36C78626R50138 -- S208

The Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration seeks grounds maintenance services at Miramar National Cemetery in San Diego, with proposals due July 13, 2026. This is a 100% small business set-aside (SDVOSB-eligible) under NAICS 561730 with a $9.5 million size standard.

Place of performance is 1700 Cabrillo Memorial Drive, San Diego, California 92106. The facility is a 313-acre cemetery serving approximately 235,000 veterans in San Diego County. The contract is a hybrid fixed-price Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity covering a 12-month base year plus two optional 12-month extension years (September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2029), with a guaranteed minimum of $9,038.80 and maximum aggregate value of $6,500,000.00 across the full three-year term.

Scope includes fourteen service line items: headstone installation and maintenance (setting new and replacement headstones, raising, lowering, realigning, and fine-tuned alignment); gravesite maintenance; turf and grass maintenance; pest control; tree, shrub, and planting bed maintenance; irrigation system services; drainage system maintenance; trash and debris removal; pavement sweeping and cleaning; artificial turf maintenance; and structure cleaning. Headstone installation and realignment work is subject to Davis-Bacon Act wage rates; monthly recurring maintenance is subject to Service Contract Act rates. The contractor must supply all labor, equipment, materials, and supervision; provide an on-site manager with minimum two years' commercial landscape maintenance supervisory experience accredited by the Landscape Contractors Association or equivalent; and develop a comprehensive Grounds Management Plan within 30 workdays of award.

A mandatory vendor site visit is scheduled for June 24, 2026, at 8:30 AM PST (RSVP by June 23 at 3:00 PM PST). Written questions are due June 26 at 5:00 PM PST. Evaluation weighs Technical Capability and Past Performance equally (combined as more important than Price). Offerors must demonstrate minimum staffing of one full-time equivalent per 10.37 acres and submit at least two completed past performance questionnaires for comparable work within the last five years.