36C78626R50141 001 Amendment Grounds maintenance Marion Nat Cem -- S208

The Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration seeks a contractor to provide comprehensive grounds maintenance services at Marion National Cemetery in Marion, Indiana, with proposals due May 18, 2026, at 12:00 PM Eastern Time. The procurement is set aside 100% for small businesses and carries a guaranteed minimum contract value of $10,000 with a maximum aggregate value of $8,200,000 over a one-year base period (September 1, 2026–August 31, 2027) plus four one-year renewal options through August 31, 2031.

Place of performance is 1700 E 38th Street, Marion, Indiana 46953. The NAICS code is 561730 (Landscaping Services), with a size standard of $9.6 million. Services span 53 acres and include mowing (39 job-based occurrences annually at 3.5-inch height), headstone and marker maintenance (13,909 headstones plus approximately 400 annually), blade edging, core aeration, overseeding, herbicide applications (pre- and post-emergence), fertilization (three times annually at one pound nitrogen per 1,000 square feet), irrigation system operation and maintenance, floral pickup, tree pruning and removal, power washing, headstone cleaning (16,000 units), raise and realign work (2,100 units), fine-tune alignment (3,500 units), sunken grave repair (50 units), turf renovation (250,868 square feet), and seasonal snow and ice removal. Service Contract Act and Davis-Bacon Act wage requirements apply to applicable work.

The contractor must provide an English-speaking on-site manager and, for tree removal work, a certified arborist with minimum three years' experience certified by the International Society of Arboriculture. Work is performed Monday through Friday, 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM, with coordination required for work outside normal hours. Questions must be submitted by May 1, 2026. Evaluation prioritizes technical capability and key personnel (including a comprehensive Grounds Maintenance Plan with task frequencies, staffing approach, and required State of Illinois commercial pesticide/herbicide applicator license), past performance on comparable cemetery or grounds maintenance contracts within five years, and price reasonableness. A non-mandatory vendor site visit is scheduled for April 29, 2026, with RSVP required by April 26, 2026. Offerors must hold prices firm for 60 calendar days from the solicitation closing date.