National Cemetery Administration

The Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration, a civilian sub-agency within the Department of Veterans Affairs that procures construction, grounds maintenance, facilities services, and operational support across the national cemetery system, has awarded 22,122 federal contracts totaling $5.84 billion in combined potential value since 2001, with $4.23 billion obligated to date. The agency closed the most recently recorded award on 2026-11-06. Awards per year have remained steady at 1,505 in 2022, 1,484 in 2023, 1,639 in 2024, 1,646 in 2025, and 1,197 year-to-date in 2026, drawing from a base of 3,704 distinct prime contractors.

The competitive landscape is highly fragmented. Over the last five years, the top five primes by award count—Bravo, Inc. (333 awards, $55.1 million combined potential value), Polyguard LLC (240 awards, $57.9 million), Unifirst Corporation (238 awards, $2 million), US Diversified Contracting Services Inc. (216 awards, $28 million), and Yellowstone Enterprises LLC (215 awards, $27.9 million)—hold 16 percent of recent awards. By potential value, concentration is even more dispersed: the top five hold 4 percent of combined potential value, with Byrd Enterprises Unlimited Inc. leading at $58.8 million across 146 awards. The portfolio reflects heavy use of Schedule task orders, BPA calls, and modifications—recent awards show significant volume with no reported potential value.

Set-aside activity is dominated by no-set-aside work, which accounts for 14,530 awards (66 percent). Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business awards comprise 4,540 contracts (21 percent), with an additional 508 SDVOSB sole-source awards (2 percent). Total Small Business accounts for 2,368 awards (11 percent). All other set-aside categories—VOSB, WOSB, 8(a)—together represent less than 1 percent of the portfolio.

The National Cemetery Administration also funds grants, having awarded 271 federal grants totaling $888.3 million in combined federal dollars obligated since 2000, most recently on 2026-09-01. Grant activity was 15 awards in 2022, 25 in 2023, 23 in 2024, 28 in 2025, and 8 year-to-date in 2026, distributed across 106 distinct recipients. Over the last five years, recipient concentration is fragmented by both count and dollars. By award count, the top five recipients—Arizona Department Of Veterans Services (5 awards, $20.8 million federal dollars), Loyola Marymount University (4 awards, $2.4 million), TN Department Of Veterans Services (4 awards, $20.1 million), Department Of Veterans Services (4 awards, $22.2 million), and Wisconsin Department Of Veterans Affairs (4 awards, $15.7 million)—hold 21 percent of recent awards. By federal dollars, the top five—Texas General Land Office ($35.2 million across 3 awards), New Jersey Department Of Military And Veterans Affairs ($25 million across 2 awards), Department Of Veterans Services ($22.2 million across 4 awards), Arizona Department Of Veterans Services ($20.8 million across 5 awards), and TN Department Of Veterans Services ($20.1 million across 4 awards)—hold 14 percent of federal dollars obligated. Grant activity is predominantly Project Grants (266 awards, 98 percent) with a smaller share of Cooperative Agreements (5 awards, 2 percent).

Recent contract opportunities reflect the agency's core operational needs. A Pre-Solicitation for Gravesite Expansion Florence National Cemetery (36C78627Q0018), SDVOSB set-aside, is due 2026-11-09. A combined synopsis for Hazardous Waste Collection and Disposal at Fort Bliss National Cemetery (36C78627Q0014), SDVOSB set-aside with a one-year base and four one-year options, is due 2026-11-18. Pre-Solicitation notices for Nashville National Cemetery FCA Deficiency Corrections (36C786-27-AP-0026, SDVOSB) and Mill Springs National Cemetery Gravesite Expansion (36C786-27-AP-0025, SDVOSB, $5 million to $10 million range) are due by 2026-11-05. An IDIQ for grounds maintenance at Riverside National Cemetery (36C78626R501200007, SDVOSB) and multiple sources-sought notices for grounds-care supplies, janitorial services, and landscaping work across cemetery locations are also active. The agency also solicits routine operational services—dry cleaning, sod delivery, grounds maintenance, and cemetery inscription services—many with November and late-October deadlines. No recent grant opportunities are recorded against the agency.

Contact the National Cemetery Administration for information about burials, headstones or markers, the State Cemetery Grants Program, and presidential memorial certificates for veterans.