Fort Bliss National Cemetery Landscape Materials, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantities (IDIQ) -- 9620
ID: 36C78626Q50006Type: Presolicitation
Overview

Buyer

VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OFVETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OFNATIONAL CEMETERY ADMIN (36C786)QUANTICO, VA, 22134, USA

NAICS

Other Crushed and Broken Stone Mining and Quarrying (212319)

PSC

MINERALS, NATURAL AND SYNTHETIC (9620)

Set Aside

Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set Aside (SDVOSBC)

Original Source

https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/d188050fb1b94bfea0d0a572ed1c1e92/view
Timeline
    Description

    The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a contractor to provide landscape materials for the Fort Bliss National Cemetery in El Paso, Texas, through an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. The contractor will be responsible for supplying Franklin Red Crushed Granite Rock and Aggregate Course materials, including all necessary labor, supervision, transportation, and equipment for delivery, with specific delivery requirements outlined. This procurement is crucial for maintaining the cemetery's landscape, with anticipated annual quantities ranging from 250 to 1,100 tons for the specified materials. Interested parties should contact Contracting Officer Roberto Escobedo at Roberto.Escobedo@va.gov, and must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) to participate in the solicitation expected to be released in two weeks.

    Point(s) of Contact
    Roberto EscobedoContracting Officer
    Roberto.Escobedo@va.gov
    Files
    Title
    Posted
    SON_Materials_Fort Bliss_052325.pdf
    This government solicitation outlines the need for a contractor to supply landscape materials, specifically Franklin Red Crushed Granite Rock and Aggregate Course Screening Grey Rock, to Fort Bliss National Cemetery in El Paso, TX. The contractor is responsible for purchasing, labor, supervision, materials, transportation, and equipment for delivery. Deliveries must occur within five business days of order receipt, Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM, using 10-16 CY dump trucks or smaller due to road restrictions. Trucks must use the maintenance gate. Detailed specifications for both types of rock are provided, including gradation and material composition, with emphasis on hardness, shape, and freedom from deleterious substances. The contract specifies minimum and maximum annual quantities of 250-500 tons for Grey Rock and 700-1,100 tons for Franklin Red. The contractor is liable for any property damage, must clean up the work area, and cannot store materials overnight. An English-speaking point of contact is required to coordinate deliveries with the COR.
    Sources Sought_Red Rock Aggregate Material Fort Bliss National Cemetery.pdf
    The Department of Veterans Affairs, National Cemetery Administration (NCA), is conducting a market survey for contractors to supply Grey Rock and Franklin Red Granite rock to Fort Bliss National Cemetery. This sources sought synopsis aims to identify potential qualified sources and their business size classifications (e.g., HUBZone, 8(a), small, veteran-owned) under NAICS 212319, which has a 550-employee size standard. The NCA intends to establish an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with a base year and four one-year options. Responses will inform acquisition decisions, and a solicitation may follow on SAM.gov or GSA eBuy. Interested parties must submit company information, business size, GSA contract details, general business information, and pricing for the granite rock to Roberto Escobedo by October 1, 2025, 11:00 AM (PST). This notice is for information gathering only and not a request for proposals.
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