Professional Cemetery Staff Services
Closed State & local contract opportunity Posted
- Solicitation number
- 2137594
- State
- New York
- Responses due
Opportunity facts
- Jurisdiction
- Points of contact
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- Sonya Stack sonya.stack@ogs.ny.gov (518) 486-7649
- Nicholas Stearns nicholas.stearns@ogs.ny.gov (518) 408-0899
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About this opportunity
New York State Veterans Cemetery - Finger Lakes is requesting bids for professional cemetery burial services including headstone and marker setting and groundskeeping under an IFB with proposals due September 16, 2026 and a mandatory site visit on August 19, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. EST. No SDVOB or DBE goals apply to this procurement.
The contractor shall provide all cemetery staff and services as a supplement to current state staffing. Work includes dignified and respectful handling of headstone and marker settings, groundskeeping activities, heavy equipment operation for excavation and site preparation, monument and foundation setting, grounds maintenance, and snow removal. All work must comply with NCA standards as outlined in 38 CFR Part 38 and NCA guidelines, operating under the direction of the Cemetery Director or designee. Bidders must demonstrate at least one year of experience operating heavy equipment for excavation, site preparation, monument or foundation setting, grounds maintenance, and snow removal — the stated minimum qualification requirement.
The cemetery serves as a final resting place for Veterans, their spouses, and dependents in St. Lawrence County. No service-disabled veteran-owned or disadvantaged business enterprise has held an identical or substantially similar contract with the state within the past five years. The IFB document is available at https://ogs.ny.gov/procurement/bid-opportunities.
Opportunity text
The New York State Veterans Cemetery - Finger Lakes, serves as a final resting place for Veterans, their spouses, and dependents. The contractor shall provide professional cemetery burial services, ensuring dignified and respectful handling of all headstone and marker settings, and groundskeeping activities. All work shall comply with NCA standards (as outlined in 38 CFR Part 38 and NCA guidelines) under the direction of the Cemetery Director or designee). The contractor shall supply all necessary staff. These services will act as a supplement to current state staffing as needed. The following minimum requirement must be met by each Bidder: The Bidder shall have at least one year of experience operating heavy equipment for excavation, site preparation, monument or foundation setting, grounds maintenance, and snow removal. This solicitation has a mandatory site visit set for August 19, 2026, at 10:00am EST. Refer to Section 1.5 Mandatory Site Visit for more information. The IFB document can be found at the following link: https://ogs.ny.gov/procurement/bid-opportunities Business enterprises awarded an identical or substantially similar procurement contract within the past five years: None. Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business (SDVOB) SDVOB Goal: 0.00% Disadvantaged Business Enterprise contracting goals (DBE) DBE Goal: 0.00%
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