The National Cemetery of the Alleghenies (NCOTA) is in need Grounds Maintenance Services for a base plus four option years. POP: 4/1/2026 thru 3/31/2027. -- S208

The Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration is soliciting grounds maintenance services for the National Cemetery of the Alleghenies (NCOTA) under solicitation number 36C78626Q50069. The contractor will be responsible for comprehensive grounds maintenance across approximately 101.1 acres of developed cemetery grounds, including lawn mowing, headstone setting and maintenance, turf fertilization and weed control, sodding and seeding, tree and shrub care, snow and ice removal, and related services. This is an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with evaluation prioritizing technical merit and past performance over price, allowing the government to award to other than the lowest-priced quoter if justified by merit. All prospective quoters must be registered with the System of Award Management (SAM) and hold active SBA certification as either Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) or Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) at solicitation close. The response deadline is March 2, 2026, at 10:00 AM EST, with questions due by February 12, 2026, at 4:00 PM EST to Hugh O'Neil and Jose Roman at the VA. A non-mandatory site visit is scheduled for February 11, 2026, from 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM EST.

This solicitation is set aside exclusively for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses under NAICS code 561730 (Landscaping Services) with a $9.5 million size standard, and certified SDVOSB or VOSB firms must perform at least 50 percent of the work. The contract period of performance spans one base year (April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027) plus four one-year option periods, with service performed at 1158 Morgan Road, Bridgeville, Pennsylvania 15017. Prevailing wage requirements apply under Service Contract Act Wage Determination 2015-4235, Revision 32 (dated December 3, 2025), establishing hourly rates and fringe benefits including Health & Welfare of $5.55 per hour, paid vacation, and paid sick leave. The pricing schedule contains 16 line items with quantities expressed in "jobs," ranging from mowing operations (34 jobs for cemetery turf) to headstone services (1,500 jobs for setting and 5,000 jobs for realignment/bump-and-run). Quoters must submit four volumes covering company information, technical submission with staffing plan and Gantt chart, past performance with minimum three references from the past five years, and detailed pricing in Excel format.