36C78626Q50032- Amendment 0001 -Crown Hill NC - Ground Maintenance -- S208

The Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration is soliciting quotes for comprehensive grounds maintenance and interment services at Crown Hill National Cemetery in Indianapolis, Indiana. The contractor must provide all labor, supervision, equipment, materials, and supplies to perform cremated remains interment into columbaria, grounds maintenance, facility cleaning and maintenance, and headstone and monument cleaning and alignment services across approximately 14.2 to 26.4 acres. Key qualification requirements include a current Indiana commercial pesticide/herbicide application license, demonstrated grounds maintenance experience at comparably-sized facilities within the past five years based on a minimum of three comparable contracts, and an on-site supervisor with at least four years of grounds maintenance supervision experience managing a minimum of five personnel simultaneously. Evaluation will follow a Lowest-Priced, Technically Acceptable (LPTA methodology, with technical acceptability determined by submission of required licenses, proven experience narratives, qualified personnel resumes, and subcontractor listings. Critical deadlines include a site visit on January 27, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., solicitation questions due by January 28, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. EST, and quotes due by February 6, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. EST.

This opportunity is a 100% set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs) under NAICS code 561730 (Landscaping Services). No incumbent contractor is identified in the solicitation materials. The contract is structured as an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) award with a guaranteed minimum contract value of $5,000 and a maximum aggregate value of $500,000 across the base performance period (March 1, 2026, through February 28, 2027) and four optional one-year periods extending through February 28, 2030. The scope encompasses substantial annual service volumes, including 270 interment shelters annually, 350 urn transports, mowing of 2.2 acres 39 times annually, and cleaning of 2,095 headstones. Work will be performed at Crown Hill Funeral Home and Cemetery, located at 700 38th Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46208, during normal cemetery operating hours of 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, with potential weekend and holiday work required for interments and ceremonies.