The Contractor shall furnish all labor, supervision, equipment, supplies, and materials necessary to perform Upright Headstone and Flat Marker Cleaning Services at the Long Island National Cemetery. -- S208

The Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration is soliciting contractor services for comprehensive headstone and flat marker cleaning at the Long Island National Cemetery in Farmingdale, New York. The contractor must provide all labor, supervision, equipment, supplies, and materials necessary to clean approximately 300,000 upright headstones, flat markers, and niche covers annually using pressure washing (limited to 500 psi) and D2 Biological Solution. Work must be performed with strict adherence to cemetery dignity standards while coordinating around burial services and maintaining reverence appropriate to the setting. Technical proposals must include relevant experience, key personnel qualifications, a detailed work/staffing plan, and past performance information from three references within the last five years. The solicitation response deadline is January 15, 2025, at 10:00 AM EST, with a mandatory site visit scheduled for December 26, 2024.

This opportunity is set aside exclusively for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses under NAICS code 561730 with a size standard of $9.5 million. The contract structure includes a one-year base period from the date of award through one year, plus four additional one-year renewal options, creating a potential five-year total performance period. The guaranteed minimum contract value is $5,000, while the maximum aggregate value reaches $7.2 million across all contract periods if all options are exercised. Work must be performed Monday through Friday between 8:00 AM and 4:15 PM, excluding federal holidays, at the Long Island National Cemetery located at 2040 Wellwood Avenue, Farmingdale, NY 11735-1211. The contract award is expected around March 2025 and is subject to the availability of funds for fiscal year 2025.