S02 Combined Synopsis Solicitation Wood NC Privacy Fence.pdf

GENERAL INFORMATION:

Document Type: Combined Synopsis Solicitation

Solicitation Number: 36C78626Q50144

Title: Privacy Fence Panels Supply

Post Date: 5/22/2026

Original Response Date: 6/5/2026 4:00pm EST

Applicable NAICS: 423390 (Other Construction Material Merchant Wholesalers)

PSC: 5660

Set Aside Type: Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)

Issuing Contracting Office: Department of Veterans Affairs

National Cemetery Administration, Contract Services

18434 Joplin Road

Triangle, VA 22172

Place of Performance: Wood National Cemetery

5000 W National Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53295

Attachments: A - Statement of work

B - Cemetery Operational Standards

C – Dignity Clause

D- Past Performance Questionnaire

E- Pricing Schedule (Excel)

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested, and a written solicitation will not be issued.

This solicitation is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ), solicitation number 36C78626Q50168.

This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC)

2026-01 with an effective date of 03/17/2026.

Contractor is responsible for submitting their package in accordance with the guidance in this solicitation.

Failure to follow the document format or the solicitation guidelines will render the submission non-responsive and ineligible for consideration.

NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE:

The NAICS code for this procurement is 423390, business size standard of 100 employees.

PRICE SCHEDULE: See Attachment F. The schedule price for each CLIN should be all-inclusive, including all supervision, labor, equipment, materials, and supplies. Pricing shall be FOB Destination and in accordance with the Statement of Work and Terms and Conditions of this Combined

Synopsis/Solicitation.

Quoters shall enter the unit price and total amounts for each CLIN as indicated in the schedule –

Attachment F (Excel). In the event the Quoter did not add the total estimated price correctly, the

Government will utilize the unit price(s) to compute the correct total estimated price.

DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT: See Statement of Work at Attachment A.

CONTRACT DATES: The period of performance will be one (1) base year and four (4) one-year options period if exercised, from the date of award.

DELIVERY/ACCEPTANCE LOCATION: The delivery and acceptance location will be at the Place of Performance address listed on page 1 of this Combined Synopsis/Solicitation.

CONTRACT TYPE: This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach.

The U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, National Cemetery Administration, anticipates the award of a firm fixed price purchase order.

PRE-BID SITE VISIT: No site-visits or individual tours will be scheduled. Quoters are able to tour cemetery at their own leisure during operating hours.

All questions should be sent to the Contracting Officer by following the instructions in the “RFQ

QUESTIONS” section of this Combined Synopsis Solicitation. The Contracting Officer will then issue an amendment(s) answering all the questions received by the question due date. Potential Quoters are responsible for checking SAM.gov for issued Amendments to this Combined Synopsis Solicitation.

PAYMENT: All payments by the Government to the Contractor will be made in accordance with:

[X] 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer – System for Award Management (OCT

2018)

INSTRUCTIONS TO QUOTERS: All prospective Quoters must be registered with the System for

Award Management (SAM) website and complete the Online Representations and Certifications at

SAM.gov prior to the solicitation close date, and at time of award. Failure to comply will result in the

Quoter being considered ineligible.

QUOTATION FORMAT AND SUBMITTAL INFORMATION: Quotes must be submitted on company letterhead in either Adobe pdf platforms and submitted by email to the individuals listed in the

Response to Request for Quotation (RFQ) section of this Combined Synopsis Solicitation. Quoters are hereby advised that any Quoter-imposed terms and conditions which deviate from the Government’s terms and conditions may render the Quoter’s quote Unacceptable, and thus ineligible for award.

All quotes shall be submitted in four (4) different documents for each volume listed below. Each title shall include the appropriate Volume. Quoters are strongly encouraged to use any format/ organization provided to ensure the best evaluation of documents. The Volumes are as follows:

Volume A – Administrative

The Quoter shall include the following in Volume A:

• Legal Business/Company Name (as listed in SAM.gov)

• Business Mailing Address https://sam.gov/content/home

• SAM Unique Entity ID (UEI)

• Point of Contact

• Telephone Number

• Email Address

• Signed and dated copy of each Amendment, if applicable

• Provide completed copies of the following Provisions that are required to be submitted as part of the quote: (If already completed in SAM, provide a copy of SAM) Failure to comply shall result in the Quoter being ineligible for award.

*NOTE – It is the responsibility of the Quoter to ensure they have completed all other annual representations and certification provisions electronically in the System for Award Management (SAM) accessed through https://sam.gov.

