Biloxi National Cemetery Expansion and FCA Deficiencies

The Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration is soliciting construction services for the Biloxi National Cemetery Expansion and Facility Condition Assessment (FCA) Deficiencies project located at 400 Veterans Avenue, Biloxi, Mississippi. The project encompasses burial section expansion, new burial sections with precast concrete double-depth lawn crypts, a 680-square-foot administrative building addition, and remediation of existing facility deficiencies across the 54-acre cemetery. Key contract requirements include compliance with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Treatment of Historic Resources due to the cemetery's listing on the National Register of Historic Places, adherence to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, and strict operational constraints requiring all work to occur during normal cemetery operating hours (Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) with mandatory work cessation during internments and ceremonies. The solicitation will be issued as an Invitation for Bid (IFB) numbered 36C78626B0002, with bids due 30 calendar days after publication on sam.gov on or about March 15, 2026. A pre-bid site visit is scheduled for March 25, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. Central Time, with interested offerors required to notify Contracting Officer Daniel Kinney at daniel.kinney@va.gov by March 20, 2026, if they plan to attend.

This acquisition is a total set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) in accordance with Public Law 109-461, with no incumbent contractor identified in the presolicitation materials. The estimated contract value ranges between $10,000,000 and $20,000,000, with a construction performance schedule of 18 calendar months from notice to proceed and a total project timeline of 365 calendar days. The project is classified under NAICS code 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction) with a small business size standard of $45.0 Million. The geotechnical engineering report indicates subsurface conditions with predominantly sandy soils and groundwater encountered at 6 to 8 feet below grade, requiring shallow foundation construction with maximum net allowable bearing pressure of 2,100 psf and strict site preparation and compaction requirements. Contractors must submit detailed price breakdowns and cost schedules aligned with the project performance schedule and demonstrate experience with complex cemetery construction projects subject to Section 106 historic preservation compliance and VA facility infection control requirements.