Solicitation
Fort Bliss National Cemetery, Gravesite Expansion and FCA Deficiencies
Department of Veterans Affairs
AI summaryOnly service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSBs) can bid on solicitation 36C78626B0028, a Department of Veterans Affairs invitation for bids (IFB: a sealed-bid buy where the lowest responsible bid wins). The National Cemetery Administration wants the gravesite expansion and "FCA deficiencies" work done at Fort Bliss National Cemetery in El Paso, Texas, including 6,632 EA pre-placed burial crypts in the base bid. The response due date is November 12, 2026, 10:00 AM Mountain, and Amendment 0002 raises the estimated size of the job to $20,000,000 to $50,000,000, with a bid guarantee and bonds required. More in the summary
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Only service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSBs) can bid on solicitation 36C78626B0028, a Department of Veterans Affairs invitation for bids (IFB: a sealed-bid buy where the lowest responsible bid wins). The National Cemetery Administration wants the gravesite expansion and "FCA deficiencies" work done at Fort Bliss National Cemetery in El Paso, Texas, including 6,632 EA pre-placed burial crypts in the base bid. The response due date is November 12, 2026, 10:00 AM Mountain, and Amendment 0002 raises the estimated size of the job to $20,000,000 to $50,000,000, with a bid guarantee and bonds required.
Who can bid (4)
- Service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) status: the procurement is set aside for SDVOSBs
- Bid guarantee (SF 24) of at least 20 percent of the bid price, not more than $3,000,000, submitted with the bid
- Signed VA Notice of Limitations on Subcontracting certificate of compliance returned with the bid
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- VETS-4212 report (annual count of veterans in your workforce) filed with the Department of Labor before award
How to submit: One email to the Contracting Officer, Daniel Kinney, at daniel.kinney@va.gov, subject line: Bid 36C78626B0028 Fort Bliss NC Gravesite Expansion and FCA Deficiencies. Bids are opened and read by teleconference.. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (11)
From the version posted Oct 26, 2026.
- Serious: Only SDVOSBs can bid. The buy is set aside for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, so other firms cannot win it as the prime.
- Serious: Bid guarantee of 20 percent, up to $3,000,000, due with the bid. A bid without the guarantee in the proper form and amount at bid opening can be rejected, and a $20 million to $50 million job needs a surety able to back it.
- Serious: Performance and payment bonds for 100% of the contract, due five days after award. Construction cannot start until the bonds are approved, so you need bonding capacity for the full contract amount before you bid.
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- Serious: Job size raised to $20,000,000 to $50,000,000. Amendment 0002 doubled the estimated magnitude of construction from $10,000,000 to $20,000,000 and replaced the statement of work, so bidders need to re-check bonding and capacity.
- Worth checking: Small business set-aside clause removed by Amendment 0002. The amendment removes FAR 52.219-6 (Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside) while SAM.gov and the SF 1442 pages still show the SDVOSB set-aside; ask the Contracting Officer if you are unsure.
- Worth checking: Liquidated damages of $1,375 per calendar day of delay. If you finish late, the Government charges $1,375.00 for each calendar day until the work is done or accepted.
- Worth checking: Work limited to cemetery hours and stops for interments. Work runs Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, stops during interments and ceremonies, and off-site parking for crews is not reimbursed.
- Worth checking: Historic site: Section 106 and Secretary of the Interior's Standards apply. The cemetery is on the National Register of Historic Places, so work on historic resources must meet preservation standards and be documented accurately.
- Minor: Response due date extended to November 12, 2026. Amendment 0001 moved the response due date to 10:00 AM MST, and bids must reach the Contracting Officer by email by then.
- Minor: Davis-Bacon wage rules listed. The solicitation lists a Davis-Bacon poster and a wage determination, and two wage determination files (Building and Heavy) are attached but were not read, so check which rates apply to your trades.
- Minor: Emailed bid must stay within 5 megabytes. Files over the size limit may not be received and the bid may not be considered, so compress the bid guarantee and forms into a single PDF email.
Read from the notice and 12 attachments. 41 of 53 not read. Show which files.
