Solicitation
CAMP NELSON NATIONAL CEMETERY, KY 833CM3030 – CORRECT FCA DEFICIENCIES
Department of Veterans Affairs · Sol. 36C78626R0058
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The VA National Cemetery Administration is looking for a general contractor to correct facility condition deficiencies at Camp Nelson National Cemetery in Nicholasville, Kentucky. The project is set aside for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSB) and is estimated at $20 to $30 million. It covers a base bid plus three bid alternates, with proposals due October 15, 2026.
Watch out for
- Large project with demanding qualifications. At $20-30 million with a $9M relevancy threshold, 10-year key personnel and a bid guarantee, this is a big lift for a small SDVOSB without comparable prime experience or bonding.
The magnitud of construction for this project is estimated to be between $20,000,000 and $30,000,000.
- Liquidated damages of $1,375 per day. Late completion costs $1,375 for each calendar day of delay.
for each calendar day of delay until the work is completed or accepted.
- Site visit and question deadlines have passed. The organized site visit was September 25, 2026 and questions were due September 30, 2026, both before today; site visits afterward are only by appointment with the Cemetery Director.
There will be an organized site visit conducted on September 25, 2026, at 10:00 EST.
- Solicitation errors fixed by amendment. Amendments 0001 and 0002 say precast bridge in Section M, 'drawing books BK1-13', and the RFI form were typos or not required; the SF 1442 also showed a stray September 15 date, and the due date is October 15, 2026.
This is a typo; no bridge construction in the scope.
- Many documents not provided in this review. Large parts of the solicitation (bonding, special requirements, clauses), the specifications and 11 drawing files could not be read, so requirements may be missing from this brief.
- Price realism check. Prices that are too low can be rated unfavorably or found unacceptable, so lowballing is risky.
Price realism analysis
Read from the notice and 12 attachments. 16 not read in full.
- S02 Amendement 36C78626R0058 0002.pdf
- S02 Amendment 36C78626R0058 0001.pdf
- S02 Camp Nelson Sol 36C78626R0058 draft 9-14-2026.pdf
- S02 833CM3030_CNNC FCA Corrections_CONS_BD SPECIFICATIONS.pdf
- S02 amendment 2.pdf
- S02 Liquidated Damages 833CM3030_CNNC FCA Corrections CONS.pdf
- P07 Jessamine Camp Nelson Highway.pdf
- S02_Price Proposal Breakdown.docx
- P07 Jessamine Camp Nelson Heavy.pdf
- P07 Jessamine Camp Nelson Building.pdf
- S02_Attachment - Project Sample Template.docx
- S02 12 from 833CM3030_CNNC FCA Corrections_CONS_BD DRAWINGS_VOL 1_addendum01.pdf
- S02 Fire Alarm Panel.pdf: scanned PDF: no text to read
- S02 11 from 833CM3030_CNNC FCA Corrections_CONS_BD DRAWINGS_VOL 2_05212026 1.pdf: over the file limit for one brief
- S09 09 from 833CM3030_CNNC FCA Corrections_CONS_BD DRAWINGS_VOL 1_05212026 1.pdf: over the file limit for one brief
- S02 08 from 833CM3030_CNNC FCA Corrections_CONS_BD DRAWINGS_VOL 1_05212026 1.pdf: over the file limit for one brief
- S02 06 from 833CM3030_CNNC FCA Corrections_CONS_BD DRAWINGS_VOL 1_05212026 1.pdf: over the file limit for one brief
- S02 05 from 833CM3030_CNNC FCA Corrections_CONS_BD DRAWINGS_VOL 1_05212026 1.pdf: over the file limit for one brief
- S02 07 from 833CM3030_CNNC FCA Corrections_CONS_BD DRAWINGS_VOL 1_05212026 1.pdf: over the file limit for one brief
- S02 10 from 833CM3030_CNNC FCA Corrections_CONS_BD DRAWINGS_VOL 1_05212026 1.pdf: over the file limit for one brief
- S02 01 from 833CM3030_CNNC FCA Corrections_CONS_BD DRAWINGS_VOL 1_05212026 1.pdf: over the file limit for one brief
- S02 03 from 833CM3030_CNNC FCA Corrections_CONS_BD DRAWINGS_VOL 1_05212026 1.pdf: over the file limit for one brief
- S02 04 from 833CM3030_CNNC FCA Corrections_CONS_BD DRAWINGS_VOL 1_05212026 1 (1).pdf: over the file limit for one brief
- S02 02 from 833CM3030_CNNC FCA Corrections_CONS_BD DRAWINGS_VOL 1_05212026 1.pdf: over the file limit for one brief
- S02_Attachment - Standard Form 1413.pdf: over the file limit for one brief
- S02_Attachment - DOL Payroll Form.pdf: over the file limit for one brief
- S02_Attachment - Past Performance Questionnaire.docx: over the file limit for one brief
- S02_Attachment - Davis-Bacon Act Poster.pdf: over the file limit for one brief
Full brief
What they want
- Base bid: general construction to fix deficiencies at the entrance, flagpole, retention (wet) pond, maintenance yard buildings, spoils area and cemetery expansion areas
- Temporary trailers for staff and public restrooms
- Alternate 1: restore the historic cemetery wall (capstones, lime-mortar repointing, structural repairs)
- Alternate 2: demolish and build a new ~1,200 SF, 3-bay covered materials storage building
- Alternate 3: replace the Section C-C identification layer (remove topsoil and fill, expose crypt lids, backfill, new turf and irrigation)
- Paving, utilities, irrigation, electrical, fire alarm, plumbing, HVAC, masonry and signage work shown on about 166 drawing sheets
- Contract type
- Negotiated construction contract (RFP) with lump-sum price items for the base bid and three alternates; the exact contract type is not stated in the text provided
- Period of performance
- Not clearly stated; the SF 1442 time fields are garbled but appear to show 10 days to start and 360 calendar days to finish. Work hours 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Monday-Friday except Federal holidays
- Place of performance
- Camp Nelson National Cemetery, 6980 Danville Road, Nicholasville, Kentucky 40356
- Estimated value
- Magnitude of construction estimated between $20,000,000 and $30,000,000
- How they'll choose
- Best-value trade-off (FAR 15.103-1). Non-price factors combined are significantly more important than price.
