Leavenworth National Cemetery, Gravesite Expansion

The Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration seeks sealed bids for gravesite expansion and administration building renovation at Leavenworth National Cemetery in Kansas, with bids due September 28, 2026, at 9:00 AM CDT. The procurement is set aside exclusively for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) concerns under Public Law 109-461.

Place of performance is Leavenworth, Kansas, at 150 Muncie Road. The solicitation comprises two line items: a base bid (CLIN 0001) for gravesite cemetery expansion adding 8,205 total gravesites across four new sections (73–76)—comprising 4,605 in-ground cremain plots and 3,600 columbarium niche plots—and an optional item (CLIN 0002) for administration building renovation and site improvements including 3,181 square feet of renovation and 1,733 square feet of addition. The estimated construction magnitude ranges from $10 million to $20 million. Performance must be completed within 540 calendar days of the Notice to Proceed, with liquidated damages of $1,375 per calendar day for delays. A mandatory site visit occurred September 3, 2026.

Scope encompasses road and drainage improvements across multiple cemetery roads (Singer Road, Riverview Avenue, Cemetery Loop, Loop Road, Cemetery Road, Overlook Road, and Obelisk Road); demolition of existing parking and site restoration; columbarium court construction; new irrigation system installation using Hunter components; electrical and mechanical systems for the administration building; and technology systems including access control, video surveillance, and fire alarm integration. Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements apply. The contractor must maintain cemetery operations throughout construction with at least one travel lane open, coordinate around approximately four daily burials, and complete work during 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM business hours except as authorized.

NAICS code is 237990, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction. PSC code is Y1PZ, Construction of Other Non-Building Facilities. Performance and payment bonds at 100 percent of contract value are required within five calendar days of award. A bid guarantee of 20 percent of bid price (not to exceed $3 million) is required. The prime contractor must perform at least 15 percent of work in-house under SDVOSB limitations on subcontracting. Amendment 0002, published September 22, 2026, updates RFI responses; Amendment 0001, published September 17, 2026, added safety requirements specifications and updated civil and survey drawings.