- S02_36C78626B0028 Solicitation.pdf (read)
- S06_36C78626B0028 0002.pdf (read)
- S06_36C78626B0028 Amend. 0001.pdf (read)
- Fort Bliss Gravesite Expansion - Specifications Full Book.pdf (read)
- S02_Attachment - Statement of Work revised 10.26.2026.pdf (read)
- S02_Attachment - 886CM3026 Fort Bliss NC SOW.pdf (read)
- LP111_ADD1.pdf (read)
- 2101-AE201_ADD1.pdf (read)
- LK111_ADD1.pdf (read)
- 2101-AD201_ADD1.pdf (read)
- CE121_ADD1.pdf (read)
- 4101-AE201_ADD1.pdf (read)
- 2101-AE111_ADD1.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- 3003-E-111_ADD1.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- 2101-AE101_ADD1.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- 2101-EL111_ADD1.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- 3003-ED111_ADD1.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- 3004-ED111_ADD1.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- 3004-E-111_ADD1.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- 3003-E-501_ADD1.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- 2101-EP111_ADD1.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- 281300 PHYSICAL ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM_ADD1.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- 073213 CLAY ROOF TILES_ADD1.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- 000110 TABLE OF CONTENTS_ADD1.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- 087100 DOOR HARDWARE_ADD1.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- 050385 HISTORIC DECORATIVE FORMED METAL REPAIR_WR IR_ADD1.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- CB502_ADD1.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- CB501_ADD1.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- 092400 PORTLAND CEMENT PLASTERING_ADD1.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- Fort Bliss Gravesite Expansion BD Part 9.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- Fort Bliss Gravesite Expansion BD Part 1.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- Fort Bliss Gravesite Expansion BD Part 2.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- Fort Bliss Gravesite Expansion BD Part 10.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- Fort Bliss Gravesite Expansion BD Part 11.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- Fort Bliss Gravesite Expansion BD Part 5.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- Fort Bliss Gravesite Expansion BD Part 7.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- Fort Bliss Gravesite Expansion BD Part 8.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- Fort Bliss Gravesite Expansion BD Part 6.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- Fort Bliss Gravesite Expansion BD Part 4.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- Fort Bliss Gravesite Expansion BD Part 3.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- S02_Attachment - SF 1413 updated.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- S02_Attachment - Addendum 1 Summary of Changes.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- S05_Attachment - RFIs and Responses.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- S04_Attachment - Site Visit Attendance Roster.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- S02_Attachment - Price Schedule Sheet.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- S02_Attachment - Limitations on Subcontracting Cert.docx: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- S02_Attachment - DOL Payroll Form updated.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- S02_Attachment - Geotechnical Engineering Report.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- S02_Attachment - Standard Form 1413.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- S02_Attachment - DOL Payroll Form.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- S02_Attachment - Wage Determination Building.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- S02_Attachment - Wage Determination Heavy.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- S02_Attachment - Davis-Bacon Act Poster.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
Full summary
What they want
- Burial expansion and sitework, and correction of FCA deficiencies, as shown on the plans and specifications (base bid, CLIN 0001, 1.00 JB)
- Supply and deliver pre-placed burial crypts for the base bid (CLIN 0002, 6,632.00 EA), priced separately from the construction line
- Option 1: more burial expansion and sitework (CLIN 0003, 1.00 JB) with 2,652.00 EA pre-placed crypts (CLIN 0004)
- Provide all labor, materials, tools, equipment and services, and coordinate and control the quality of all subcontractors
- Work only Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, and stop during interments and ceremonies, in an operating cemetery
- Follow historic preservation rules: the cemetery is on the National Register of Historic Places, so work must meet the Secretary of the Interior's Standards
- Contract type
- Sealed-bid construction contract (invitation for bids) priced by line item: a base bid plus Option 1
- Period of performance
- 540 calendar days from notice to proceed (revised statement of work, which replaces the earlier 18 months)
- Place of performance
- Fort Bliss National Cemetery, 5200 Fred Wilson Avenue, El Paso, TX 79906
- Estimated value
- Government's estimated magnitude of construction: between $20,000,000 and $50,000,000 (Amendment 0002, up from $10,000,000 to $20,000,000)
- How they'll choose
- Sealed bidding: award to the responsible bidder with the most advantageous conforming bid, considering only price and price-related factors. Option prices are added to the base price.
- Offers due
- November 12, 2026, 10:00 AM Mountain
- How to submit
- One email to the Contracting Officer, Daniel Kinney, at daniel.kinney@va.gov, subject line: Bid 36C78626B0028 Fort Bliss NC Gravesite Expansion and FCA Deficiencies. Bids are opened and read by teleconference.
