36C78626R50110 -- S208

The Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration is soliciting proposals for comprehensive grounds maintenance services at Los Angeles National Cemetery under Solicitation 36C78626R50110. Services include turf and grass maintenance, plant and planting bed care, irrigation system management and repair, drainage system maintenance, trash and debris removal, pavement and structure maintenance, and headstone/marker services (setting, raising, and realigning) across a 127-acre facility. The contract is structured as a firm fixed-price, indefinite delivery-indefinite quantity (IDIQ) agreement with a 12-month base year plus four optional one-year periods. Award will be made on a lowest-price, technically acceptable basis to the responsible offeror offering fair and reasonable pricing with an acceptable technical proposal. Offerors must submit proposals by April 24, 2026, at 3:00 PM Pacific Time, with pricing held firm for 60 calendar days from the solicitation closing date. Technical evaluation requires seven mandatory sub-factors including a Turfgrass Management Plan (25 pages maximum), Integrated Pest Management Plan (20 pages maximum), Irrigation Management Plan (20 pages maximum), comprehensive Work Plan (30 pages maximum), Site-Specific Safety Plan (5 pages maximum), Contractor Quality Control Plan (5 pages maximum), and documentation of a certified International Society of Arboriculture arborist with minimum five years' supervisory experience in commercial tree maintenance. A mandatory vendor site visit is scheduled for March 18, 2026, from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM PST at Los Angeles National Cemetery, with attendance notification required by March 17, 2026.

This solicitation is a 100 percent set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs), with the current incumbent contractors being The Severson Group LLC and Moderno Inc. The contract guarantees a minimum aggregate value of $10,000 with a maximum aggregate value not to exceed $9,500,000 across the base year and four option periods. Services encompass 13 Contract Line Items including 12-month recurring maintenance tasks (turf care, plant maintenance, irrigation, drainage, debris removal, and pavement/structure upkeep) and unit-priced headstone services (estimated 25-1,000 units annually for setting, aligning, raising, and realigning operations). The contractor must maintain a Site Manager available 24/7, employ certified arborists and irrigation technicians, and comply with both Collective Bargaining Agreement wage rates for service work and Davis-Bacon Act prevailing wage rates for construction services. Performance takes place at Los Angeles National Cemetery, located at 950 South Sepulveda Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90049, with normal work hours of 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday, requiring strict coordination with ongoing burial services, ceremonies, and public visitation.