Z2AA--Headstone Maintenance Ft Sheridan
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 36C78625R0021
- Agency
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National Cemetery Administration
Department of Veterans Affairs
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 238990 All Other Specialty Trade Contractors
- Place of performance
- Fort Sheridan National Cemetery Lake Bluff, Illinois 60044, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration intends to issue an Invitation for Bid (IFB) for headstone maintenance services at Fort Sheridan National Cemetery. The solicitation will be released on or about February 10th, 2025, with responses due by February 20th, 2025. The contractor will be responsible for providing all management, personnel, equipment, and materials necessary to perform comprehensive headstone maintenance, including grave excavation, interments, disinterments, and headstone installation. The work must comply with all VA, National Cemetery Administration, and OSHA requirements, with a specific focus on maintaining proper cemetery operations and professional decorum. Contractors must provide daily inspection reports, coordinate interment schedules, and adhere to strict performance standards, such as completing grave preparations at least one hour before committal services and installing headstones within 10 calendar days of receipt.
This procurement is exclusively set aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), with strict verification requirements for participation. The contract will be a Firm-Fixed Price Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) with one base year and four option years, with an estimated value between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000. Eligible contractors must be verified in the Vendor Information Pages (VIP) at vetbiz.gov, registered in SAM.gov, and meet the NAICS code 237990 size standard of $39.5 million. The contract will incorporate both Service Contract Act and Davis-Bacon wage requirements. Interested SDVOSBs must have a Certified Veteran Enterprise (CVE) seal and will be evaluated based on their ability to meet the detailed scope of work, which includes maintaining a 7-acre cemetery and performing various interment and headstone maintenance services.
Notice text
The Department of Veterans Affairs, National Cemetery Administration intends to issue a solicitation entitled, Headstone Maintenance for the Fort Sheridan National Cemetery, on or about February 10th, 2025, unless additional notice is given, or this notice is modified or cancelled, the full solicitation, specifications and drawings will be posted on Contract Opportunities at SAM.gov.
The acquisition type for this solicitation will be Invitation for Bid (IFB). This project will be a Firm-Fixed Price IDIQ contract that will include both Service Contract Act and Davis-Bacon Wages.
The Contractor shall provide all management, manpower, supervision, equipment, materials and supplies necessary to provide headstone maintenance services as described in the Scope of Work. The Contractor shall comply with all applicable Veterans Affairs, National Cemetery Administration Directives, Handbooks, Policies and Standing Operating Procedures (SOP) for all work performed including applicable OSHA safety requirements and NCA Operational Standards and Measures. The Contractor shall also adjust/modify work procedures, as required, to comply with updates, changes or additions to policies, procedures, directives, handbooks, etc., from the VA, NCA, and or OSHA. The period of performance will be for one base year and four option year periods.
The disclosure of magnitude for this project is between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000.
The NAICS is 237990 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction and the business size standard is $39.5 Million. This procurement is 100% Set-Aside for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) concerns. Only verified SDVOSB firms are eligible to submit an offer or receive an award of a VA contract that is set-aside for SDVOSB in accordance with VAAR Part 819. A non-verified vendor that submits a bid or proposal will be rejected as non-responsive. To be eligible for award, the SDVOSB must be considered small under the relevant NAICS code and must be registered and verified in the following websites: those desiring to receive an award from this solicitation must be registered at www.vetbiz.gov. Companies must have the Certified Veteran Enterprise (CVE) seal on their registration to be considered for an award. The VIP database will be checked both upon receipt of an offer and prior to award; firms must be currently registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at www.sam.gov and have completed online Representations and Certifications prior to contract award. Offers received from concerns that are not Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) concerns shall not be considered. SDVOSBs must be verified for ownership and control and listed in the Vendor Information Pages at https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov prior to the due date for proposals and pending award. (See VAAR Clause 852.219-10 VA Notice of Total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside.)
You must register as at the www.SAM.gov website for the solicitation. In order to receive e-mail notification of amendments. Amendments to this solicitation will not be mailed but will be posted at the website. Offerors are responsible for obtaining solicitation from Contract Opportunities and acknowledging all amendments to this solicitation.
The Contracting Officer and point of contact for this solicitation is Shane Hilts, email shane.hilts@va.gov. Telephone requests will NOT be accepted.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| S02_Attachment 1_Headstone Maintenance Scope of Work FT Sheridan.pdf | ||
| 36C78625R0021.docx | DOCX document |
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