Yellowstone National Cemetery National Shrine Project

The Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration is soliciting sealed bids for headstone raise and realignment, headstone cleaning, and turf renovation services at Yellowstone National Cemetery, with bids due August 27 at 2:00 PM MDT. The procurement is an SDVOSB set-aside under Public Law 109-461, foreclosing competition outside that pool.

Place of performance is Laurel, Montana (55 Buffalo Trail Road). The project involves raising, realigning, leveling, and backfilling 628 upright granite headstones in Section B, cleaning those headstones, and renovating and re-establishing turfgrass on 17,082 square feet of burial section. Headstones must be set at 25 inches above finish grade and vertically plumb; turfgrass must be certified premium grade tall fescue and Kentucky bluegrass blend. Work hours are 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding federal holidays, with weekend work permitted only upon written Contracting Officer's Representative approval with five workdays' notice. Performance period is 365 calendar days from Notice to Proceed. A licensed professional land surveyor is required at contractor expense for layout control.

The estimated construction magnitude is between $100,000 and $250,000, firm-fixed-price. Davis-Bacon prevailing wage rates apply (General Decision MT20260068 effective May 18, 2026); contractors must maintain certified payroll and comply with Buy American construction materials requirements. Performance and payment bonds are mandatory within 10 calendar days of award; a bid guarantee of 20 percent of bid price (not to exceed $3 million) is required. For SDVOSB contractors, at least 15 percent of the work must be self-performed; no more than 85 percent of government payments may go to non-certified SDVOSB/VOSB firms, excluding materials costs.

NAICS 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction); PSC Z2PZ (Repair Or Alteration Of Other Non-Building Facilities). An organized site visit is scheduled for August 13, 2026 at 11:00 AM MDT at the cemetery Administration Building (rescheduled by amendments dated August 3 and August 12). Offerors must acknowledge receipt of both amendments prior to bid submission. Warranty periods: one year for headstone work, 90 days for turf renovation. Contact: Daniel P. Kinney, daniel.kinney@va.gov, 402-830-4683.