Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery Tree Maintenance

The Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration seeks tree maintenance services at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas, with proposals due July 9, 2026 at 11:00 AM CT. The procurement is a 100% Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business set-aside under NAICS 561730 (Landscaping Services), with a size standard of $9.5 million.

Place of performance is San Antonio, Texas (78209). Work spans July 20 through September 18, 2026, on a one-time firm fixed-price basis. The scope includes routine pruning of 19 medium trees (25–40 feet height, 12–24 inch DBH) under CLIN 0001, routine pruning of 60 large trees (>40 feet height, >24 inch DBH) under CLIN 0002, and complete removal with stump grinding and topsoil fill of three large trees under CLIN 0003. The contractor must provide a Certified Arborist as site manager with minimum three years' direct supervisory experience in commercial tree maintenance operations including removal, trimming, and stump removal. All work must comply with International Society of Arboriculture Best Management Practices and ANSI A300 standards, with pruning limited to removal of 20–25% of total leaf area. The contractor is responsible for all debris removal, equipment, materials, and disposal at a licensed off-site facility; no government receptacles are provided.

Evaluation applies three factors: technical approach and understanding of work; past performance on comparable projects within the last five years; and lowest evaluated price for technically acceptable proposals. Offerors failing to meet any technical acceptability factor are ineligible. A mandatory site visit is scheduled July 1, 2026 at 2:00 PM at the cemetery maintenance building. Vendor questions are due by July 2, 2026 at 9:00 AM CT to david.hester@va.gov, with answers provided by amendment no later than July 7, 2026 on SAM.gov.