Cemetery Grounds Maintenance Services

The Department of the Army Materiel Command Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground is conducting a sources sought market survey to identify potential contractors for Cemetery Grounds Maintenance Services at Aberdeen Proving Ground and the Edgewood Area. The procurement encompasses comprehensive cemetery and grounds maintenance services including landscaping, tree trimming and removal, weed control, fertilization, headstone cleaning, pathway and parking area maintenance, fencing upkeep, trash removal, excavation for interments, mowing, aeration, overseeding, headstone alignment and installation, and grounds beautification. Key contractor qualifications include registration with the System for Award Management (SAM), a Project Manager with an Associate's degree in Turf Management and five years of base support management experience, an MDA Pesticide Usage License with Category 3 designation, an MDA Fertilizer Usage License, and a NACI security clearance. Prospective contractors must submit responses addressing eight specific capability questions related to turf management experience, Integrated Pest Management plans, damage documentation processes, subcontractor management, cemetery maintenance experience, and prior U.S. Government contract experience. The deadline for submitting questions is April 16, 2026 at 10:00 AM, and responses must be submitted by April 21, 2026 at 10:00 AM to Samantha Hayes and Amy Bowen at the Army Contracting Command.

This procurement is designated as a Total Small Business set-aside, meaning only small businesses are eligible for award, though the sources sought phase is open to all business sizes for market research purposes. The contract covers two cemeteries totaling 8 acres of turf with 415 upright headstones and footstones requiring maintenance under a seven-day mowing cycle schedule. Performance standards require 100% completion with zero defects per cycle for mowing services and zero defects per occurrence for incidental services, with inspection deductions of $500 per defect for mowing and $100 per defect for incidentals. The contract will include 60-day phase-in and phase-out periods, and the contractor must comply with OSHA standards, RCRA environmental guidelines, and participate in mandatory security training including iWATCH, AT Level 1 Awareness, OPSEC Awareness, and cybersecurity awareness training within thirty days of contract start. No incumbent contractor or specific budget range has been disclosed in this sources sought notice, which is not a binding solicitation but rather a market survey to inform development of the formal solicitation to be posted on SAM.gov.