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Open government contracts, November 5: 35 new jobs in specialty trades, electrical, facilities support and more
Government buyers posted 35 new contracts for building trades and services since the last list. Any business that can do the work may bid; contracts reserved for certain businesses (set-asides) are marked.
A few of them, closest to Philadelphia first:
• Pest control: Pest Control Support Services at Naval Weapons Station Earle, Dept of the Navy, Colts Neck, NJ. Bids due Tue, Nov 24, 2026. Small business set-aside.
• Electrical: Y1DZ--Brooklyn Upgrade Life Safety/Critical Branch Electrical Distribution Construction, Department of Veterans Affairs, Brooklyn, NY. Bids due Tue, Nov 24, 2026. Small business set-aside.
• Construction: RM16-1405 BUILDING 592 RENOVATIONS, Dept of the Navy, Philadelphia, PA. Bids due Tue, Dec 1, 2026. 8(a) set-aside.
• Construction: [Y1JZ--Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Design-Build & Construction Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) National VA Healthcare Construction Program](sam.gov (link)), Department of Veterans Affairs, DC. Bids due Fri, Dec 4, 2026. Service-disabled veteran set-aside.
• Construction: General Construction Services for Elevator Modernization at the Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY, Federal government, New York, NY. Bids due Fri, Dec 4, 2026. Open to all businesses.
See all 35 new contracts on the Bid Board, free for True News briefing subscribers. Subscribe free and see the list.
How to bid: federal contracts need a free SAM.gov registration. The government's free APEX Accelerators help small businesses register and bid at no cost: find yours.
Want subcontract work instead? Maintenance 215, a Philadelphia facilities contractor, posts the jobs it is bidding and looks for local subcontractors: join the free Contractor Network. Black-owned firms are especially encouraged to join; all qualified firms are welcome.
Disclosure: True News and Maintenance 215 were both founded by Len Bagley.
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