Presolicitation Notice 36C78623R50197.docx

PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE ONLY: The Department of Veterans Affairs, National Cemetery Administration intends to release a requirement to procure Grounds Maintenance services for the Fort Snelling National Cemetery via a fixed price contract. The fixed price contract will be for a base period of one (1) year plus four (4), one-year option periods.

RFQ: 36C78623Q50197

SET ASIDE CATEGORY: SDVOSB

NAICS CODES: 561730, Landscaping Services

ESTIMATED ISSUE DATE: 06/23/2023

ESTIMATED RESPONSE DUE DATE: 07/31/2023

PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE / SITE VISIT

A Pre-Proposal Conference and Site Visit will be held at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, 7601 34th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55450.

1. Pre-Proposal Conference will be held in the Grounds and Maintenance Building near Gate 3 on 34th Ave on July 10, 2023, 9AM-10AM Central Standard Time (CST).

1. Due to the room size limitations, Offerors are encouraged to notify the Contract Specialist and cemetery representative of their plan to attend. Notification should include Company Name, Address, Names of Attendees, and Phone No. Attendance Notification should be received by the Contract Specialist and cemetery representative via e-mail brian.werner2@va.gov and edward.luka@va.gov no later than July 7, 2023, at 3PM CST.

1. Questions regarding the solicitation, post pre-proposal conference should be submitted via e-mail to the Contract Specialist ( brian.werner2@va.gov ) no later than July 12, 2023. Questions submitted after July 12, 2023, may not be answered before the offer due date. All questions will be answered via a solicitation amendment on Jul 14, 2023.

1. If you plan to conduct a site visit / inspection of the Fort Snelling National Cemetery other than on the day stated above, YOU MUST CONTACT the following personnel to make arrangements:

Ed Luka, Cemetery Foreman Fort Snelling National Cemetery

(612) 726-1127

All responsible sources may submit a quotation, which if timely received, shall be considered by this agency.

Responses must be concise and be specifically directed to the requirement reference above. It is the offeror’s responsibility to monitor SAM.GOV for changes or amendments.

Submit questions regarding this pre-solicitation notice to brian.werner2@va.gov .