238220

No CMMC

Small Business 9 days left

USACE Fort Worth District

New troop barracks, design-build

$18.2M

Killeen, TX · NAICS 236220

Recompete

8(a) 21 days left

NAVFAC Southwest

Facility maintenance, hangar 4

$648K

Lemoore, CA · NAICS 238210

Wage decision

1,372

Active jobs

259

Closing this week

12h

SAM.gov sweep

23xxx

Full NAICS 23

As of October 2026, RenovationRoute tracks roughly 1,372 active NAICS 23 federal construction solicitations across the United States at any given time, with about 259 closing each week. The feed is pulled from SAM.gov every 12 hours.

1. The text, then the read

What the work is, and what changed

Set your radius, NAICS, set-asides, and keywords once. When a job matches, we text you. Open it and the package is already read: the scope and quantities, what it takes to bid, and every change since it posted.

From a real job: VA North Texas, chilled water filtration and a steam condensate polisher, RFQ 36C25726Q0817.

What's involved, from the statement of work

Chilled water system filtration 1 housing, 140 filters

Concrete pad 6 in, steel rebar

Steam condensate polisher 30 in by 84 in tank

Site visit

Mandatory

Prevailing wage

Davis-Bacon applies

Base access

PIV badge, background check

Period of performance

9 months

Changed since it posted

Sep 25 Deadline moved Sep 30 to Oct 9

Sep 25 Amendment posted Answers to technical questions

Sep 25 Documents added 8 to 13

Sep 10 Site visit moved Sep 3 to Sep 14

2. Price it

Enough to price it, not a blank page

An estimate by work item, built from the scope and this office's own award history, with three ways to bid it and what to confirm at the site visit. A starting point for your own crew rates, not a bid.

Estimate by work item

Filtration housing $30,000 to $45,000

Filters, 140 units $21,000 to $28,000

Condensate polisher, custom engineering $50,000 to $70,000

Installation labor $60,000 to $80,000

+ 4 more lines: brine tank, monitoring, mobilization, permits

Total with overhead $215,600 to $319,700

Three ways to bid it

Aggressive

Targeting recent HVAC repair bids

$210,100 to $250,000

Balanced

Average award size at this office

$250,000 to $290,000

Conservative

Covers site-specific complexity

$290,000 to $304,750

Verify at the site visit

• Existing infrastructure fits the new systems
• Site access for equipment delivery

This notice states no value, so this estimate is marked to double check. We say so when we are not sure.

3. Know the room

Who wins this office's work

The firms taking this contracting office's jobs in your trade, by name, with award counts and dollars. Plus how the office buys: how often, how big, and how much it sets aside.

Same job. From federal award records. Not every job carries every field; where one is missing, we say so.

Recent winners · this office · NAICS 238220 · 12 months

Brand Construction LLC TX 18 awards $11,825,750

Warrior Dynamics LLC TX 10 awards $1,033,274

Texas Velocity Enterprises, LLC TX 3 awards $6,044,188

Awards, 3 years

456

Median award

$182,409

Set aside

96%

Winners

159

4. Bid it

Then the checklist, with the page each line comes from

One tap and we go through every document in the package. You get what can stop you, what to hand in, and the page each line comes from, so you can check us.

Check these first

The due date is stated more than one way. The later document governs; confirm with the contracting officer. S02 p. 1, 35

VAAR 852.219-75 certificate, completed and signed. Missing makes the offer ineligible. S02 p. 30

Can you bid at all · 3 of 7

Be a VIP-listed SDVOSB at time of offer and award S02 p. 28, 29, 31

Attend the mandatory site visits, 9/3 and 9/14 S02 p. 1, 35

Insurance: workers comp, employer liability, general and auto liability S02 p. 14, 15

What you hand in · 4 of 10

1. 1 Signed SF 1449, blocks 12, 17, 23, 24 and 30 completed S02 p. 1, 2, 4
2. 2 Certification of SDVOSB status S02 p. 34, 36
3. 3 Past performance, up to three contracts S02 p. 36
4. 4 Acknowledgment of amendments S02 p. 1, 2

Plus 37 lines where two independent reads disagreed, listed for you to check instead of dropped.

What can stop you comes first

Set-aside status, mandatory site visits, signed certificates. Then what goes in the envelope, in order.

The page it's on

Page numbers come straight from the documents, so every line can be checked against the package.

Flagged, not guessed

Where the package is unclear or the reads disagree, the line says so.

Ready in 10 to 15 minutes

We email you when it is done, and text you if you turned texts on. Included with Pro.

Want the bid documents done too? Send the solicitation. We prepare everything except your price. Priced per bid.

Send a solicitation

The checklist reads federal notices on SAM.gov that have their documents attached. It tells you what to submit; it does not write or submit your bid.

Red flags

Rule out the dead ones in 15 seconds

Save the 40 hours for the bid you can actually win.

This bid may already be wired. Scope shaped for a vendor they already picked.

The site visit already happened. Buried in the package, and often mandatory.

Attendance is mandatory to bid. No show at the pre-bid can void your bid.

4 or more amendments issued. The scope is still moving under you.

Badges and clearances required. Weeks of lead time, starting after award.

CMMC buried in the package. You cannot submit at all without it.

Plus restricted area access, infection control levels on hospital work, wage determinations, and bonding. Create a free account →

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Looking at a bid? Send me the solicitation. I'll send back the bid checklist, and if you want, we'll prepare the bid documents too, everything except your price.

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Pricing

Built for federal construction. Priced for the field

Pay monthly for the jobs and checklists. Pay per bid for the documents.

Pro

$20/mo

Every matching job by text and email, the full breakdown on every job, and a bid checklist on any federal job with its documents posted on SAM.gov. Cancel anytime.

