Fort Logan Cemetery Grounds Maintenance Services Amended

The Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration is soliciting grounds maintenance services for Fort Logan National Cemetery in Denver, Colorado, including mowing, string trimming, edging, headstone maintenance, herbicide applications, and fertilizer delivery across approximately 167 acres of improved and semi-improved turf. Contractors must meet specific technical and management qualifications, including maintaining a branch office within 350 miles of the cemetery, employing an onsite supervisor with a minimum of five years' grounds maintenance experience, and providing a licensed commercial pesticide applicator with Colorado Department of Agriculture Category 206 certification and at least three years of herbicide application experience. The contract will be evaluated using a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable methodology, considering technical and management capabilities, performance and scheduling plans, staffing and equipment, and past performance on comparable projects. Key deadlines include a mandatory site visit on February 26, 2026, at 11:00 AM MST, vendor questions due by 8:00 AM EST on March 2, 2026, and proposal submissions due by 11:00 AM ET on March 11, 2026, with question responses provided via amendment by March 6, 2026.

This solicitation is set aside 100 percent for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSB) under NAICS code 561730 with a size standard of $9.5 million. There is no current incumbent contractor; a previous contract (36C78620D0116) carried an obligation amount of $3,378,191. The contract has a guaranteed minimum value of $5,000 with a maximum aggregate value not to exceed $8,999,999.99 over a five-year period consisting of a base year from April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2027, plus four optional one-year extensions through March 31, 2031. The scope includes an anticipated expansion of 18.61 improved acres scheduled for completion in Summer 2026, with estimated headstone and marker maintenance quantities ranging from 104,010 to 106,450 headstones across contract periods. All work will be performed at Fort Logan National Cemetery, located at Denver, Colorado 80236, and contractors must comply with the Dignity Clause requirements and Service Contract Labor Standards wage determinations for the Denver metropolitan area.