Inscribed Upright Granite Headstones and Flat Granite Marker J1 & W1 for Houston Natl. Cem, Houston, TX

The National Cemetery Administration is soliciting offers under solicitation number VA-786-11-RP-0309 for the supply and inscription of approx. 525 (J1) Flat Granite Markers, Thin (12" x 24" x 3") and approx. 1,890 (W1) Upright Granite Headstones, Thin (13" x 42" x 3") for Houston National Cemetery, Houston, TX 77038.



Contractor shall provide all labor and material necessary to manufacture or purchase, inscribe, package and palletize, if necessary, shipments of the inscribed headstones and markers.



The period of performance will be from October 1, 2011 through September 30, 2012 with two (2) one-year options (if exercised) to extend the term of the contract through September 30, 2014. Granite shall be standard grade, fine to medium grained material as classified by the National Building Granite Quarries Association. It shall be free of cracks, seams, and starts. Lithichrome may be required on inscriptions provided under this contract. Samples conforming to government specifications shall be submitted for approval (more specific instructions are included in the solicitation). This sample must be received and approved prior to the closing date of the solicitation. Full size copies of drawings are available upon request at no additional charge to potential vendors. The request should be e-mailed to the NCA Memorial Programs Service (MPS) Program Support Unit at MPSProgSupport@va.gov. Evaluation criteria for this award will be in the following order: 1) Price; 2) Technical Qualifications, and 3) Performance. This acquisition is 100% set aside for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB). The NAICS Code is 327991. Size standard is 500 employees. Electronic solicitations will be available for download from http://www.fbo.gov on or about Aug 19, 2011. Responses to the solicitation are due on or about 2:00 P.M. on September 2, 2011. Any amendments to the solicitation will also be available at www.fbo.gov. Offerors are advised they are responsible for obtaining any amendments.



****NOTE - All potential offerors who have submitted and received approval notification for a sample of same type within the last 12 months may submit a copy of that approved review with the bid to avoid submitting another sample.*****



****NOTE - All Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses shall be listed in VetBiz and been verified at time of contract award. ****