36C78626R50055

The Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration issued Amendment 0002 to solicitation 36C78626R50055 for grounds maintenance services at Santa Fe National Cemetery, with proposals due June 3, 2026, restricted to Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses. The amendment publishes vendor question responses, a soil analysis report, photos of government-furnished equipment, and a revised Performance Work Statement reflecting clarifications on scope and operational procedures.

The contract is a hybrid fixed-price IDIQ covering a twelve-month base period (July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027) plus two optional one-year extensions. Scope includes interment and disinterment services (estimated 17 traditional casket interments, 456 pre-placed crypt interments, 655 cremains inurnments); headstone and marker setting and maintenance; gravesite, turf, tree, shrub, and planting bed maintenance; irrigation and drainage system services; trash removal; pavement cleaning; snow and ice removal; structure cleaning; and ceremonies assistance. The cemetery encompasses 81.9 developed acres with 25,643 upright headstones and 19,487 flat markers requiring maintenance.

The contractor must provide all labor, equipment (except government-furnished interment devices and dumpsters), materials, and supervision. Work is performed 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM Monday through Friday, with weekend and holiday work permitted under Contracting Officer's Representative authorization. The contractor must appoint a Site Manager with minimum two years' supervisory experience in commercial landscape maintenance and relevant accreditation, submit a Quality Control Plan within 30 days of award and a Grounds Management Plan within 30 workdays, and coordinate all activities with interment schedules. The current incumbent, Raven Operations LLC, holds contract 36C78625D50265 valued at $1,192,066.28.