Y1PZ--863-NSP26-003 National Shrine Project at Mound City National Cemetery

The National Shrine Project at Mound City National Cemetery, awarded under solicitation 36C78626B0016 on June 10, 2026, is a service-disabled veteran-owned small business set-aside contract with a total value of $1,350,601.05, awarded to BYRD ENTERPRISES UNLIMITED INC. The work falls under NAICS code 238910 for other heavy and civil engineering construction and is to be performed at Mound City, Illinois, where the shrine and associated memorial infrastructure will be constructed. The contracting office is the National Cemetery Administration within the Department of Veterans Affairs, located in Triangle, Virginia, with Richard Adu serving as the primary Contracting Officer, reachable via email and phone. The award was made under the SDVOSBC program, requiring the contractor to maintain active certification as a service-disabled veteran-owned small business, with compliance obligations tracked through SAM and FAPIIS. Place of performance is clearly defined as Mound City National Cemetery, with inspection and acceptance expected to occur at that location, though specific quality standards or inspection protocols are not detailed. The contract’s period of performance is not explicitly stated, although an archive note indicates a 90-day window after award. Payment office and invoicing mechanism details are absent, as are specific clauses, packaging requirements, evaluation factors, and technical specifications—all of which are referenced as contained in the award notice, which is not included in the available documentation. Funding is identified by agency code 36C786 and product service code Y1PZ, but no Treasury Account Symbol or accounting classification number is provided. No COTR, COR, or PCO is listed outside the contracting officer. The contract contains no cited options, special requirements, security clearances, or key personnel stipulations beyond the socioeconomic set-aside condition.