L099--onsite inscription services for south florida NC

The Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration seeks qualified vendors to provide on-site inscription services at South Florida National Cemetery in Wellington, Florida, with quotations and physical samples due July 23, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. CST. This is a 100% small business set-aside under NAICS 561990 with a $16.5 million business size standard.

Place of performance is 6501 FL-7, Wellington, FL 33449. The contract runs October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027, with four optional one-year extensions through September 30, 2031. All inscription work must be performed on-site between 7:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. local time, Monday through Friday, excluding Federal holidays, using air blast abrasion with non-hazardous aggregate on government-furnished marble and granite headstones, markers, and niche covers.

Performance requirements include initial facility setup within 25 calendar days of award for non-incumbent contractors, first order completion within 30 calendar days of award, and ongoing orders within 10 business days of receipt. Accelerated requests for casualties of war require two-calendar-day completion at no additional cost. The contractor must establish an on-site portable blasting structure with dust handling equipment and noise abatement below 60 dBA within 500 feet. Contractor personnel must maintain professional conduct, wear appropriate attire, speak fluent English, and comply with all OSHA, EPA, and DOT safety regulations. Service Contract Act prevailing wage rates apply per Florida Palm Beach County wage determination 2015-4573, Revision 31.

Quoters must submit three physical marble samples (upright, niche cover, and memorial wall marker), four separate submission documents in PDF and Excel format, and be registered in SAM with ORCA certifications completed. The Government will evaluate using best-value methodology, weighing technical merit and past performance (combined as more important than price) against price reasonableness, making award without discussions. The contracting officer is Weston Worsham (Weston.Worsham@va.gov), contracting office Triangle, Virginia.