National Cemetery of the Alleghenies National Shrine Project

The Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration seeks construction services for raising, realigning, and cleaning upright headstones and renovating turf with sod installation across five burial sections at the National Cemetery of the Alleghenies in Bridgeville, Pennsylvania, with bids due May 13, 2026. The procurement is set aside exclusively for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB).

The estimated contract value falls between $1 million and $2 million. Work must be completed within 365 calendar days from Notice to Proceed, with a mandatory start within 10 days of award. The NAICS code is 237990, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction, with a small business size standard of $45 million. This is a sealed-bid Invitation for Bids with public teleconference bid opening on May 13 at 4:00 PM EDT via 1-872-701-0185 (Conference ID: 128527000).

Scope includes raising, resetting, lowering, realigning, and backfilling approximately 3,893 upright headstones across Sections 1, 2, 3, C1, and C2; cleaning headstones using only D/2 Biological Solution; and turf renovation of approximately 121,615 square feet using sod of 70% Kentucky Bluegrass and 30% Perennial Ryegrass from Blue Tag certified seed. Work must occur during normal cemetery hours (8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday), with no work during Memorial Day or Veterans Day weekend activities. The contractor must provide a bid guarantee of 20 percent of bid price or $3 million (whichever is less), and performance and payment bonds at 100 percent of contract value within five calendar days of award.

Liquidated damages are $1,116.00 per calendar day for delays. The contract includes Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements per PA20260002 and Buy American construction materials provisions. All proposals must acknowledge Amendment 0001, published May 7, 2026. A mandatory site visit occurred April 22, 2026; Daniel Kinney (daniel.kinney@va.gov) is the contact for further questions.