Memphis National Cemetery, National Shrine Project
Rationale
The Memphis National Cemetery National Shrine Project is a federally-solicited construction at a sacred site with heightened security requirements. National cemetery work typically involves strict access control, perimeter protection during construction, and 24-hour monitoring to prevent vandalism or unauthorized entry to adjacent burial grounds. The site's memorial character makes mobile surveillance towers particularly appropriate. they provide oversight without permanent infrastructure that would mar the landscape, and the elevated vantage covers both the active work zone and the surrounding cemetery grounds during off-hours. The solicitation posted May 1 via SAM.gov with no declared contract value. Pre-solicitation timing is optimal. the National Cemetery Administration and the general contractor have not yet locked the security scope or subcontractor roster. The window to influence the security line item closes once the solicitation advances to award, typically 30-60 days from posting on a project of this scale and sensitivity. Nashville branch sits 29 miles from the site, well inside the 300-mile coverage radius. The first move is a direct outreach to the contracting officer listed in the SAM.gov notice or to NCA's Memphis facility director (the agency's local decision-maker on cemetery operations). Lead with mobile tower availability for phased construction. the towers can shift positions as work progresses across the grounds, and the temporary footprint aligns with NCA's preservation mandate.
Project Facts
Contacts
1 surfacedContacts — 1 at NATIONAL CEMETERY ADMIN (36C786)
HubSpot
Outreach
Verifier
passed · all 4 checksverified on 2 of 4 — null-coordinate project, geographic checks skipped
Source Record
Solicitation details (sam.gov)
View on sam.gov ↗- Agency
- VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF›VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF›NATIONAL CEMETERY ADMIN (36C786)
- Contracting office
- QUANTICO, VA, 22134
- Set-aside
- Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set Aside
- Solicitation #
- 36C78626B0019
- Bid window closes
- 2026-06-03 20:00Z(10d)
- Archive date
- 2026-08-03
Activity timeline
- Ranked · score 65Saw the Memphis National Cemetery solicitation post May 1. We operate 29 miles out from Nashville and cover similar sacred-site work; worth a brief call on mobile tower staging before the security scope locks?2026-05-02 05:48 · projects
- Verifiedverified on 2 of 4 — null-coordinate project, geographic checks skipped2026-05-02 05:48 · projects
- Project ingestedSource: sam.gov · posted 2026-05-012026-05-01 18:00 · projects