Baton Rouge National Cemetery Tree Pruning

The Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration seeks tree pruning, trimming, removal, and stump grinding services at Baton Rouge National Cemetery, with quotes due May 15, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. EST. The procurement is restricted to Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) as a 100 percent small business set-aside.

Place of performance is Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Work encompasses two large trees (height and diameter at breast height both exceeding 40 feet and 24 inches respectively) requiring routine pruning and four large trees requiring deadwood pruning, all with debris removal and disposal included. A certified arborist with a minimum of three years' direct supervisory experience in commercial tree maintenance must serve as site manager. All work must comply with the 2018 ISA Best Management Practices for Tree Pruning and ANSI A300 standards, with explicit prohibition of topping, heading-back, and other unacceptable pruning methods. Work is performed during normal business hours, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with performance not to exceed 60 calendar days from award through September 30, 2026. The contract is firm, fixed-price.

A mandatory site visit is scheduled May 5, 2026 at 10:00 a.m.; vendors must report to the parking lot upon arrival. Vendor questions are due to david.hester@va.gov by May 6, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. MTN, with answers posted on SAM.gov by May 11. Evaluation criteria are technical approach and understanding of work, past performance on comparable projects within the past five years, and price on a lowest-price-technically-acceptable basis. The NAICS code is 561730 with a size standard of $9.5 million. Service Contract Labor Standards wage rates per Wage Determination 2015-5177 apply. Subcontracting is limited to 50 percent of contract value.