The Cypress Hill National Cemetery is in need of Grounds Maintenance Services for a period of a Base plus Four (4) option years. The POP: 4/5/2026 through 4/4/2027. -- S208

The Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration is seeking qualified contractors to provide comprehensive grounds maintenance services at Cypress Hill National Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, including mowing, trimming, edging, headstone cleaning, leaf cleanup, tree pruning and removal, snow removal, and flag operations across approximately 18.2 acres. Key contract requirements include maintaining turf heights between 3.0 and 3.5 inches, cleaning all 18,590 headstones before Memorial Day using D/2 Biological Solution, employing a full-time on-site Site Manager, and adhering to strict NCA Operational Standards requiring 95% of visually prominent turf areas to meet professional height recommendations. The contractor must be registered in the System of Award Management (SAM) with an active Unique Entity Identification (UEI) number and submit four volumes of documentation: Company Information with SDVOSB compliance certification, Technical submission including staffing plan and equipment list, Past Performance with at least three relevant projects from the last five years, and detailed Excel-format pricing. The Government will employ a comparative evaluation methodology weighing technical merit and past performance more heavily than price. Critical deadlines include a mandatory site visit on February 18, 2026 (10:00 AM-12:00 PM EST), submission of solicitation questions by February 19, 2026 (4:00 PM EST), and proposal responses due by March 13, 2026 (10:00 AM EST).

This solicitation is exclusively set aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) under NAICS code 561730 (Landscaping Services), with a small business size standard of $9.5 million, and all quoters must be certified as SDVOSB or VOSB in the SBA's certification database prior to closing. The contract will be awarded as an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) agreement for a base year plus four optional one-year renewal periods, with the performance period running from April 5, 2026, through April 4, 2027. The Price Schedule encompasses nine primary service line items including 33 annual mowing jobs, biweekly edging operations, headstone cleaning of 18,590 units before Memorial Day, fall leaf cleanup across three months, tree pruning totaling 200 hours, up to ten snow removal occurrences, and twelve flag raising/lowering operations annually. Wage Determination 2015-4187, Revision 34 (effective December 3, 2025) applies, establishing prevailing wage rates ranging from approximately $16.41 to $61.13 per hour depending on occupational classification, plus mandatory fringe benefits including health and welfare contributions and paid leave. Work must be performed at Cypress Hill National Cemetery and the adjacent Union & Mount Victory plots located at 2040 Wellwood Avenue, Farmingdale, New York 11735, with operations conducted during normal cemetery business hours (8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday, excluding Federal Holidays).