Volume B – Technical Proposal

Quoter shall include the following in Volume B in accordance with the Technical Qualifications criteria listed in the Evaluation Process section of this combined synopsis solicitation:

• Provide management plans in a clear, definitive process for how the contractor intends to complete all the work as outlined in the statement of work to include vehicles required to perform the work.

• Provide labels/ products intended for use in fulfillment of this requirement.

Volume C – Past Performance

Quoter shall include the following in Volume C:

• Past Performance Questionnaires (Attachment E).

Volume D – Pricing

Quoter shall include the following in Volume D:

• Proposed pricing shall be submitted on the included Price Schedule in Excel format (Attachment

F). **Pricing to be all inclusive of delivery, taxes, fees, and any incidental costs.

Contractor’s pricing shall include all labor, supervision, equipment, materials and supplies necessary to provide the required services requested.

RFQ QUESTIONS: All questions regarding this solicitation are to be submitted to the Contracting

Officer, via email, no later than May 29, 2026 at 4:00pm EST. No questions will be accepted after this time. Questions pertaining to this announcement shall be sent by email to: April.Graves@va.gov.

Telephone inquiries will not be accepted. Amendments will be issued to answer all questions that are submitted.

RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR QUOTATION (RFQ): Quotes are due to the Contracting Officer no later than June 5, 2026 at 4:00pm EST. Email responses to April.Graves@va.gov. Responses to this announcement will result in an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract with a base plus four option years, if exercised. The Government intends to make award without discussions. It is the responsibility of the Quoter to submit their best pricing at the time quotes are due.

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All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary and the Government will not pay for information provided nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided for the Government. Quoters are responsible for obtaining any and all amendments or additional information concerning this announcement at SAM.gov. Failure to provide a signed amendment as part of the quotation submission will result in being considered ineligible.

EVALUATION PROCESS: Quotes will be evaluated using FAR Part 12 procedures and in accordance with the Addendum to FAR 52.212-2. The award will be made on a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable

(LPTA) basis. The Government intends to award a contract to the responsible offeror whose proposal conforms to the solicitation requirements and is determined to be technically acceptable, with the lowest evaluated price.

Evaluation Factors

The Government will evaluate offers based on the following factors:

• Factor 1: Price (Lowest Price)

• Factor 2: Technical Acceptability (Pass/Fail)

• Factor 3: Past performance (Acceptable/Not Acceptable)

Determination of Responsibility

Prior to the award, the Government will make an affirmative determination of responsibility for the apparent successful offeror. This determination may include consideration of:

• The offeror’s financial resources.

• The offeror’s ability to comply with required delivery/performance schedules.

• The offeror’s record of satisfactory performance, including past performance on Government contracts.

• The offeror’s integrity, ethics, and business practices.

The Government reserves the right to use any available information, including data from the System for

Award Management (SAM), the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), and other sources, including the Contracting Officers' knowledge, to assess responsibility.

TECHNICAL ACCEPTABILITY EVALUATION FACTORS: To assist the Contracting Officer in determining if the technical acceptability evaluation factors applicable to this procurement are met, Offerors are asked to provide the following information with their offers. Failure to include this information will result in a

Contracting Officer’s determination that an otherwise lowest-priced Offeror is not eligible for contract award.

Proposals that include generic non-specific descriptions of services, management processes, or quality control procedures that are not tailored to this requirement will be considered technically unacceptable.

The Govt will not assume capability from generalized statements or standard company policy descriptions. Include location-specific schedule, staffing plan with estimated labor hours, and supervisory plan.

Management Plans:

Sub-Factor 1: In 10 pages or less https://sam.gov/content/home

• Provide a detailed description of how the operations are to be performed and rationale for each procedure in the plan.

Proof of Experience/Performance: (Acceptable/ Unacceptable)

"Past experience refers to the work history of the offeror or its key personnel, showing they have done similar work before. Resumes should show recent (within the last 10 years) and relevant experience of 3+ years.

“Past performance” refers to how well a company performed on previous contracts. Recent contracts (within the last 5 years) and relevant performance of 3+ years on similar scope and complexity.

POST AWARD CONFERENCE: A Post-Award conference will be scheduled by the Contract

Specialist to discuss the requirements with the Awardee and all other stakeholders.

CONTRACT CLAUSES AND SOLICITATION PROVISIONS:

Notice Regarding Deviation Feb 2025:

“System updates may lag policy updates. The System for Award Management (SAM) may continue to require entities to complete representations based on provisions that are not included in agency solicitations. Examples include 52.222-25, Affirmative Action Compliance, and paragraph (d) of 52.212-

3, Quoter Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.

