Sources Sought
Gravesite Expansion Florence National Cemetery 943CM3023
Department of Veterans Affairs
AI summaryThe VA National Cemetery Administration (Southeast District) is asking firms to show they can do general construction to expand Florence National Cemetery in Florence, SC. It is a sources sought notice (a market check, not a request for offers), with SAM.gov listing a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-aside. Capability statements are due November 9, 2026, 10:00 AM Eastern. More in the summary
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The VA National Cemetery Administration (Southeast District) is asking firms to show they can do general construction to expand Florence National Cemetery in Florence, SC. It is a sources sought notice (a market check, not a request for offers), with SAM.gov listing a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-aside. Capability statements are due November 9, 2026, 10:00 AM Eastern.
Who can bid
- SDVOSB set-aside per SAM.gov: only service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses can expect to compete. Firms claiming SDVOSB or veteran-owned small business status must be certified in the VETBIZ database. The notice says the Government may instead consider a veteran-owned or small business set-aside based on responses.
- Registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and the VA Vendor Information Portal (VIP) under the correct NAICS code
- Limitations on subcontracting for general construction: the contractor may not pay more than 85% of the amount the Government pays it to firms that are not certified SDVOSBs or VOSBs. Cost of materials is excluded.
How to submit: Email to the Contracting Officer, Clarelle Sylvain (Clarelle.sylvain@va.gov). What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (4)
From the version posted Oct 21, 2026.
- Serious: SDVOSB set-aside: certified service-disabled veteran-owned firms only. SAM.gov lists an SDVOSB set-aside, and the notice requires VETBIZ certification for firms claiming SDVOSB or veteran-owned status. Other firms may not be able to take part.
- Serious: Signed limitations on subcontracting certification required. The certification must be completed and returned; responses without it are treated as ineligible, and general construction work is capped at 85% going to firms that are not certified SDVOSBs or VOSBs.
- Worth checking: Must be active in VIP and SAM under the right NAICS code. Firms must be certified and active in the VA Vendor Information Portal and registered under the NAICS code in SAM at the time of the later RFQ submission.
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- Minor: Different product service codes. SAM.gov lists PSC Y1PZ, while the attached notice form lists product service code 4235.
Read from the notice and 1 attachment. Show which files.
- S02 Sources Sought 36C78627Q0018.pdf (read)
Full summary
What they want
- New Pre-Placed Crypt (PPC) sections BB, CC, DD, EE and FF, giving approximately 3,813 additional PPC interment spaces
- Expansion of the existing columbarium court with new double-sided niche walls, approximately 1,000 additional niches, matching the existing design
- New roads (Road A and Road B) with asphalt paving and curbing, and site grading
- Stormwater system: catch basins, piping and two detention ponds
- Extension of sanitary sewer, potable water, natural gas and electrical/communications utilities
- Irrigation tie-in and expansion, landscaping and turf restoration
- Contract type
- Sources sought notice. A later request for quotation (RFQ) may follow.
- Period of performance
- 456 calendar days from issuance of the notice-to-proceed (NTP)
- Place of performance
- Florence, SC, USA
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- Offers due
- November 9, 2026, 10:00 AM Eastern
- How to submit
- Email to the Contracting Officer, Clarelle Sylvain (Clarelle.sylvain@va.gov)
What to include when you submit
- Send a capability statement that includes complete address and phone and fax number of contacts
- State your socio-economic status (for example veteran-owned small business, SDVOSB, HUBZone, 8(a), woman-owned)
- State whether you are a foreign-owned or foreign-controlled firm and any planned use of foreign national employees
- Fill out the Limitations on Subcontracting (LOS) certification (VAAR 852.219-75) and send it with the response
- Capability statements tied to the scope of work are highly encouraged
Not in the notice text
- Whether a site visit will be held for this construction project is not stated.
- Which wage rule applies (a Davis-Bacon wage determination) is not stated.
- No estimated value or price range is given.
- The plans and specifications referred to in the scope of work are not included in the attached notice.
- When the later RFQ will be issued is not stated.
Eligibility and how to respond
- If it goes ahead as planned: 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
- To respond, send a short reply to the contracting contact near the top of this page. No price is needed.
- 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 21, 2026
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- 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)
- 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 answer a sources sought notice
- Open SDVOSB set-aside contracts
- SDVOSB and veteran-owned contracts
- Limitations on subcontracting
Terms on this notice: Sources sought notice, SDVOSB (service-disabled veteran-owned small business), Set-aside
Full notice text from SAM.gov
The National Cemetery Administration (NCA) Southeast District is currently seeking firms with the ability to provide General Construction at the Florence National Cemetery Gravesite Expansion. Please Read the Scope of work attached to the Sources sought in its entirety and respond with LOS information.
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