CORINTH NATIONAL CEMETERY, 838CM3036 – GRAVESITE EXPANSION AND CEMETERY IMPROVEMENTS

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, National Cemetery Administration, is soliciting bids for the expansion and improvement of the Corinth National Cemetery in Corinth, Mississippi, under solicitation number 36C78626B0023, with a presolicitation notice posted on June 23, 2026, and the formal solicitation anticipated for release on or about July 22, 2026. This is a total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-aside under NAICS code 237990 for Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction, with an estimated contract value between $5 million and $10 million. The primary objective is to expand the cemetery’s burial capacity to support operations for the next 15 years through general construction, including the development of new administrative, committal, and maintenance facilities, as well as improvements to traffic flow and site infrastructure. Work will be performed at the cemetery’s location at 1551 Horton Street, Corinth, MS 38834, and is subject to stringent compliance with federal construction standards, including ADA accessibility, NIST 800-116 for Physical Access Control Systems, and HSPD-12 and FIPS 201 for interoperable identity verification systems. All proposals must include a point-by-point statement of compliance with the technical specifications; failure to submit this document will result in immediate disqualification. Submittals must precisely follow the sequence of the specification sections, and any non-compliant or equivalent solutions must be clearly labeled as “DOES NOT COMPLY” or “COMPARABLE” with full supporting documentation. Materials and equipment must be delivered in original, unopened OEM packaging, labeled with manufacturer name, brand, batch number, type, color, production run, manufacture date, and safety instructions, with any damaged or opened packaging rejected prior to installation. Contractors must provide OSHA 10-hour certified training records for all personnel before work begins and submit a comprehensive security plan covering physical and administrative controls for the project duration. Warranty for construction is five years, during which quarterly inspections are required, beginning 90 days after acceptance and concluding 30 days before expiration, with the warranty period extended until all corrective actions are completed. The Contracting Officer’s Representative will oversee all work, approval of submittals, samples, and shop drawings, and may withhold 50% of payments for failure to submit required Operation and