Knauer Industries LTD

Knauer Industries LTD is a small business manufacturer of concrete products headquartered in Shorewood, Illinois, with operations in Elwood, Illinois. The company is registered in the federal System for Award Management (SAM.gov) and specializes in providing concrete grave liners and associated installation services exclusively to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration. Since establishing its federal contracting relationship in 2020, Knauer Industries LTD has maintained a focused business model centered on supporting the VA's mission to maintain dignified burial infrastructure at national cemeteries, particularly the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery located near its operational base in Elwood.

Knauer Industries LTD has received multiple firm fixed-price delivery orders from the Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration spanning from 2021 through January 2026, with no set-aside designations applied to any of these awards. The contractor's work has encompassed two primary service categories: the provision of concrete grave liners themselves and labor for delivery and installation of those liners at the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery. Notable delivery orders include a $690,690 contract for labor to deliver concrete graveliners (March 2022 through September 2023), a $438,674 delivery order for concrete grave liner installation (awarded February 2024), and multiple annual task orders ranging from approximately $10,000 to $375,000 in value. Recent awards in 2026 include two January delivery orders valued at $12,660 and $18,202, both exercising Option Year 1 of underlying Indefinite Delivery Contracts for graveliner services through December 31, 2026. All delivery orders have been issued as single awards with competitive procurement, reflecting the contractor's established expertise and reliability in this specialized infrastructure support capacity.

Knauer Industries LTD currently holds two active Indefinite Delivery Contracts with the Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration. The first IDC, a Total Small Business set-aside awarded January 1, 2025, carries a ceiling value of $269,534 and extends through December 31, 2026, with option periods available for extension. This contract provides the VA National Cemetery Administration with the vehicle to issue indefinite quantity delivery orders for concrete grave liners and installation services supporting Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery; two delivery orders totaling $50,779 have been issued to date under this IDV. The second IDC, awarded February 21, 2024, carries a ceiling value of $523,726, with an ultimate completion date of June 30, 2024, and is not subject to any set-aside designation. Both contracts are structured as single-award IDVs issued directly by the National Cemetery Administration without parent contract vehicles, enabling the agency to procure grave liner products and services on an as-needed basis. These IDCs demonstrate the VA's confidence in Knauer Industries LTD's specialized capabilities and underscore the contractor's role as a critical, dedicated supplier for the National Cemetery Administration's infrastructure maintenance operations.