Merz Vault Company, Inc.

Merz Vault Company, Inc., a veteran-owned manufacturer of concrete grave liners and burial vault materials based in Salem, Illinois, supplies and installs cemetery operational equipment exclusively to the Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration as a prime contractor. The company holds two active single-award indefinite-delivery contracts with the VA NCA totaling $3.68 million in combined ceiling value, from which it exercises delivery orders for grave liner supply, installation, and relocation services. Merz Vault operates primarily under Total Small Business set-asides and sole-source procurements; nearly all recent awards carry designations reflecting the VA's determination that Merz Vault Company is the sole responsible source for the specialized grave liner products and installation labor required to support dignified interment operations across the national cemetery system.

Merz Vault's capability footprint is tightly focused. The company manufactures and delivers concrete grave liners, grave liner lids, and burial vault materials to support VA cemetery operations, particularly at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in Missouri. Representative prime work includes a $236,595 delivery order for grave liner supply (October 2025 through September 2026) under the primary $3.56 million Total Small Business IDC, a $205,790 delivery order exercising an option period for grave liner and installation services (April 2026 through March 2027, also Total Small Business), and a $203,145 delivery order for grave liner installation and reopening services (through September 2025). Earlier awards include a $318,466 sole-source definitive contract for grave liner supply to Jefferson Barracks (April 2022 through March 2023) and a $249,780 purchase order for grave liner supply (June 2023 through March 2024). The company's work is concentrated geographically at Lemay Township, Missouri and concentrated by customer function — the VA NCA accounts for 100% of recent awards and 92% of the award count in the source data, with 28 awards carrying $14.8 million in combined potential value.

Merz Vault holds five active parent indefinite-delivery contracts with the VA NCA, with the flagship $3.56 million Total Small Business IDC (V686P6570289) supporting eleven task orders. A second contract (36C78625D0012) carries a $913 thousand ceiling with six task orders. The company's award trajectory shows volatility — three awards in 2022, two in 2023, seven in 2024, two in 2025, and two in 2026 year-to-date — with only $442 thousand in combined potential value on awards reaching ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, indicating limited near-term recompete exposure. The company has carried federal contracts since 1991; its SAM.gov registration dates to 2001. Merz Vault does not subcontract and does not appear as a subcontractor on other prime contracts in the source data.

Merz Vault Co. Inc. is a Concrete Burial Vault Mfg. Company and Crematory servicing the Funeral Industry in southern Illinios. We also have a tent rental business for all events. In addition, we have a contract with the veterans administration to supply concrete grave liners to Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in St. Louis Mo.