L099--Onsite Inscription Services for Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery

The Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration seeks onsite inscription services for Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri, with proposals due October 19, 2026. This is a Total Small Business set-aside.

Place of performance is 2900 Sheridan Road, St. Louis, Missouri 63125. The contractor must establish an onsite inscription facility within 25 calendar days of award and begin services within 30 calendar days. The contract period runs from December 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027, with four optional one-year renewals through September 30, 2031. Initial orders must be completed within 30 calendar days (excluding federal holidays); ongoing orders within 10 business days from order receipt to completion and delivery.

The cemetery operates four product types: Marker, Granite, Thin, Flat with 3" Inscriptions (J1); Memorial Wall Marker, Marble (A1); Niche Cover, Inscription Scenarios (I1); and Headstone, Upright, Marble 13" x 42" x 4" (U1/R2). Inscriptions must use air blast abrasion with non-hazardous aggregate and meet specified depths and lithochrome specifications (N4 or lower on Munsell scale). The contractor must provide and maintain a portable blasting structure with dust-handling equipment that abates noise to less than 60 decibels within 500 feet, plus water, electrical power, and waste disposal. Work is authorized between 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding Federal holidays. Rejects must be disposed of within 60 days; rejected replacement monuments are reordered at no cost to government for contractor errors.

Personnel must speak fluent English, wear professional attire, and maintain dignity and respect for the cemetery. Compliance with Service Contract Act wage determinations (WD 2015-5075, Revision 34, effective August 22, 2026) applies. Weekly status reporting with aging reports is required. The unit price is all-inclusive, covering complete inscriptions regardless of line count or character count. The NAICS code is 561990, All Other Support Services; the PSC code is L099. Evaluation criteria include past performance questionnaires covering 18 performance dimensions across compliance, timeliness, safety, contract management, quality control, and customer satisfaction.