Arlington National Cemetery Turf and Grounds Maintenance Services
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- W91QV125RA037
- Agency
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MICC Fort Sam Houston
Mission and Installation Contracting Command, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 561730 Landscaping Services
- Place of performance
- Fort Myer, Virginia 22211, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The U.S. Army Materiel Command Mission and Installation Contracting Command at Fort Sam Houston is seeking comprehensive turf and grounds maintenance services for Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, and the U.S. Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery in Washington, D.C. The contractor will provide all personnel, materials, equipment, supervision, and maintenance necessary to maintain approximately 667 acres of developed grounds across both cemeteries. Services include mowing and trimming of highly prominent areas, edging, debris and floral pickup, leaf removal, special ceremony site preparation, filling and grading, sodding, snow and ice removal, post-burial care for both casketed and cremated remains, pesticide and fertilizer applications, soil amendments, irrigation system operation and maintenance, and various seeding and turf renovation activities. The contract objective is to maintain aesthetically pleasing turf and memorial sites that honor those who have served the nation. Proposals are due by 12:00 PM on July 7, 2025, with the solicitation having been amended twice since its initial posting on June 4, 2025.
This procurement is set aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses under NAICS code 561730 with a size standard of $9,500,000. The current contractor is GreenLeaf, Inc., which was awarded $6,248,640.00 in February 2020. The contract structure includes a firm fixed-price arrangement with a base period of five months (including a one-month phase-in period) and four 12-month option periods, totaling approximately 57 months of potential performance. The Arlington National Cemetery receives 4-6 million visitors annually and hosts approximately 6,000 funerals per year, while the irrigation system includes 14 control units with approximately 300 zones using Hunter A22C controllers. Performance will take place at Fort Myer in Arlington, Virginia, with the contract administered by the U.S. Army Contracting Enterprise at Fort Belvoir, Virginia.
Notice text
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Update #3 · Latest ·
This requirement is a non-personal services contract in which the contractor shall provide all personnel, materials, equipment, supervision, and maintenance necessary to ensure that grounds maintenance and improvement services are performed at both the Arlington National Cemetery (ANC) located in Arlington, Virginia, and the U.S. Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery (USSAHNC) located in Northwest, Washington, D.C
. The Government shall not exercise any supervision or control over the contract service providers performing the services herein. Such service providers shall be accountable solely to the Contractor who, in turn, is responsible to the Government.
The Contractor shall provide all labor, equipment, materials, and supervision of its employees to perform turf and grounds maintenance and improvement services at ANC and USSAHNC, which combined have approximately 667 acres of developed grounds. Services required for both cemeteries include mowing and trimming that includes highly prominent areas; edging; trash, debris and floral pickup and resetting; leaf removal; preparation of special ceremony sites; filling and grading; top-dressing; sodding; snow and ice removal; post-burial care for casketed gravesites; post-burial care for cremated remains; liquid pesticide applications; liquid pesticide spot treatments; granular pesticide applications; granular fertilizer applications; pH level adjustments/soil amendment applications; core aeration; dethatching; turf renovation; soil structure repair; hydro-seeding; operating, maintaining, and repairing irrigation systems; spot watering; slit seeding; over seeding; and collecting and submitting soil samples.
The basic service objective is to maintain the cemeteries’ esteemed grounds with care resulting in aesthetically pleasing turf, care for burial sections, and memorial sites to honor those who have served our nation.
SEE ATTACH AMENDMENT 0001
SEE AMENDMENT 0002: Question & Answer from the Site Visit Attactment 1
Update #2 ·
This requirement is a non-personal services contract in which the contractor shall provide all personnel, materials, equipment, supervision, and maintenance necessary to ensure that grounds maintenance and improvement services are performed at both the Arlington National Cemetery (ANC) located in Arlington, Virginia, and the U.S. Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery (USSAHNC) located in Northwest, Washington, D.C
. The Government shall not exercise any supervision or control over the contract service providers performing the services herein. Such service providers shall be accountable solely to the Contractor who, in turn, is responsible to the Government.
The Contractor shall provide all labor, equipment, materials, and supervision of its employees to perform turf and grounds maintenance and improvement services at ANC and USSAHNC, which combined have approximately 667 acres of developed grounds. Services required for both cemeteries include mowing and trimming that includes highly prominent areas; edging; trash, debris and floral pickup and resetting; leaf removal; preparation of special ceremony sites; filling and grading; top-dressing; sodding; snow and ice removal; post-burial care for casketed gravesites; post-burial care for cremated remains; liquid pesticide applications; liquid pesticide spot treatments; granular pesticide applications; granular fertilizer applications; pH level adjustments/soil amendment applications; core aeration; dethatching; turf renovation; soil structure repair; hydro-seeding; operating, maintaining, and repairing irrigation systems; spot watering; slit seeding; over seeding; and collecting and submitting soil samples.
The basic service objective is to maintain the cemeteries’ esteemed grounds with care resulting in aesthetically pleasing turf, care for burial sections, and memorial sites to honor those who have served our nation.
SEE ATTACH AMENDMENT 0001
Update #1 ·
This requirement is a non-personal services contract in which the contractor shall provide all personnel, materials, equipment, supervision, and maintenance necessary to ensure that grounds maintenance and improvement services are performed at both the Arlington National Cemetery (ANC) located in Arlington, Virginia, and the U.S. Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery (USSAHNC) located in Northwest, Washington, D.C
. The Government shall not exercise any supervision or control over the contract service providers performing the services herein. Such service providers shall be accountable solely to the Contractor who, in turn, is responsible to the Government.
The Contractor shall provide all labor, equipment, materials, and supervision of its employees to perform turf and grounds maintenance and improvement services at ANC and USSAHNC, which combined have approximately 667 acres of developed grounds. Services required for both cemeteries include mowing and trimming that includes highly prominent areas; edging; trash, debris and floral pickup and resetting; leaf removal; preparation of special ceremony sites; filling and grading; top-dressing; sodding; snow and ice removal; post-burial care for casketed gravesites; post-burial care for cremated remains; liquid pesticide applications; liquid pesticide spot treatments; granular pesticide applications; granular fertilizer applications; pH level adjustments/soil amendment applications; core aeration; dethatching; turf renovation; soil structure repair; hydro-seeding; operating, maintaining, and repairing irrigation systems; spot watering; slit seeding; over seeding; and collecting and submitting soil samples.
The basic service objective is to maintain the cemeteries’ esteemed grounds with care resulting in aesthetically pleasing turf, care for burial sections, and memorial sites to honor those who have served our nation.
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Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| This notice | Solicitation | |
| Arlington National Cemetery Turf and Grounds Maintenance Services | Pre-Solicitation | |
| Arlington National Cemetery Turf and Grounds Maintenance Services | Solicitation |
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