Contracting officers will not consider these representations when making award decisions or enforce requirements. Entities are not required to, nor are they able to, update their entity registration to remove these representations in SAM.”

I. SECTION C - CONTRACT CLAUSES

FAR

Number

Title Date

52.212-4 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS—COMMERCIAL

PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES

NOV 2023

A. 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far https://www.va.gov/oal/library/vaar/

(End of Clause)

Number

Title Date

52.203-17 CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEE WHISTLEBLOWER RIGHTS NOV 2023

52.204-13 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT—MAINTENANCE

(DEVIATION)

NOV 2025

52.209-6 PROTECTING THE GOVERNMENT'S INTEREST WHEN

SUBCONTRACTING WITH CONTRACTORS DEBARRED,

SUSPENDED, PROPOSED FOR DEBARMENT, OR

VOLUNTARILY EXCLUDED

JAN 2025

52.209-10 PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH INVERTED

DOMESTIC CORPORATIONS

NOV 2015

52.222-19 CHILD LABOR—COOPERATION WITH AUTHORITIES AND

REMEDIES (DEVIATION)

MAR 2026

52.222-36 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR WORKERS WITH

DISABILITIES (DEVIATION)

NOV 2025

52.222-50 COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (DEVIATION)

ALTERNATE I (NOV 2025)

NOV 2025

52.223-23 SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTS (DEVIATION) NOV 2025

52.226-8 ENCOURAGING CONTRACTOR POLICIES TO BAN TEXT

MESSAGING WHILE DRIVING

MAY 2024

52.232-33 PAYMENT BY ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER—SYSTEM

FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT

OCT 2018

52.232-40 PROVIDING ACCELERATED PAYMENTS TO SMALL

BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTORS

MAR 2023

52.233-3 PROTEST AFTER AWARD AUG 1996

52.237-2 PROTECTION OF GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS,

EQUIPMENT, AND VEGETATION

APR 1984

852.203-70 COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING MAY 2018

852.219-73 VA NOTICE OF TOTAL SET-ASIDE FOR CERTIFIED

SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL

BUSINESSES (DEVIATION)

JAN 2023

852.219-76 VA NOTICE OF LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING—

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE FOR SUPPLIES AND

PRODUCTS (DEVIATION)

JAN 2023

852.232-72 ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF PAYMENT REQUESTS NOV 2018

52.252-6 AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN CLAUSES NOV 2020

The purpose of this bilateral modification is to:

Incorporate FAR 52.222-90 as directed by Executive Order 14398, Addressing DEI

Discrimination by Federal Contractors. FAR 52.222-90 is hereby incorporated into contract referenced in

Block 10A of this modification. Contractors are encouraged to conduct independent research in addition to references contained herein.

https://acquisition.gov/sites/default/files/page_file_uploads/FAR%20Council%20Guidance%20to%20Im plement%20EO%2014398.pdf

52.222-90 Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors

ADDRESSING DEI DISCRIMINATION BY FEDERAL CONTRACTORS (April 2026)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause—

Program participation means membership or participation in, or access or admission to: training, mentoring, or leadership development programs; educational opportunities; clubs; associations; or similar opportunities that are sponsored or established by the contractor or subcontractor.

Racially discriminatory diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) activities means disparate treatment based on race or ethnicity in the recruitment, employment (e.g., hiring, promotions), contracting (e.g., vendor agreements), program participation, or allocation or deployment of an entity's resources.

(b) In connection with the performance of work under this contract, the Contractor agrees as follows:

(1) The Contractor will not engage in any racially discriminatory DEI activities.

(2) The Contractor will furnish all information and reports, including providing access to books, records, and accounts, as required by the Contracting Officer, for purposes of ascertaining compliance with this clause.

(3) In the event of the Contractor's or a subcontractor's noncompliance with this clause, this contract may be canceled, terminated, or suspended in whole or in part, and the Contractor or subcontractor may be declared ineligible for further Government contracts.

(4) The Contractor will report any subcontractor's known or reasonably knowable conduct that may violate this clause to the Contracting Officer and take any appropriate remedial actions directed by the

Contracting Officer.

(5) The Contractor will inform the Contracting Officer if a subcontractor sues the Contractor and the suit puts at issue, in any way, the validity of this clause.

(6) The Contractor recognizes that compliance with the requirements of this clause are material to the

Government's payment decisions for purposes of 31 U.S.C. 3729(b)(4).

(c) The Contractor must include the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (c), in subcontracts at any tier, including those for commercial products and commercial services, for which the place of delivery or performance is in the United States.

