36C78626B0004_1
Danville National Cemetery – National Shrine Project 809-NSP25-006
VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF > VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF > NATIONAL CEMETERY ADMIN (36C786)
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VA National Cemetery Administration (NCA) Sources Sought/Pre‑Solicitation for Danville National Cemetery – National Shrine Project (Solicitation 36C78626B0004_1).
Set‑aside is SDVOSB; Trace Systems is not SDVOSB per company profile, creating a prime eligibility blocker.
NAICS 561730 (Landscaping Services) and classification Z1QA indicate grounds/maintenance/construction-adjacent work outside Trace’s core SATCOM/IT/C5ISR lanes.
The sole attachment (Pre‑Solicitation PDF) is unreadable; key scope and requirements are unavailable, limiting due diligence prior to deadline (2026‑04‑14).','Only potential path would be as a subcontractor to an SDVOSB with relevant grounds/construction capabilities, but strategic value for Trace is minimal.
Scope summary
- Prime offeror must be SDVOSB (per set-aside).
- Work categorized under NAICS 561730 (Landscaping Services).
- Place of performance: Danville, IL 61832 (per metadata).
- Meet response deadline: 2026-04-14 (per metadata).
- Additional technical/scope, bonding, and submission requirements are unknown due to unreadable attachment and should be confirmed on SAM.
Dimension scores
Total
- 3/100
Technical Fit
- 0/20
Opportunity NAICS is 561730 (Landscaping Services) with classification Z1QA; this is outside Trace’s core capabilities (SATCOM, CDS, C5ISR, IT/SE&I) per company_profile. No document evidence suggests an IT/communications component.
Past Performance
- 0/20
No relevant past performance with VA NCA or landscaping/grounds/construction-adjacent projects is cited in the company profile. Existing past performance is DoD comms/IT/JADC2/SATCOM and does not map directly to NAICS 561730.
Vehicles / Contract Access
- 1/10
This appears to be a stand-alone SDVOSB set-aside, not on a Trace-held vehicle. As Trace is not SDVOSB, access as prime is blocked; only potential access is as a subcontractor to an SDVOSB prime.
Competitive Position
- 0/15
Trace lacks SDVOSB status and domain alignment (landscaping/grounds). No differentiators (e.g., NSA TI, Starshield, OCONUS FSR) apply. This places Trace as an underdog even as a potential subcontractor.
Risk
- 2/15
Very high pursuit risk: prime eligibility disqualifier (SDVOSB), unknown scope due to unreadable pre-solicitation, and outside-core technical domain. Even as a sub, uncertainty remains high.
Strategic Value
- 0/10
VA NCA is not a target agency in the company profile, and NAICS 561730 is outside Trace’s strategic lanes. Minimal to no strategic upside identified.
Compliance
- 0/10
Set-aside is SDVOSB per metadata; company_profile states Trace is not SDVOSB. This is a prime eligibility mismatch and likely disqualifier.
Concerns
- Prime eligibility blocker: SDVOSB set-aside while Trace is not SDVOSB.
- Technical/domain misalignment with NAICS 561730 (landscaping/grounds).
- Unreadable pre-solicitation attachment prevents validation of scope, bonding, and requirements.
- Short response window with incomplete information.
Teaming opportunities
- Would require an SDVOSB prime partner to participate at all.
- Lack of landscaping/grounds/construction credentials suggests need for a domain-experienced partner.
- Potential local presence/support in Danville, IL may be required; unknown due to unreadable file.
Competitive position
- No credible prime win theme due to SDVOSB ineligibility and domain misalignment; only potential role would be minor subcontract if specifically requested by an SDVOSB prime.
Bid/No bid factors
- Set-aside mismatch: SDVOSB required; Trace is not SDVOSB (company_profile).
- Attachment unreadable; key requirements unavailable (Scout ledger).
- NAICS 561730 outside Trace’s core lanes.
- Non-target customer (VA NCA) with low strategic relevance.
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Summary
Pre-solicitation PDF for the Danville National Cemetery – National Shrine Project (solicitation 36C78626B0004_1). Document extraction failed and the file is unreadable (metadata-only); no substantive content was available from this file for analysis.
- File-level: S02_Pre_Solicitation_36C78626B0004_1.pdf (Pre-Solicitation attachment)
- Extraction status: unreadable — processing_mode=metadata_only; review_status=restricted; limitation_reason=unreadable
- Opportunity identifiers (from SAM metadata): Solicitation 36C78626B0004_1; Title 'Danville National Cemetery – National Shrine Project 809-NSP25-006'; NoticeId ecffa885156047bbb0fbc9f1967866a6
- Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs — National Cemetery Administration (36C786)
- Notice type: Sources Sought / Pre-solicitation
- Set-aside: SDVOSBC (Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business) per opportunity metadata
- NAICS: 561730 (as listed in opportunity metadata)
- Place of performance: Danville, IL 61832 (USA) per opportunity metadata
- Key dates (from opportunity metadata): Posted 2026-03-30; Response deadline 2026-04-14 (local time); Archive date 2026-04-29
- Missing from file due to unreadability: scoped technical requirements, deliverables, bonding/insurance or security requirements, incumbent/contract history, subcontracting/teaming instructions, and proposal submission instructions — these items must be retrieved from SAM or the issuer before scoring or pursuit decisions.
Technical details
Entry: sync
Review status: Up to date
Logical upstream opportunity: 6666
Notice lineage:
- ecffa885156047bbb0fbc9f1967866a6 (posted 2026-03-30) - current
- ea15fcda682643b89ad0e6600b8b4c4c
Last synced: 2026-03-30T18:07:05.876598+00:00
Last analyzed: 2026-03-30T18:08:07.548319+00:00
Latest package fingerprint: a6572c706d5cfc5b6d6579e9203c4972ddda9948f7c00024344e0efab632eaf6
Latest package notice: ecffa885156047bbb0fbc9f1967866a6
Latest package documents: 1
Evidence limitations- S02_Pre_Solicitation_36C78626B0004_1.pdf: restricted (unreadable)
- Documents exist upstream, but no usable document text was available yet; Scout analyzed metadata only.
- 2026-03-30T18:07:05.878711+00:00: ecffa885156047bbb0fbc9f1967866a6 with 1 docs
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