- Offers due
- October 15, 2026, 10:00 a.m. Eastern (confirmed in Amendment 0001)
- How to submit
- Email to Contracting Officer Clarelle Sylvain (Clarelle.sylvain@va.gov), as two separate PDFs; no hard copies or faxes
- Page limits
- Volume I: max 40 pages and under 8 MB total; Factor 1 max 8 pages; Technical narrative 4 pages, schedule 2 pages, management qualifications 4 pages (Factor 3 max 10 pages). Volume II under 8 MB
What they'll judge offers on
- Factor 1 - Prime Contractor Experience (including joint ventures; recent and relevant projects of $9,000,000 or greater)
- Factor 2 - Past Performance (CPARS or Past Performance Questionnaires for the Factor 1 projects)
- Factor 3 - Technical (approach, schedule, phasing, long-lead items, critical path, key personnel, QC, subcontractor management)
- Factor 4 - Price (total evaluated price checked for realism and reasonableness)
What to include when you submit
- Volume I (Technical) and Volume II (Price) in separate PDFs; both show company name, UEI, address and solicitation number; no price in Volume I
- Volume I: 1-page title page; up to 4 recent prime projects on the required Project Sample Template; CPARS or Past Performance Questionnaires; technical narrative, project schedule line-item summary, and prime management staff qualifications
- Volume II: signed SF 1442, acknowledgment of amendments, completed price schedule (page 6), Price Proposal Breakdown by division with overhead and profit
- Volume II: bid guarantee (FAR 52.228-1) and signed VAAR 852.219-75 Limitations on Subcontracting certificate
- Volume II: responses to FAR provisions 52.209-7(b), 52.209-12(b), 52.209-13(b), 52.219-1(c) and 52.229-11(d)
- Technical questions were due September 30, 2026 (answers come by amendment)
You must have
- Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-aside; NAICS 237990, size standard $45 million
NOTICE OF SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS (SDVOSB) SET-ASIDE IN ACCORDANCE WITH PUBLIC LAW 109-461
- Joint ventures: the SDVOSB/VOSB partner must manage, own at least 51%, and perform at least 40%; a compliance certification is due with the offer
The SDVOSB/VOSB partner must own at least 51% of the JV and receive profits
- Prime-level experience on recent, relevant projects of $9,000,000 or greater; subcontractor-only experience does not count
in magnitude is defined as construction projects totaling $9,000,000 or greater.
- Key staff: Project Executive, Project Manager and Superintendent each with 10 years of similar experience; superintendent needs OSHA 30-hour within 5 years; bachelor's degree for executive and PM
Minimum Qualifications:10 years of experience managing construction work of a similar
- Bid guarantee submitted with the price volume
Bid Guarantee (see FAR 52.228-1)
- Signed Limitations on Subcontracting certificate (VAAR 852.219-75) must be submitted with the price volume
Limitations on Subcontracting: The offeror shall complete and sign the VA Notice of
Not in the notice text
- Exact performance period (SF 1442 start and completion fields are garbled)
- Bid guarantee amount and any performance and payment bond requirements (in the left-out middle of the solicitation)
- Limitations on subcontracting percentage details (VAAR 852.219-75 text not shown)
- Contract type (firm-fixed-price not explicitly stated in the text provided)
- Fire alarm panel details (scanned picture), drawing volumes 1 and 2 (11 files), standard forms and past performance questionnaire were not read
- Most of the specification (about 964,000 characters) and the middle of the solicitation (about 170,000 characters) were left out
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Key facts
- Response due
- Nov 13, 2026, 2:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Oct 8, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Solicitation
- 36C78626R0058
- Agency
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Office
- National Cemetery Admin (36C786)
- Set-aside
- Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14)
- NAICS
- 237990
- Product/service code
- Y1PZ
- Business type
- Construction & renovation
- Place of performance
- Nicholasville, KY, 40356
- Contracting contact
- Clarelle Sylvainclarelle.sylvain@va.gov3524679329
- Versions
- 5 (amended since first posted)
Before you respond
Full notice text from SAM.gov
Project Title: CAMP NELSON NATIONAL CEMETERY, KY Project Location: Camp Nelson National Cemetery, 6980 Danville Road, Nicholasville, Kentucky 40356. NAICS code 237990 is applicable for this procurement with the small business size standard of $45,000,000. The magnitud of construction for this project is estimated to be between $20,000,000 and $30,000,000. NOTICE OF SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS (SDVOSB) SET-ASIDE IN ACCORDANCE WITH PUBLIC LAW 109-461 Contractor is to provide all construction services necessary to complete this project in accordance with the attached statement of work, construction drawings, construction specifications, and all other applicable supporting documents. There will be an organized site visit conducted on September 25, 2026, at 10:00 EST. Attendees will meet at the Camp Nelson National Cemetery Administration Building located at 6980 Danville Road, Nicholasville, KY 40356 10/08/2026 - Amendment 0003 published extending hour and date offerors are due. See attached amendment for details.
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