- Page limits
- PDF files; the whole email must not exceed five (5) megabytes
What they'll judge offers on
- Total price for all line items, with the price of all options added to the base requirement
- Price-related factors in the solicitation, such as the Buy American price adjustment for foreign construction materials
What to include when you submit
- Send only one email, with PDF files, no larger than 5 megabytes in total
- Complete and sign the offer section of Standard Form 1442 (SF 1442: the construction solicitation, offer and award form), with your Unique Entity ID in Block 14
- Acknowledge every amendment, either in block 19 of the SF 1442 or by returning the signed amendment forms
- Complete the Price Schedule for all contract line items (CLINs) and the grand total of all CLINs added together
- Include a bid guarantee on Standard Form 24 (SF 24) with the power of attorney documents, sent electronically with the bid
- Sign and return the VA Notice of Limitations on Subcontracting Certificate of Compliance (VAAR 852.219-75)
- Include your responses to FAR provisions 52.209-7(b), 52.209-12(b)(1), (2) and (3), 52.209-13(b) and 52.229-11(d)
- Ask technical questions only by email to daniel.kinney@va.gov with the subject line 36C78626B0028 – Fort Bliss NC Gravesite Expansion Contractor RFI(s)
After award, you must have
- Ability to furnish performance and payment bonds, each for 100% of the contract amount, within five calendar days after award From S02_36C78626B0028 Solicitation.pdf:
…in the penal sum of 100% of the awarded contract amount shall be submitted within five (5)
Not in the notice text
- Only part of the solicitation and the specification book was read, and many files are attached but not read: the drawings and specification parts, geotechnical report, RFIs and responses, price schedule sheet, wage determinations (Building and Heavy), Standard Form 1413, DOL payroll form, Addendum 1 summary, site visit attendance roster and the limitations on subcontracting certificate. Check them on SAM.gov.
- Whether the September 22, 2026 site visit was required is not stated in the text read; the roster is in an attached file that was not read.
- Which Davis-Bacon wage determination applies, and its rates, are in the attached wage determination files that were not read.
- When Option 1 may be exercised, and its performance time, are not stated in the text read; special clause H.2 on exercising pre-priced optional line items was not read.
- The percentage of work the SDVOSB must perform itself is in the limitations on subcontracting clauses, which were not read in full.
- No incumbent or past contract is named in the documents read.
Eligibility and how to respond
- Only service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSBs) certified through SBA's VetCert can bid as the prime contractor. Not certified through VetCert yet? Apply on VetCert (SBA), or start with the SDVOSB guide. More open service-disabled veteran-owned set-asides under NAICS 237990
- How to submit, from the AI summary: One email to the Contracting Officer, Daniel Kinney, at daniel.kinney@va.gov, subject line: Bid 36C78626B0028 Fort Bliss NC Gravesite Expansion and FCA Deficiencies. Bids are opened and read by teleconference. Check it in the notice before you send anything.
- Construction contracts over $2,000 pay at least the local Davis-Bacon wage rates, from the wage determination in the solicitation. Price your labor from it: How to price a government contract, and how Davis-Bacon differs from the Service Contract Act.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 26, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Office
- National Cemetery Admin (36C786), Quantico, VA
- Product/service code
- Y1PZ · Construction of Other Non-Building Facilities
- Business type
- Construction & renovation (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 237990)
- Versions
3 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Oct 26, 2026 · Amendment 0002 (this version)Due Nov 12, 2026
- Oct 8, 2026 · Amendment 0001Due Nov 12, 2026 (changed)
- Sep 16, 2026 · SolicitationDue Oct 27, 2026
- Attachments
Past awards and competition
Who has won work like this before, the likely incumbent, and what similar contracts paid, from USAspending.gov.
Before you respond
- How to respond to a solicitation (8 steps)
- How to read a government solicitation
- How to price a government contract
- Open SDVOSB set-aside contracts
Terms on this notice: Solicitation, SDVOSB (service-disabled veteran-owned small business), Set-aside
Full notice text from SAM.gov
10/26/2026: Amendment 0002 published. See attached amendment and supporting documents. 10/08/2026: Amendment 0001 published. See attached amendment and supporting documents. See attached solicitation and supporting documents
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