# OFF-SITE MANUFACTURE OF BLANK (L1) FOR NATIONWIDE DISTRIBUTION

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/36c78625q0003

- Solicitation number: 36C78625Q0003
- Notice type: Award notice (first published as presolicitation)
- Status: Awarded to Hillcrest Granite Co for $1,765,000.00
- 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 31, 2024
- Last posted: December 17, 2024
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/c57280619703445ea219b25ebf9772aa/view

## Description

This Pre-solicitation Notice is to inform prospective quoters that The National Cemetery Administration will be soliciting proposals under Solicitation No. 36C78625Q0003.

**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 L1 granite markers blanks in support of on- site inscription programs that are resident in National Cemeteries.

Shipping is FOB Origin on Government carriers. 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 September 1, 2024. Questions are due by 1:00 PM Eastern on September 12, 2024. Responses to the solicitation are due by 4:00 PM Eastern on September 19, 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 the submission being determined technically non-responsive and it being removed from further consideration.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Hillcrest Granite Co (UEI C5FKHLJQCFU1)
- Contract: 36C78625D0006
- Obligated: $0.00
- Competition: Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources, 4 offers received
- Link: solicitation number 36C78625Q0003 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 36C786 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_IDV_36C78625D0006_3600/


## Publications

- August 31, 2024: Presolicitation, due September 19, 2024 at 4:00 PM EDT. Notice e53ae8bb55cf4c8cb5122669ae134773. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/e53ae8bb55cf4c8cb5122669ae134773/view
- September 1, 2024: Presolicitation, due September 19, 2024 at 4:00 PM EDT. Notice 002ae1d238dd4f1fb1009074923843e8. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/002ae1d238dd4f1fb1009074923843e8/view
- September 6, 2024: Presolicitation, due September 19, 2024 at 4:00 PM EDT. Notice 98dd2c9ed33a457798a512aabd5aee6d. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/98dd2c9ed33a457798a512aabd5aee6d/view
- December 17, 2024: Award notice. Notice c57280619703445ea219b25ebf9772aa. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/c57280619703445ea219b25ebf9772aa/view

## Points of contact

- Katherine Iacovelli, Contract Officer, katherine.iacovelli@va.gov, 786-909-7822

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