New Contract - To provide replacement blank red granite niche covers for manufactured and delivered to Santa Fe & Ft Bliss National Cemeteries; Subject to Availability of FY 2015 Funds

The National Cemetery Administration is soliciting offers under Solicitation No. VA786-15-R-0368 for the following:



The purpose of this requisition is to supply Blank Granite Reddish Brown Columbarium Niche Covers for Ft. Bliss and Santa Fe National Cemetery for use as replacements.



Replacements shall be comparable in color and shading to the existing granite niche covers mounted on columbaria at Ft. Bliss and Santa Fe National Cemeteries. Sources from different states are acceptable if the evaluation of a sample confirms that a suitable match will result for color, visual texture, finish, and testing standards. All stone shall be obtained from quarries within the United States of America, having adequate capacity and facilities to meet the specified requirements.



Granite (Granite shall be reddish brown which shall be sound and compact, free from cracks, spalls, chips, holes, calcite lines more than two inches in length, open seams, pits, or other defects that would impair its strength, durability or appearance.) shall conform to the definition of granite as defined by ASTM- C119. Granite provided under this contract shall be standard grade, fine to medium grained material as classified by the National Building Granite Quarries Association.



Granite shall be composed of reddish brown similar or equal to American Bouquet Granite as fount in granite deposits in the vicinity of Milbank, South Dakota.



The face and sides of each niche cover shall be uniformly machine honed with 400 grit finishing stone to produce a smooth satin surface, free of scratches, saw marks, rust spots and skips. The back of the niche covers shall have a smooth sawn finish or better. All edges along the front, back and corners shall be uniformly rounded with a smooth 1/16 inch to 1/8 inch eased-edge aris (or chamfer). The minimum 1/16" rounding along backside edges is preferred. Four holes are to be core drilled in each cover as shown on drawing. The holes shall be perpendicular to the face of the cover



Evaluation criteria for this award will be in Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA).



All proposals must be submitted through the Department of Veterans Affairs - Electronic Management System (eCMS) Vendor Portal website in order to be considered for award. https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov. Please go to the VA eCMS Vendor Portal website at https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov to register. Once on the webpage, proceed to the Vendor Portal Login section located on the far left side of the webpage and click on 'Request a user account' to register. In the event an Offeror is unable to submit a proposal through the Vendor Portal domain, prior to the proposal closing date, contact the VAAS helpdesk at 1-877-634-3739, or via email at VA.Acquisition.Systems@va.gov. Submission of proposals through email will not be accepted. Proposal transmission/uploads must be completed by the date/time specified. Late or incomplete Proposals will not be considered.



Electronic solicitations will be available for download from Federal Business Opportunities http://www.FedBizOpps.gov on or around August 3, 2015. Responses to the solicitation are due by 12:00 p.m.on or about August 14, 2015. Offerors are advised that they are responsible for obtaining amendments to the solicitation which will be available at FedBizOpps.



No telephone requests will be accepted. Any questions should be sent via email to donna.cooper3@va.gov .