Ft Logan National Cemetery Tree Maintenance Amended with Q & A

The Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration seeks tree maintenance services at Fort Logan National Cemetery in Denver, Colorado, with quotes due June 17 at 4:00 p.m. ET. The procurement is set aside 100 percent for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), with a size standard of $9.5 million under NAICS 561730.

Work includes removal of six medium trees and six medium tree stumps, one large tree deadwood pruning, nine large trees, and one large tree stump removal, all with stump grinding, topsoil fill, cleanup, and debris disposal. Performance period runs July 20 through September 30, 2026. A Certified Arborist with at least three years' direct supervisory experience in commercial tree maintenance operations is required as site manager throughout performance. All work must comply with ISA Best Management Practices and ANSI A300 pruning standards. The contractor must operate equipment on turf only with written Contracting Officer's Representative authorization and protective boarding (plywood sheets or mud tracks), with liability for damage to government property. Perimeter fencing cannot be removed to facilitate access or debris removal.

A mandatory site visit is scheduled for June 8 at 10:00 a.m. at the Public Information Center; no additional site visits will be scheduled. Vendor questions are due June 9 at 9:00 a.m. ET to david.hester@va.gov, with answers provided via amendment on SAM.gov no later than June 12. A Q&A amendment was added June 11. Offerors must be actively registered in SAM.gov at quote submission and award. No more than 50 percent of contract value may be paid to non-SDVOSB firms. Evaluation criteria are technical approach, past performance on comparable projects within the last five years, and lowest price.