Pre-solicitationPosted May 30, 2025·Responses due Jun 13, 2025

Y1PZ--817CM3025 New Land Expansion at Marion National Cemetery

Veterans Affairs · NATIONAL CEMETERY ADMIN (36C786)

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
237990
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
36C78625B0035
Set-aside
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14)
PSC
Y1PZ
Place
Marion,, IN, USA
Contact
Richard Adu (Richard.Adu@va.gov)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 36C78625B0035 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • May 30, 2025 · this notice
    Pre-solicitation
Solicitation
  • Jun 30, 2025
    Solicitation
    Open
Award
  • Oct 3, 2025
    Award Notice
    KMC SOLUTIONS, LLC · $20.4M
    Open

Next steps for this stage

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What the notice says

Solicitation Number: 36C78625B0035 Project Number: 817CM3025 Description: New Land Expansion at Marion National Cemetery. This notice is provided for information purposes only and does not constitute a request for Bid, Proposal, or Quote. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), National Cemetery Administration (NCA) intends to issue solicitation number 36C78625B0035 entitled, New Land Expansion at Marion National Cemetery on or about June 30, 2025, unless additional notice is given, or this notice is modified or cancelled. Scope of Work: The construction contractor shall provide all labor, ma… (show all)

nagement, materials, tools, equipment, and services necessary to construct project number 817CM3025 per the Statement of Work, Specifications, Drawings, and related construction documents. Construction will take place at Marion National Cemetery, 1700 E 38th St, Marion, IN 46953-4568. Work includes but is not limited to general construction, alterations, roads, walks, grading, drainage, irrigation, landscaping, fencing, pre-placed crypts, in-ground cremains, columbarium, flag assembly area, entrance feature, administration building, committal service shelter, maintenance building renovation and construction of other items as required to complete all the work described in the contract documents. All services performed by the contractor must adhere to National Cemetery Administration standards. Period of Performance The Contractor shall complete all work including submittals, reviews, quality control, repair/construction services, punch list corrections, clean up, invoicing and closeouts documentation submittal within thirty (30) Months from Government issuance of the Notice to Proceed. Place of Performance Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration Marion National Cemetery 1700 E 38th Street Marion, IN 46953-4568 The Product Service Code (PSC) for this procurement is Y1PZ - Construction of Other Non-building Facilities. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement 237990 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction, and the business size standard is $45.0 Million. The magnitude of construction for this project is Between $10,000,000 and $20,000,000 per VAAR 836.204. The full Solicitation, Specifications, Drawings and related documents will be posted on Contract Opportunities on or about June 30, 2025, unless additional notice is given, or this notice is modified or cancelled at SAM.gov. The response submittal address, date and time will be included in the solicitation. This procurement is 100% Set-Aside for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) concerns. Only verified SDVOSB firms are eligible to submit an offer or receive an award of a VA contract that is set-aside for SDVOSB in accordance with VAAR Part 819. A non-verified vendor that submits a bid or proposal will be rejected as non-responsive. Offers received from concerns that are not Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) concerns shall not be considered. (See VAAR Clause 852.219-10 VA Notice of Total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside.) To be eligible for award, the SDVOSB must be considered small under the relevant NAICS code and must be registered and verified in the following websites: those desiring to receive an award from this solicitation must be registered at https://veterans.certify.sba.gov/. Companies must have the Certified Veteran Enterprise (CVE) seal on their registration to be considered for an award. The VIP database will be checked both upon receipt of an offer and prior to award; firms must be currently registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at www.SAM.gov and have completed online Representations and Certifications prior to contract award. In accordance with VAAR 819.7003(b), at the time of submission of bids, and prior to award of any contracts, the offeror must represent to the CO that it is (1) SDVOSB eligible under VAAR Subpart 819.70; (2) Small business concern under the NAICS code assigned to this acquisition; and (3) SDVOSB listed as verified in VIP database at: https://veterans.certify.sba.gov/. Interested bidders will be required to furnish a Bid Bond; and the awarded Contractor will be required to provide Performance and Payment Bonds if required. This presolicitation notice is not an invitation to submit a bid. The Contracting Officer and point of contact for this solicitation is Richard Adu at Richard.Adu@va.gov. Telephone requests will NOT be accepted. -End of Document-

Who won similar work

23 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (NATIONAL CEMETERY ADMIN (36C786)), same product/service code (PSC) Y1PZ and NAICS 237990.

Single-winner award sizes (21): middle half $1.2M to $5.7M, median $3.4M; range $122K to $20.0M.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
WORRELL CONTRACTING CO INC4$5.9MSep 29, 2025
BYRD ENTERPRISES UNLIMITED INC3$6.8MOct 22, 2024
KMC SOLUTIONS, LLC2$20.4MSep 21, 2026
ABRAMS GROUP CONSTRUCTION LLC2$20.4MJun 10, 2026
THE POVOLNY GROUP INC2$7.0MJun 24, 2026
DOUBLE BRONZE STAR MARKETING AND CONSULTING, INC2$5.0MApr 17, 2026
FEDVET CONSTRUCTION TEMECULA 925901$18.0MSep 5, 2025
TALION CONSTRUCTION, LLC1$16.2MSep 30, 2026
ALPINE CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT LLC1$5.7MSep 29, 2025
FEDVET CONSTRUCTION Temecula CA 92590 USA1$4.8MJun 5, 2025

Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.

Latest awards

Competitive landscape

For the 8 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.

  • 0 of these past winners lobbied Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) since 2024 (0 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) job
  • No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
  • 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
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Policy around it

Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.

  • 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
  • 25 rules from the department in the last 12 months
  • 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
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Market

For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.

  • 0 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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