Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery National Shrine Project

The contract solicitation 36C78626B0010 for the Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery National Shrine Project is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set Aside under NAICS code 237990, with a total performance period of 365 calendar days from the Notice to Proceed. The work involves restoring and maintaining cemetery grounds across multiple sections, including the re-alignment, leveling, and backfilling of approximately 10,908 upright marble headstones and the renovation of roughly 639,364 square feet of turf grass. All work must comply with National Cemetery Administration standards emphasizing dignity and respect, including prohibitions against stepping on or leaning tools against headstones, and adherence to specific technical tolerances such as lateral alignment within 1/8 inch and vertical alignment within one degree of vertical. The solicitation operates under a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) evaluation method, with no trade-offs permitted between price and technical merit; award will be made to the responsible bidder whose proposal meets minimum technical requirements at the lowest price. All submissions must be transmitted electronically via email to Daniel Kinney at daniel.kinney@va.gov by the deadline of May 12, 2026, with a strictly formatted subject line and limited to a single email not exceeding five megabytes in total size, with all documents in Adobe PDF format. Required attachments include the SF-1442, SF-24 Bid Guarantee, and the VA-specific Certificate of Compliance for Limitations on Subcontracting (852.219-75), alongside the Statement of Work, detailed drawings, wage determinations, Davis-Bacon poster, DOL payroll forms, Standard Form 1413, and a price schedule. The contract includes two optional line items for additional headstone and turf work, exercisable by the Government within 365 days after base award. Payment is exclusively handled through the VA’s electronic invoicing portal, with invoices required to be submitted electronically via the FSC VA website. No packaging, marking, labeling, or barcoding requirements are mandated. The work site, located in San Antonio, Texas, will be inspected and accepted by the Government’s Contracting Officer’s Representative on-site, with full compliance mandated before any section can be formally accepted. Offerors must certify their small business status, disclose organizational conflicts of interest if applicable, and comply with prohibitions regarding covered telecommunications equipment under