Sources Sought Notice ANC Tree Shurb Bridge.pdf

THIS IS A Sources Sought Notice ONLY. This is a Sources Sought Notice and should not be construed as a solicitation announcement. The submission of this information is for planning purposes only. It is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to procure any services, nor is it the intent of the Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC) – Fort Belvoir, Virginia to award a contract based on this Request for Information (RFI) or otherwise pay for the information sought. The Government is seeking responses to this Sources Sought Notice from all interested businesses capable of providing the requirement. Small businesses, in all socioeconomic categories (including, 8(a) business development programs, HUBZone, service-disabled veteran-owned, (SDVOSB) woman-owned small business (WOSB), small, disadvantaged business (SDB), economically disadvantaged women owned small business (EDWOSB) are highly encouraged to identify capabilities in meeting the requirements.

MICC - Fort Belvoir is seeking preliminary market research information from capable and reliable sources to gain knowledge of potential qualified business sources capable of providing all labor, equipment, materials, and supervision of its employees to perform provide all labor, equipment, materials (unless otherwise noted), and supervision to prune approximately 2,500 trees, remove approximately 400 trees, prune between 11,000 and 16,000 linear feet of shrubs and hedges, prune the trees lining the Ceremonial Mall and Memorial Avenue, prune the wisteria vines at the James Tanner Amphitheater, provide emergency support, install/inspect/repair cabling and lightning protection systems and perform approximately 3,000 hours of additional ground pruning tasks annually. Tree and shrub maintenance includes air-spading, root pruning, watering small trees, watering large trees, and watering shrubs, spraying trees and shrubs with pesticides or other products, and applying soil injections of fertilizers, pesticides, and other products to trees and shrubs. Up to 310 trees are to be planted and warranted to be in a healthy, vigorous state for one year following initial post-planting acceptance, and the Contractor shall provide all plant care and maintenance during that time. Contractors shall transplant up to 10 trees annually from one or more location(s) to others within Arlington National Cemetery (ANC) or at the U.S Soldier’s and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery (USSAHNC).

The basic service objective is to maintain the cemeteries’ esteemed grounds with care resulting in aesthetically pleasing turf, care for burial sections, and memorial sites to honor those who have served our nation.

This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes – it does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ)/Invitation for Bid (IFB)/Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFQ, IFB or RFP in the future. This notice does not commit the U.S. Government to contract for any supply or service. Further, the U.S. Government is not seeking quotes, bids or proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals in response to this source sought notice. The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice. Submittals will not be returned to the responder. Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future RFQ or IFB or RFP, if any is issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the System Award Management (SAM) https://www.sam.gov or sam.gov. It is the responsibility of potential offeror to monitor the System Award Management (SAM) https://www.sam.gov or sam.gov for additional information pertaining to this requirement. The anticipated NAICS code(s) is/are: 561730 Landscaping Services, with a size standard of $9.5M.

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Responses to this Sources Sought Notice shall be e-mailed to the Contract Specialist, Edward Faison, at edward.k.faison.civ@army.mil with a with a courtesy copy (cc) to David Gecewicz, Contracting Officer, at David.l.gecewicz2.civ@army.mil, no later than at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. On December 23, 2025.

In response to this source sought, please provide:

1) Name of the firm, point of contact, phone number, email address, Unique Entity ID number, CAGE code, a statement regarding small business status (including small business type(s)/certifications(s) such as SDB, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.) and the corresponding NAICS code.

2) Identify whether your firm is interested in competing for this requirement as a prime contractor or not. Identify subcontracting, joint ventures or teaming arrangement that will be pursued, if any.

3) Information in sufficient detail regarding previous experience (indicate whether as a prime contractor or subcontractor) on similar requirements (include size, scope, complexity, timeframe, government or commercial), pertinent certifications, etc., that will facilitate making a capability determination.

The capability packages for this source sought are not a proposal, but rather statements regarding the company’s existing experience in relation to the areas specified above.

No solicitation mailing list will be compiled. No phone calls will be accepted. Capability packages shall not exceed five (5) pages.

Attachment 1: Current Performance Work Statement mailto:edward.k.faison.civ@army.mil mailto:David.l.gecewicz2.civ@army.mil