Grounds Upkeep for Grafton National Cemetery -- S208

The Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration is soliciting grounds upkeep services for Grafton National Cemetery under NAICS code 561730 (Landscaping Services). The contractor must provide comprehensive lawn maintenance including mowing, trimming, edging, trash and debris removal, and snow and ice removal across approximately 3.2 acres. Services must be performed during normal cemetery business hours (7:30 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday through Friday, excluding Federal Holidays), with specific operational requirements such as maintaining grass height at three inches during April, May, October, and November and four inches during June through early September, weekly mowing from April 1 through November 30, and snow and ice removal once snowfall exceeds one inch. The evaluation criteria emphasize technical qualifications and past performance more heavily than price, with quoters required to submit four volumes including company information, relevant experience, past performance questionnaires, and pricing documentation in Excel format. The deadline for submitting questions is February 2, 2026, at 12:00 PM EST, site visits are scheduled for January 29, 2026, and responses are due by February 23, 2026, with an electronic submission deadline of February 25, 2026, at 12:00 PM EST to Marshand Boone at marshand.boone@va.gov.

This solicitation is exclusively set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) under a business size standard of $9.5 million, with all quoters required to maintain current SAM.gov registration and active SBA SDVOSB/VOSB certifications. The contract is structured as an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) agreement with a base period running from April 5, 2026, to April 4, 2027, plus four optional one-year renewal periods extending through April 4, 2031, providing a potential five-year contract term. The price schedule establishes estimated quantities across five service categories: 34 mowing occurrences per year, 34 weekly trimming occurrences, 17 biweekly edging occurrences, 34 general grounds cleanup occurrences, and 7 snow and ice removal occurrences annually. Prevailing wage rates apply under the Service Contract Act with occupational rates including Gardener at $17.20/hour, Laborer Grounds Maintenance at $14.30/hour, and Tractor Operator at $16.25/hour, plus mandatory fringe benefits including $5.55/hour Health & Welfare and paid sick leave provisions. Services will be performed at 42 Veterans Memorial Lane, Grafton, West Virginia 26354.