# FY 25: VT Granite Blanks. Wall Marker (C1) and Niche Cover (H1).

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/36c78625q0002

- Solicitation number: 36C78625Q0002
- Notice type: Award notice (first published as presolicitation)
- Status: Awarded to Hillcrest Granite Co for $1,774,475.00
- Department: Department of Veterans Affairs
- Contracting office: National Cemetery Admin (36C786)
- NAICS: 327991 Cut Stone and Stone Product Manufacturing
- Product or service code: 9930 Memorials; Cemeterial and Mortuary Equipment and Supplies
- Set-aside: Total small business set-aside
- First posted: August 30, 2024
- Last posted: December 18, 2024
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/dde14aac450e4ef9a26d8a3da63ea5d6/view

## Description

This Pre-solicitation Notice is to inform prospective offerors that The National Cemetery Administration will be soliciting proposals under Solicitation No. 36C78625Q0002. Two individual contracts are to be awarded, one for each type of granite.

**Background:** The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), National Cemetery Administration (NCA) furnishes headstones, markers and niche covers for the graves of veterans worldwide. Memorial headstones, markers and niche covers are also furnished to memorialize veterans whose remains are non-recoverable. The purpose of this contract is to provide nationwide distribution of blank granite columbarium niche covers and memorial wall markers for use as replacements and/or expansion projects.

Granite niche covers procured under this contract are from Georgi and Vermont, one contract to cover one location, two independent contracts total, one for each location. The Government will award a Firm Fix Unit Price Requirements contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible quoter whose quote is the best value to the Government. Proposals will be evaluated in accordance with FAR 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures to determine which response represents the best as a whole.

The award may be made without discussion. Factors that will be evaluated to determine award are Sample Submission, Past Performance, Quality Assurance and Price in that order of importance with Past Performance being the most importance. Samples failing to meet the submission requirements and their quotes will be removed from further consideration as nonresponsive. Responsibility determination will be made in accordance with FAR 9.1 Responsible Prospective Contractors.

Price will be evaluated on the basis of its reasonableness and acceptability to the Government. This solicitation is being issued as set-aside for all small business registered in SAM.

The NAICS Code is 327991. Size standard is 500 employees, solicitations will be available for download from https://sam.gov on or about August 30, 2024. Questions are due by 1:00 PM Eastern on September 6, 2024. Responses to the solicitation are due by 3:00 PM Eastern on September 12, 2024. Any amendments to the solicitation will also be available at https://sam.gov/. Offerors are advised they are responsible for obtaining any amendments. Information shall be submitted in the manner requested in Solicitation Section E. Failure to submit all documentation required as required so may result in your submission being determined non-responsive and removed from further consideration.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Hillcrest Granite Co (UEI C5FKHLJQCFU1)
- Contract: 36C78625D0013
- Obligated: $0.00
- Competition: Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources, 2 offers received
- Link: solicitation number 36C78625Q0002 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 36C786 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_IDV_36C78625D0013_3600/

- Recipient: Hillcrest Granite Co (UEI C5FKHLJQCFU1)
- Contract: 36C78625D0014
- Obligated: $0.00
- Competition: Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources, 2 offers received
- Link: solicitation number 36C78625Q0002 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 36C786 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_IDV_36C78625D0014_3600/


## Publications

- August 30, 2024: Presolicitation, due September 13, 2024 at 3:00 PM EDT. Notice d19cba72273a4acba276397ede84f9f8. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/d19cba72273a4acba276397ede84f9f8/view
- August 31, 2024: Presolicitation, due September 13, 2024 at 3:00 PM EDT. Notice 8fa812e1bb9148b58026c1ff9400373d. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/8fa812e1bb9148b58026c1ff9400373d/view
- August 31, 2024: Presolicitation, due September 13, 2024 at 3:00 PM EDT. Notice e194d4d3f07d408caac5c9fe2c1586f1. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/e194d4d3f07d408caac5c9fe2c1586f1/view
- December 17, 2024: Award notice. Notice 946d12f74fb042d8a4df117d13640c6a. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/946d12f74fb042d8a4df117d13640c6a/view
- December 18, 2024: Award notice. Notice dde14aac450e4ef9a26d8a3da63ea5d6. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/dde14aac450e4ef9a26d8a3da63ea5d6/view

## Points of contact

- Kristin Little, Contract Specialist, Kristin.little2@va.gov, 786-909-7822

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