# Houston Onsite Inscriptions Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/36c78625r0001 - Solicitation number: 36C78625R0001 - Notice type: Award notice (first published as presolicitation) - Status: Awarded to Belz Monument Service Inc. for $1,358,812.00 - Department: Department of Veterans Affairs - Contracting office: National Cemetery Admin (36C786) - NAICS: 561990 All Other Support Services - Product or service code: L053 Technical Representation Services: Hardware and Abrasives - Set-aside: Total small business set-aside - First posted: August 25, 2024 - Last posted: January 17, 2025 - SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/2ca3569a5664444699f485409fca14f6/view ## Description This Pre-solicitation Notice is to inform prospective offerors that The National Cemetery Administration will be soliciting proposals under Solicitation No. 36C78625R0001. **Background:** The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), National Cemetery Administration (NCA) furnishes headstones, markers, niche covers, and medallions (monuments) for deceased veterans worldwide. Memorial monuments are also furnished to memorialize veterans whose remains are non-recoverable. The purpose of this contract is to provide On-Site Inscription Services for Houston National Cemetery; 10410 Veterans Memorial Drive; Houston, TX 77038 The Contractor shall provide all equipment, labor, utilities, shed(s) and materials necessary for startup and performing onsite inscription services using Cemetery inspected and approved, Government owned headstones, markers and niche covers. The Government will award a Firm Fix Unit Price Requirements contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose proposal 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, Technical, and Price in that order of importance with Past Performance being the most importance. Technical subfactors are Sample Acceptance, Methodology and Quality Assurance. Rick in each factor and as an overall factor will be considered. Samples failing to meet the submission requirements and their proposals 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 561990. Size standard is 500 employees, solicitations will be available for download from https://sam.gov on or about August 26, 2024. Questions are due by 1:00 PM Eastern on September 3, 2024 responses to the solicitation are due by 1:00 PM Eastern on September 10, 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: Integrity - the La Group Joint Venture, LLC (UEI LQ4JTP3KMPB5) - Contract: 36C78626N0120 under 36C78623D0025, delivery order - Obligated: $1,072,989.49 - Competition: Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources, 3 offers received - Link: solicitation number 36C78625R0001 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 36C786 (high confidence) - Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_36C78626N0120_3600_36C78623D0025_3600/ - Recipient: Belz Monument Service Inc. (UEI FSDZC3XPMJE3) - Contract: 36C78625D0005 - Obligated: $0.00 - Competition: Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources, 3 offers received - Link: solicitation number 36C78625R0001 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 36C786 (high confidence) - Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_IDV_36C78625D0005_3600/ ## Publications - August 25, 2024: Presolicitation, due September 9, 2024 at 12:00 PM EDT. Notice e1900de50e964bcea529ddcfeb6b0f36. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/e1900de50e964bcea529ddcfeb6b0f36/view - August 28, 2024: Presolicitation, due September 13, 2024 at 1:00 PM EDT. Notice b024bbb34d9f49aeb869eccd2c5f9772. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/b024bbb34d9f49aeb869eccd2c5f9772/view - August 30, 2024: Presolicitation, due September 13, 2024 at 1:00 PM EDT. Notice 8615bd5758c84d7e815b4360241e6367. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/8615bd5758c84d7e815b4360241e6367/view - September 3, 2024: Presolicitation, due September 13, 2024 at 1:00 PM EDT. Notice bc33ffdb04574682b1130ae7c48e5abc. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/bc33ffdb04574682b1130ae7c48e5abc/view - January 17, 2025: Award notice. Notice 2ca3569a5664444699f485409fca14f6. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/2ca3569a5664444699f485409fca14f6/view ## Points of contact - Katherine Iacovelli, Contract Officer, katherine.iacovelli@va.gov, 202-894-4357 --- Source: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities bulk extract and USAspending.gov award data. Confirm deadlines on SAM.gov before responding. Cite https://abierto.us/opportunities/36c78625r0001.