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The Department of the Interior National Park Service intends to solicit rehabilitation of Chalmette National Cemetery at Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve in Chalmette, Louisiana, with anticipated RFP issuance around December 2026 and no set-aside used. The Sources Sought Survey Questionnaire is due August 5, 2026, at 5:00 PM Mountain Time.

The cemetery comprises 17.5 acres established in 1864 with over 15,000 interments representing veterans from multiple conflicts. Work scope includes cleaning, straightening, raising, realigning, and replacing grave markers; minor conservation and cleaning of monuments and historic features; rehabilitation of gates, iron fencing, and perimeter brick walls with repointing and structural repairs; grading improvements and restoration of a functional stormwater management system to reduce flooding and subsidence; restoration of historic plantings, tree canopy, turf, and cultural landscape features; rehabilitation of walkways; and improvements to visitor access and experience. All work must comply with National Park Service standards for historic preservation.

The project magnitude exceeds ten million dollars with an anticipated period of performance of 730 calendar days. Performance is at the cemetery site in Chalmette, Louisiana, located 30 miles from the nearest suppliers and lodging facilities. The park will remain open during construction requiring minimized visitor impact; winter construction may be required.

The NAICS code is 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction) with a size standard of forty-five million dollars. A competitive Firm-Fixed-Price contract award is anticipated. Bid, Performance, and Payment Bonds are anticipated to be required. Submit survey responses to carlos_garcia@ios.doi.gov. Specific technical qualifications are required, including experience with National Cemeteries or cemetery work involving headstone cleaning and resetting, historic landscape preservation, infrastructure repair, historic preservation methods and materials, grave marker rehabilitation, masonry and ironwork repair, and site drainage improvements. Louisiana building licensing and permitting compliance is required.