Bid documents

Per bid

We prepare the bid documents for a job you are going after. You add your price and submit. Send a solicitation.

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Veterans Affairs · NCO 17

Upgrade fire alarm, campus wide

$5M

Waco, TX · NAICS 238210

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Federal Contracting FAQs

Straight answers for contractors looking at federal construction work

How do I find federal construction opportunities on SAM.gov?

SAM.gov lists all federal government contracting opportunities. RenovationRoute pulls the SAM.gov construction notices twice a day, morning and evening, filters them by your location radius, and sends SMS and email alerts after each run. No more manual searching through thousands of irrelevant opportunities.

What is in the bid checklist?

Every form, certification and deadline in the solicitation package, laid out in the order you would work through it, with what can disqualify you at the top. Each line shows the page it comes from, so you can check it against the package. Where the package is unclear, the line is flagged instead of guessed. It takes 10 to 15 minutes to build, and we email you when it is ready. The checklist is included with Pro and covers federal notices on SAM.gov that have their documents attached.

What are common compliance requirements for federal construction bids?

Federal construction contracts often require: SAM.gov registration, bonding capacity, insurance, prevailing wage compliance, Buy American Act adherence, and sometimes CMMC (Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification) or security clearances. RenovationRoute automatically detects these requirements and warns you before you invest time.

How do I know if I have a real shot at a federal bid?

The fit score rates opportunities based on your company profile: bonding capacity, distance to project, team size, past performance, and set-aside eligibility. It also factors in complexity indicators like amendment count, previous bid failures, and CMMC requirements. Fill your profile once and get instant scoring for every opportunity.

What is CMMC and why does it matter for federal bids?

CMMC is required for many Department of Defense contracts. There are 3 levels with increasing cybersecurity requirements. If an opportunity requires CMMC certification you do not have, you will be disqualified. RenovationRoute flags CMMC requirements automatically so you know before preparing a bid. Start with the free SPRS precheck. If you need help getting certified, the team over at MSTechAlpine (our sister company) specializes in helping construction contractors clear that hurdle.

Why do previous bids fail on federal contracts?

Common reasons: missing required attachments, not following solicitation instructions exactly, failing to address all requirements, submitting late, or not having required certifications. If SAM.gov shows previous bids were rejected, RenovationRoute displays the government's stated reason so you can avoid the same mistakes.

How quickly do I get notified of new opportunities?

RenovationRoute checks SAM.gov every 12 hours, morning and evening. Matching construction opportunities in your radius go out by SMS and email after each run. The email carries the scope summary, the value, the deadline, and the set-aside. The compliance flags are on the opportunity page, one tap away, so you can rule a job out without opening the package.

Why do federal RFPs keep getting amended?

Amendments are changes to the original solicitation. Multiple amendments indicate complex or shifting requirements. RenovationRoute tracks amendment counts and flags high complexity opportunities so you can decide if they are worth pursuing.

Do I need special software to bid on federal contracts?

No. Each solicitation says how to submit, usually in Section L or on the SF 1442: often by email to the contracting officer, through the PIEE solicitation module, or delivered in person. SAM.gov is where the notice is posted, not where most construction offers go. The RenovationRoute bid checklist lays out how and when this offer is due, and what has to be in it, with the page it comes from.

How does RenovationRoute compare to GovWin, HigherGov, GovTribe, and SamSearch?

Picture Tuesday morning. Your phone buzzes: a $220K roof replacement at the VA, 40 miles from you. One tap, and the page has already read the solicitation. What the work involves. What it takes to bid, with anything that disqualifies you in red. If the award record has it: who held it last, what they were paid, when their term ends. The firms that won roofing work from this office in the last year, by name. A cost estimate broken out by work item, with a low-to-high total. An 81% fit for your company. You know whether to bid it, and enough to price it, in fifteen seconds. You never opened SAM.gov. GovWin, HigherGov, and GovTribe are good tools, built for every industry at once. They will show you that job if you go looking. RenovationRoute does the reading and texts you, because it was built only for construction. $20 a month. If you would rather not open another dashboard, ask for it inside Claude or ChatGPT. See how the tools compare, with prices. New to federal work? Start with SAM.gov registration.

How much does it cost compared to other federal contracting tools?

RenovationRoute is $20 a month. HigherGov is $500 to $2,500 a year and GovWin IQ is reported at five figures a year, and neither was built for construction. The full side-by-side with prices is in our tools comparison.

What construction types are covered?

All NAICS code 23 construction: building construction (236), heavy civil engineering (237), and specialty trade contractors (238). This includes military base construction, VA hospital renovations, infrastructure projects, building additions, HVAC upgrades, roofing, electrical, plumbing, and more.

How do I know if a bid is wired for another company?

Wired bids are hard to spot but leave signals. When a solicitation drops unusually fast after a government market research notice, it often means the scope was shaped around a specific vendor. RenovationRoute flags short RFI to RFP windows and explains what the signal means so you can decide whether the opportunity is worth pursuing.

Can I see who held the contract before?

Yes. RenovationRoute uses past federal award data to show you the previous contract holder, what they were paid, and when the contract ended. Knowing the incumbent tells you whether you are entering a competitive recompete or bidding against a deeply entrenched vendor.

How do I find the incumbent on a federal construction contract?

Federal award history lists the company that held the last award, the obligated amount to date, and when the current term ends. RenovationRoute reads that data where it is available and surfaces incumbent name, obligated value, and contract end date directly on the opportunity so you see the full context before you decide to bid.

What is a recompete contract?

A recompete contract is an existing federal contract that is being re bid because the term is ending or the ceiling is nearly consumed. RenovationRoute flags opportunities that fall into a typical 6 to 18 month recompete window for your NAICS codes so you can focus on contracts where timing and incumbent risk are clear.