Solicitation for large, medium and small Bronze Medallions for privately purchased headstones for cemeteries in the United States and abroad.

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This is a PRE-Solicitation notice that the National Cemetery Administration will be soliciting offers under Solicitation number VA786-16-R-0264 to provide Bronze Medallions. Material specifications will be in the Statement of Work when the Solicitation is posted to Federal Business Opportunities (FBO). Electronic solicitation will be available at a later determined date, for download, from FBO at http://www.FedBizOpps.gov/. Offerors are advised that they are also responsible for obtaining and signing/dating all Amendments to the solicitation which will also be available on the FBO website.

The Contractor shall be required to provide bronze medallions for privately purchased headstones for cemeteries in the United States and Abroad within twenty (20) business days following the date the order is issued. The sizes for Bronze Medallions are as follows:

Product Code Inscription Type



M1 VA Bronze Medallion (1 ½ inch Diameter)

M2 VA Bronze Medallion (3 inch Diameter)

M3 VA Bronze Medallion (5 inch Diameter)



Evaluation criteria for this award will be Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA). Award will be made to the vendor whose price is lowest amongst all proposals provided and is deemed to be technically acceptable. Having the lowest price does not automatically constitute the premise for award. If your proposal is the lowest price, but your product does not meet the salient characteristics as set forth in the Solicitation and Statement of Work and an approved Sample by the Memorial Program Services, you will not be awarded the contract.

All proposals shall be submitted through the Department of Veterans Affairs - Electronic Management System (eCMS) Vendor Portal website in order to be considered for award. Go to the Vendor Portal website at https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov. Once on the webpage, proceed to the Vendor Portal Login section located on the far left side of the webpage. 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 solicitation closing date, contact the VAAS helpdesk at 1-877-634-3739, or via email at VA.Acquisition.Systems@va.gov

Submission of proposals through E-mail will NOT be accepted. Proposal transmission/uploads shall be completed by the date/time specified in the solicitation. Late or incomplete proposals will not be considered.

No telephone requests/question will be accepted. Any questions for this PRE-Solicitation should be sent via email to teresa.cabanting@va.gov with Solicitation number in Subject of E-mail.