Notice of Intent Ability One Grounds Maintenance Services for Fort Worden Post Cemetery

The National Cemetery Administration (NCA), Pacific District, has issued a Notice of Intent to award an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for grounds maintenance services at Fort Worden Post Cemetery. The contract will be awarded to an Ability One contractor, with the previous award holder being Skookum Educational Programs DBA: Tessera. This special notice was posted on March 17, 2026, and is governed by Public Law 116-155, the Department of Veterans Affairs Contracting Preference Consistency Act of 2020, which mandates that Ability One contracts added to the procurement list before December 22, 2006, remain designated for Ability One contractors. The contract falls under NAICS code 561730 (Landscaping Services) with a small business size standard of $9.5 million and PSC code S208 (Housekeeping - Landscaping/Groundskeeping).

The objective of this Notice of Intent is to inform the market of the government's intention to award to an Ability One contractor while providing an opportunity for responsible sources to demonstrate capability if they choose to do so. Interested parties must submit capability information by 1:00 AM PST on March 31, 2026, though this is not a request for competitive quotations. Only Ability One contractors are eligible to participate in this procurement, as mandated by federal law for this particular requirement. The contract will be structured as a firm-fixed-price agreement with a one-year base period followed by four one-year option periods, plus the possibility of an additional six-month option period under FAR clause 52.217-8. The government retains sole discretion to determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement based on responses received, and it will not be responsible for any costs associated with preparing responses to this notice.