Pre-solicitationPosted Mar 23, 2026·Responses due Mar 23, 2026

Y1PZ--823-NSP25-003 National Shrine Project at Wood National Cemetery

Veterans Affairs · NATIONAL CEMETERY ADMIN (36C786)

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
238910
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
36C78626B0015
Set-aside
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14)
PSC
Y1PZ
Place
Milwaukee,, WI, USA
Contact
Richard Adu (Richard.Adu@va.gov)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 36C78626B0015 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Mar 23, 2026 · this notice
    Pre-solicitation
Solicitation
  • Apr 22, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • May 27, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Sep 4, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Sep 4, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Apr 20, 2026 to Jul 20, 2026, middle of the range May 23, 2026.
Measured from 4901 past early notices at Veterans Affairs, Department of that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Mar 23, 2026).

Next steps for this stage

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What the notice says

Solicitation Number: 36C78626B0015 Project Number: 823-NSP25-003 Description: National Shrine Project at Wood 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 36C78626B0015 entitled, National Shrine Project at Alton National Cemetery on or about April 30, 2026, unless additional notice is given, or this notice is modified or cancelled. Scope of Work: The Contractor must provide all personnel, m… (show all)

anagement, supplies, transportation, equipment and supervision necessary to perform and complete all work to provide complete section renovation for the cemetery sections indicated that includes, but not limited to: site surveying; preparing grading plans and headstone realignment plans; vegetation removal, grading and drainage, excavation and backfill; headstone identification/tagging; headstone handling; flat marker geogrid support system; headstone re-installation; headstone cleaning; turf renovation; and site restoration work. Note: Headstone includes both upright headstones and flat markers. 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 Three Hundred and Sixty-Five (365) calendar days from Government issuance of the Notice to Proceed. Note: The effective period of Turf Renovation component of the project shall occur between April 15 to June 30 for spring, and from August 15 to October 15 for fall of awarded period of performance. Turf must be established prior to the onset of winter season. Bare ground is not acceptable during this time. Place of Performance Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration Wood National Cemetery 1301, 5000 W National Avenue Milwaukee, WI 53295-0004. 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 238910 Site Preparation Contractors, and the business size standard is $19.0 Million. The magnitude of construction for this project is Between $500,000 and $1,000,000 per FAR 36.204. The full Solicitation, Specifications, Drawings and related documents will be posted on Contract Opportunities on or about April 30, 2026, 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://search.certifications.sba.gov/. Companies must have the Certified Veteran Enterprise (CVE) seal on their registration to be considered for an award. The SBA database https://search.certifications.sba.gov/ 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 Contracting Officer 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 SBA database at https://search.certifications.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

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

Single-winner award sizes (29): middle half $1.2M to $5.7M, median $3.1M; range $122K to $31.1M.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
BYRD ENTERPRISES UNLIMITED INC5$12.4MJun 30, 2026
WORRELL CONTRACTING CO INC5$7.3MSep 29, 2025
KMC SOLUTIONS, LLC3$40.8MSep 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
C & C CONTRACTORS LLC1$31.1MAug 19, 2026
FEDVET CONSTRUCTION TEMECULA 925901$18.0MSep 5, 2025
TALION CONSTRUCTION, LLC1$16.2MSep 30, 2026
ALPINE CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT LLC1$5.7MSep 29, 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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Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.

Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.