Attachment - Statement of Work revised

Invitation For Bid Scope of Work

Fort Bliss National Cemetery
El Paso, TX
Gravesite Expansion AND FCA Deficiencies
Project Number 886CM3026
Project Scope For Construction
Date: June 2026

Department of Veterans Affairs
National Cemetery Administration
Design and Construction Service

1. GENERAL

2. PROJECT GOAL

3. STATEMENT OF BID ITEM

4. BACKGROUND

5. OPERATIONAL CONSIDERATIONS

6. ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE

7. HISTORIC COMPLIANCE

8. GOVERNMENT PROVIDED CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENT

PACKAGE

9. CONSTRUCTION CRITERIA

10.

CONSTRUCTION PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

1.

GENERAL

1.1. This Scope of work (SOW) identifies the goal and objectives of this construction project. 1.2. The construction contractor shall provide all labor, materials, tools and equipment, and services necessary to construct this project per the construction documents and specifications.
1.3. The construction contractor shall be responsible for the quality and completeness of the construction project. Complete and accurate coordination between the trades and quality control of all sub-contractor’s work shall be required.

2.

PROJECT GOAL

2.1. Construction goal for Fort Bliss National Cemetery is Burial Expansion and Correct FCA Deficiencies per the construction documents and specifications attached herewith.

3.

STATEMENT OF BID ITEM

4.

BACKGROUND

3.1. CLIN 01 and 02, BASE BID – BURIAL EXPANSION AND SITEWORK, FCA DEFICIENCIES:

Installation of all work as shown on the plans and described in the specifications. 3.2. CLIN 03 and 04, BID OPTION 1 – BURIAL EXPANSION AND SITEWORK: Installation of all work as shown on the plans and described in the specifications.

4.1. Fort Bliss National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery in West Texas, located at Fort Bliss, a U.S. Army post adjacent to the city of El Paso. Administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses 82.1 acres, and as of 2014, had over 50,000 interments. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016. 5.

OPERATIONAL CONSIDERATIONS

5.1. Each national cemetery is managed by VA National Cemetery Administration (NCA) personnel in conformance with national and regional (Continental District) policies, priorities, goals, and objectives. The functions of a national cemetery include the operation and maintenance of all aspects of the cemetery. Typically, this includes burial of veterans and eligible family members, the interment of cremated remains, and the placement and maintenance of a headstone or grave marker. Cemetery operations include the conduct of