This is a pre-solicitation notice for a firm-fixed-price construction contract to remodel approximately 7,800 square feet of the inpatient mental health ward at the Iowa City VA Medical Center in Iowa, correcting patient safety deficiencies. The project is a 100% Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-aside, with a project magnitude between $2,000,000 and $5,000,000. The performance period for construction is 427 calendar days from the issuance of the Notice to Proceed. The solicitation will not be posted for at least 15 days from this notice, with an estimated solicitation date on or about July 29, 2026, and an estimated award date of October 30, 2026. Bidders must be registered and certified as SDVOSBs in the Small Business Dynamic Search database at the time of proposal submission.