(End of clause)]

There are no other changes as a result of this modification.

(End of Addendum to 52.212-4) https://acquisition.gov/sites/default/files/page_file_uploads/FAR%20Council%20Guidance%20to%20Implement%20EO%2014398.pdf https://acquisition.gov/sites/default/files/page_file_uploads/FAR%20Council%20Guidance%20to%20Implement%20EO%2014398.pdf

II. SECTION E - SOLICITATION PROVISIONS

Number

Title Date

52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS—COMMERCIAL

PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES

SEP 2023

52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far https://www.va.gov/oal/library/vaar/

(End of Provision)

Number

Title Date

52.203-18 PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH ENTITIES THAT

REQUIRE CERTAIN INTERNAL CONFIDENTIALITY

AGREEMENTS OR STATEMENTS—REPRESENTATION

JAN 2017

52.204-7 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT—REGISTRATION

(DEVIATION)

NOV 2025

52.212-2 EVALUATION—COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES

(NOV 2021)

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

Price

Technical

Past Performance

Technical and past performance, when combined, are equal.

(b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the

Government to exercise the option(s).

(c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

52.225-2 BUY AMERICAN CERTIFICATE (OCT 2022)

(a)(1) The Offeror certifies that each end product, except those listed in paragraph (b) of this provision, is a domestic end product and that each domestic end product listed in paragraph (c) of this provision contains a critical component.

(2) The Offeror shall list as foreign end products those end products manufactured in the United States that do not qualify as domestic end products. For those foreign end products that do not consist wholly or predominantly of iron or steel or a combination of both, the Offeror shall also indicate whether these foreign end products exceed 55 percent domestic content, except for those that are COTS items. If the percentage of the domestic content is unknown, select ‘‘no’’.

(3) The Offeror shall separately list the line item numbers of domestic end products that contain a critical component (see FAR 25.105).

(4) The terms ‘‘commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item,’’ ‘‘critical component,’’ ‘‘domestic end product,’’ ‘‘end product,’’ and ‘‘foreign end product’’ are defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled ‘‘Buy American—Supplies.”

(b) Foreign End Products:

Line Item No. Country of origin Exceeds 55% domestic content

(yes/no)

[List as necessary]

(c) Domestic end products containing a critical component:

Line Item No.

[List as necessary]

(d) The Government will evaluate offers in accordance with the policies and procedures of part 25 of the

Federal Acquisition Regulation.

(End of Provision)

52.225-4 BUY AMERICAN—FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS—ISRAELI TRADE ACT

CERTIFICATE (DEVIATION) (NOV 2025) ALTERNATE III (JAN 2025)

(a)(1) The Offeror certifies that each end product, except those listed in paragraph (b) or (c)(1) of this provision, is a domestic end product and that each domestic end product listed in paragraph (c)(2) of this provision contains a critical component.

(2) The terms ‘‘Bahraini, Moroccan, Omani, Panamanian, or Peruvian end product,’’ ‘‘commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item,’’ ‘‘critical component,’’ ‘‘domestic end product,’’ ‘‘end product,’’

‘‘foreign end product,’’ ‘‘Free Trade Agreement country,’’ ‘‘Free Trade Agreement country end product,’’ ‘‘Israeli end product,’’ and ‘‘United States’’ are defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled ‘‘Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act.’’

(b) The Offeror certifies that the following supplies are Korean end products or Israeli end products as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade

Act".

Korean End Products or Israeli End Products:

Line Item No. Country of origin

(c)(1) The Offeror shall list those supplies that are foreign end products (other than those listed in paragraph (b) of this provision) as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled ‘‘Buy American-Free

Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act.’’

Other Foreign End Products:

Line Item No. Country of origin

(2) The Offeror shall list the line item numbers of domestic end products that contain a critical component (see FAR 25.105).

Line Item No. ________

(d) The Government will evaluate offers in accordance with the policies and procedures of part 25 of the

Federal Acquisition Regulation.

(End of Provision)

FAR

Number

Title Date

52.225-18 PLACE OF MANUFACTURE AUG 2018

52.252-5 AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN PROVISIONS (NOV 2020)

(a) The use in this solicitation of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of “(DEVIATION)” after the date of the provision.

(b) The use in this solicitation of any VAAR Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter FEDERAL

ACQUISITION REGULATION (48 CFR Chapter 1)) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of “(DEVIATION)” after the name of the regulation.

(End of Provision)

52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (NOV 2025) (DEVIATION)

The Government contemplates award of a Firm-Fixed-Price, Indefinite Quantity contract resulting from this solicitation.