Puerto Rico National Cemetery Grounds Maintenance Services Solicitation

The Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration is soliciting comprehensive grounds maintenance services for Puerto Rico National Cemetery under solicitation number 36C78626Q50118. The contract encompasses weekly mowing and bi-weekly edging of 55 acres, monthly detention pond maintenance, quarterly pressure washing of facilities, pest and disease control applications, and quarterly soil testing to maintain turf at 95-98 percent performance standards across weed-free, pest-free, and disease-free conditions. Offerors must demonstrate technical capability through identification of key personnel (including a site supervisor with five years' grounds maintenance experience fluent in English and Spanish), provide detailed work plans with equipment listings and Gantt charts, and submit between three and five past performance questionnaires from similar projects completed within the last five years. The Government will evaluate proposals without discussions, prioritizing technical capability and past performance over price to determine overall value. The proposal deadline is April 20, 2026, at 10:00 AM EST, with a mandatory site visit window of April 3-6, 2026, and a solicitation amendment issued on April 10, 2026, requiring acknowledgment from all offerors prior to submission.

This solicitation is exclusively set aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) under NAICS code 561730 with a $9.5 million business size standard, with the current contractor identified as Isonic Corp. under contract number 36C78625P50336. The contract is structured as an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) award for a base year (June 1, 2026, to May 31, 2027) plus four optional one-year extensions through May 31, 2031, with a minimum order threshold of $5,000 and no specific overall contract value ceiling stated in the solicitation documents. Key operational requirements include maintaining a minimum of 12 dedicated employees on-site, providing all equipment and supplies, conducting annual USDA-certified soil testing, and adhering to prevailing wage rates established by the Department of Labor. Performance will occur at Puerto Rico National Cemetery, located at 100 Victory Shopp Ctr, Suite 1, Bayamon, PR 00961-3887, with operations conducted Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. local time, excluding federal holidays. All prospective offerors must be registered in SAM with active ORCA certification and current SBA SDVOSB or VOSB certification at the time of proposal submission.