When is the response deadline for 36C10D27Q0011?

Responses are due Nov 12, 2026. Always confirm the date and time zone in the notice on SAM.gov, since agencies sometimes extend deadlines with an amendment.

3550--Project Name: Veteran Self-Employment Plan – AI Vending Machines; Project Number: None; and Station Location: Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Veterans Affairs Regional Office (VARO), Veteran Readiness and Employment (VR&E) Division

Solicitation · Department of Veterans Affairs · Responses due Nov 12, 2026

3550--Project Name: Veteran Self-Employment Plan – AI Vending Machines; Project Number: None; and Station Location: Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Veterans Affairs Regional Office (VARO), Veteran Readiness and Employment (VR&E) Division is a solicitation posted on SAM.gov by Department of Veterans Affairs (Veterans Benefits Admin (36C10D)) on Oct 29, 2026, under NAICS 333310 (Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing). It is set aside: Small Business Set Aside - Total. The work is to be performed in South Dakota. Responses are due Nov 12, 2026.

Notice type: Solicitation
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
Office: Veterans Affairs, Department of / Veterans Benefits Admin (36C10D)
Solicitation number: 36C10D27Q0011
Industry (NAICS): 333310 Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing
Set-aside: Small Business Set Aside - Total
Place of performance: South Dakota
Posted: Oct 29, 2026
Responses due: Nov 12, 2026 (11 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 solicitation means

A solicitation (an RFP, RFQ or IFB) asks businesses to submit bids, quotes or proposals. Your response is an offer the agency can accept and turn into a contract.

Read the full solicitation and every attachment on SAM.gov, including the scope of work and evaluation criteria.
Confirm you are eligible: active SAM.gov registration, the NAICS size standard and any set-aside.
Submit questions to the contracting officer before the question deadline, if there is one.
Prepare your response exactly as instructed and submit it before the deadline.

Who wins commercial and service industry machinery manufacturing government contracts

Federal agencies obligated $3B on contracts under NAICS 333310 from FY2024 to FY2026, including $1B in FY2026. The largest contractors in this industry, possible competitors or teaming partners for this bid:

Elbit Systems of America - Night Vision LLC: $823M
L3 Technologies, Inc.: $543M
The Boeing Company: $348M
Envision Technology, LLC: $121M
Tru Simulation + Training Inc.: $96.8M

Recent commercial and service industry machinery manufacturing contract awards

Recent contract awards under NAICS 333310
Start date	Recipient	Agency and description	Amount	Record
Sep 30, 2026	W.W. Grainger, Inc.	General Services AdministrationREFLECTOR SET,HIGHW	$39	47QSWA26P1NLV
Sep 30, 2026	W.W. Grainger, Inc.	General Services AdministrationREFLECTOR SET,HIGHW	$39	47QSWA26P1N9Q
Sep 30, 2026	W.W. Grainger, Inc.	General Services AdministrationREFLECTOR SET,HIGHW	$39	47QSWA26P1N98
Sep 30, 2026	W.W. Grainger, Inc.	General Services AdministrationREFLECTOR SET,HIGHW	$39	47QSWA26P1N97
Sep 30, 2026	W.W. Grainger, Inc.	General Services AdministrationREFLECTOR SET,HIGHW	$39	47QSWA26P1N96

More: government commercial and service industry machinery manufacturing contracts · NAICS 333310

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 36C10D27Q0011?: Responses are due Nov 12, 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 3550--Project Name: Veteran Self-Employment Plan – AI Vending Machines; Project Number: None; and Station Location: Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Veterans Affairs Regional Office (VARO), Veteran Readiness and Employment (VR&E) Division?: This notice is set aside for any business that is small under the SBA size standard for the contract's NAICS code. You also need an active SAM.gov registration, which is free.
Who usually wins commercial and service industry machinery manufacturing government contracts?: Under NAICS 333310, the largest federal contractors from FY2024 to FY2026 were Elbit Systems of America - Night Vision LLC ($823M), L3 Technologies, Inc. ($543M), The Boeing Company ($348M).

Source: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities, last checked Oct 30, 2026. Independent website. Not affiliated with any government agency.