Architect and Engineering Services for Cemeteries

The Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration awarded this multiple-award Master IDIQ for architect and engineering services to support schematic design, design development, construction documents, and related A/E services for cemeteries, buildings, roadways, and infrastructure projects nationwide on June 27, 2023, with ordering authority through April 28, 2028. The vehicle is a 100% Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business set-aside; only SDVOSB firms are eligible to hold prime positions.

Ordering momentum has declined sharply. The vehicle issued 22 task orders in 2023 (from July onward), 54 in 2024, 45 in 2025, and only 14 through early August 2026. After 135 total awards, the portfolio has obligated $67.2 million of its $68.6 million combined potential value—98% of capacity—leaving minimal room for new work. The shared ceiling stands at $50 million; the combined task-order potential of $68.6 million exceeds this, suggesting either a higher actual ceiling or a data-reporting difference.

Competition is concentrated among a small set of incumbents. Anderson Engineering Of Minnesota, LLC and Integrity - The La Group Joint Venture, LLC each hold 34 orders and dominate by combined potential value, with Anderson at $22.6 million and Integrity at $16.7 million. Vali Cooper International LLC follows with 29 orders and $13.3 million. These three firms account for 92% of combined potential value. A longer tail of six additional SDVOSB firms holds the remaining 8%. The vehicle serves a single customer—the National Cemetery Administration—eliminating customer concentration risk but confirming a narrow demand window.

The actual set-aside mix demonstrates hybrid execution. About half the orders (69 of 135, or 51%) carry no set-aside designation, while 48% (65 orders) are SDVOSB-competed and 1% (one order) is SDVOSB sole-source. This split suggests NCA awarded some orders under a mixed or rotating set-aside structure rather than as a pure SDVOSB pool.

Task-order values range from micro-orders under $15,000 to mega-orders above $2 million, with firm-fixed-price terms across the board. Recent awards include construction management and inspection services, gravesite expansion design, infrastructure repairs, and peer review work at named national cemeteries nationwide. Typical durations run 12 to 24 months from award to ultimate completion.

Pursuit here faces a hard constraint: the portfolio is nearly fully obligated (98% of potential value drawn down) and ordering velocity has collapsed by 70% year-over-year (2024 to 2026). With only 1 year 9 months remaining before the April 2028 ordering cutoff and only roughly $1.4 million in unobligated potential capacity, the vehicle offers minimal opportunity for new entrants or substantially larger awards.

This design effort includes, but is not limited to, providing Schematic Design (SDs), Design Development (DDs), Construction Documents (CDs), for A/E design services and other A/E services for construction, renovation, repairs, commissioning of cemeteries, buildings, roadways, and infrastructure projects located throughout the United States.