FAQs

Questions Agencies and Primes Ask First

Set-aside status, licensing, insurance, how we price, how we bid, and how we work in buildings that stay open.

Are you a small business? What set-aside categories apply?
Yes. New Solutions Developments is certified by the Commonwealth of Virginia as a SWaM business — Small, Micro and Minority-Owned (certificate #845884, valid to August 11, 2031) — and is registered in SAM.gov as a small business under NAICS 236220 and 236118 (UEI YGB8GR6MK2H7, CAGE 22UW4).
Where are you licensed?
Virginia Class A Contractor #2705194396 (the highest classification, no project size limit) and the District of Columbia: General Contractor / Construction Manager BBL #410526000601 and Home Improvement Contractor BBL #420226030082. Maryland work is pursued on the commercial and public-sector side through eMMA.
Are you insured and bonded?
General liability of $2,000,000 with certificates of insurance issued naming your agency or firm on request. The Virginia contractor license bond ($50,000) and the DC home-improvement surety bond ($25,000) are in force. Project-specific bonding requirements are addressed per solicitation.
Can you respond to an IFB, RFP or RFQ?
Yes. Send the solicitation and the due date through the proposal form. We log the clock, attend the site visit, and return a compliant, documented proposal in the format the solicitation specifies.
Do you price to prevailing wage?
Every estimate carries both a Market and a Davis-Bacon wage basis, line by line, so a prevailing-wage number is ready whenever a solicitation calls for it.
Which trades do you self-perform?
Demolition and selective demolition; drywall, metal framing and ceilings; masonry; carpentry and millwork including doors, frames and hardware; flooring and tile; painting and coatings. Other trades are managed under our supervision when we are prime.
Do you work as a subcontractor to prime contractors?
Yes. Primes use us for self-performed trade packages and to meet small-business participation goals with a subcontractor that performs the work itself. Invitations are accepted through BuildingConnected and by email.
Can you work in an occupied facility?
Yes. We phase the work, schedule disruptive tasks off-hours, build negative-air containment, and coordinate daily with facility staff so operations continue.
Do you take residential work?
Our residential practice serves housing authorities, agencies and institutional owners — unit turnovers, rehabilitation, accessibility work, multifamily renovation and development for public partners. Private residential inquiries are reviewed case by case.
How are your estimates structured?
Quantities are measured off the drawings to scale and cited to the sheet; material and labor are separate lines; production rates are stated; nothing is lumped. You can check our number against the set line by line.
Do you offer emergency response?
Yes. Facility owners get 24-hour emergency response: same-day assessment, stabilization, and a corrective plan for water intrusion, storm damage and failed assemblies.
How do I get on your distribution list or put you on mine?
Use the proposal form or email info@newsolutionsdevelopments.com with your agency or firm and the trades you source. We'll return the capability statement and a COI.

Still Have Questions?

Send them with your solicitation or bid package and we'll answer them in the proposal.