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VA Puget Sound-American Lake WA Child Care Services Requirement

Issued by VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF · VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF · 260-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 20 (36C260) · via SAM.gov — US federal contract opportunities

Published
27 Aug 2026
Closes
Reference
36C26027Q0021
Location
WA, United States
Sector
Healthcare & Pharma

Details

VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF · VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF · 260-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 20 (36C260) is soliciting VA Puget Sound-American Lake WA Child Care Services Requirement. Solicitation number 36C26027Q0021. Classified under NAICS 624410 — Child Day Care Services. Product/service code G099 — SOCIAL- OTHER. Place of performance: WA, USA. Responses are due by 10 September 2026 23:00 UTC. Posted on SAM.gov, the US federal contract opportunities system; registration is required to bid.

Contractor shall provide hourly, drop-in Child Care Services for Veterans and their beneficiaries at VA Puget Sound WA Healthcare System - American Lake Division in accordance with Terms and Conditions of the Performance Work Statement (PWS). The Contractor shall provide hourly drop-in childcare services for children ages six (6) weeks through twelve (12) years old and up to eighteen (18) years of age for children with special needs during hours that align with the outpatient clinic hours of the facility in accordance with those facilities in Washington State, where VA Kids Care resides and in observance of Federal laws pertaining to childcare centers. Any child that is less than 6 (six) weeks old will not be accepted into VA Kids Care. The Contractor shall at all times provide at least 1 (one) childcare attendant on-site with experience in caring for special needs children. The Program consists of temporary care (not to exceed 3 hours) that offers children a variety of activities. Current maximum capacity is dependent upon space available at each facility. However, daily operational capacity is determined by age of the children, child care attendant/child ratios, and needs of the veteran(s).

Context for bidders

We hold 16 notices from VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF · VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF · 260-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 20 (36C260), going back to August 202612 of them still open. They buy mostly in Construction & Infrastructure, Healthcare & Pharma and Financial & Professional Services. There are 222 open Healthcare & Pharma tenders in United States. This one closes in 2 days.

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