New contract to supply covers and markers for Cape Canaveral National Cemetery; subject to availability of FY16 funds.

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The National Cemetery Administration is soliciting offers under Solicitation No. VA786-16-Q-0074 for the supply of Blank Marble Niche Covers (I1) Blank Marble Memorial Wall Markers (A1) for Cape Canaveral National Cemetery, Mims, FL 32754.



Marble shall be fine grained, 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. The overall background whiteness of the marble, exclusive of allowable veining, shall be no less than standard N8.5 of the Munsell Neutral Value Scale, 31 Step Scale. Background colors with noticeable contrast in chroma or hue (example: mixing silver or gray background tones with cream or yellow background tones) are unacceptable. Various colored veins, no darker than N6 of the Munsell Neutral Value Scale, may blend gradually into the white background. Blotches of color, or veining which are in sharp contrast with the background whiteness, which would inhibit legibility of the inscription, or which present an objectionable appearance, shall be cause for rejection.

The face and sides of each blank shall be uniformly machine honed to a finish using 80 grit and display 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 finer. All edges along the front, back and corners shall be uniformly rounded. 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. The holes shall have smooth side walls, with one centerline, and no visible change in the side wall from drilling the hole from opposite faces.



Contractors having previous approval of a full size niche cover sample within the last 12 months may submit a copy of that approval in lieu of submitting actual full size sample(s). However, a 6" x 6" sample representative of the stone to be used and finished per the RFP shall still be submitted for review in lieu of submitting full size samples.



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.



Opportunities http://www.FedBizOpps.gov on or around December 31, 2015. Responses to the solicitation are due by 12:00 p.m. January, 15, 2016. 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.