S--GGNC Gravesite Rennovation Project Open Market Items Not Covered in GSA

The Department of Veterans Affairs, National Cemetery Administration, Golden Gate National Cemetery, 1300 Sneath Lane, San Bruno, CA 94066, is acquiring Cemetery Headstone Raise and Realignment services using the Davis Bacon wages. Award will be made to the best qualified GSA FSS vendor using trade-off process within the GSA Schedule 03FAC. In accordance with FAR Part 8.4, the Government issued a Solicitation to 6 qualified and interest GSA vendors. Solicitation was conducted as a Service Disabled Veteran Owned small business (SDVOSB) set-aside. This solicitation included open market line items incidental to the overall acquisition. In accordance with FAR 8.402(f), this posting serves as public notice of the Government's intent to issue a Federal Supply task order that includes open market line items for the following: Raise, Lower, Realign, Reset & Backfill Standard Upright Marble Headstones and reserved headstone onto a new Marker Support System. The CO has made a reasonable determination that the inclusion of these line items on the task order best satisfies the needs of the Government. Additionally, a fair and reasonable determination will be made for the open market portion of this task utilizing comparative, current awarded contracts within the area. The aforementioned National Shrine Project is projected to begin June 15, 2014 and completed by June 14, 2015. This Notice of Intent is NOT a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for competitive quotes.