The Point Lookout and Congressional Cemetery Lot are in need of Turf Maintenance Services Contract for a Base plus four Option Years. -- S208

The Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration is soliciting quotations for turf maintenance services at Point Lookout Confederate Cemetery and Congressional Cemetery Government Lot under Solicitation Number 36C78626Q50038. The contract encompasses seven annual turf treatment applications (including weed control, fertilization, grub larvae control, dethatching, aeration, overseeding, and lime application), weekly mowing and grounds maintenance services on seven-day cycles from April through November, and five snow and ice removal events. Contractors must demonstrate past performance on at least three similar federal, state, local government, or private contracts completed within the last five years and possess applicable Maryland commercial pesticide licenses for herbicide application. The evaluation will be based on technical merit (including key personnel, work plans, and Gantt charts), past performance, and price, with technical and past performance weighted more heavily than cost. Critical deadlines include a mandatory site visit on February 25, 2026, from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM EST, a question submission deadline of February 26, 2026, and a quotation due date of March 12, 2026, at 10:00 AM EST.

This opportunity is set aside exclusively for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSB) under NAICS code 561730 (Landscaping Services), with a business size standard of $9.5 million. The contract will be awarded as an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity agreement with a base period from April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2027, plus four option years of identical service requirements. The solicitation covers turf maintenance at Point Lookout Confederate Cemetery (1 acre) located in Point Lookout Ridge, Maryland, and Congressional Cemetery Government Lot (285 individual plots) in Washington, DC. All contractors must be registered with the System of Award Management and maintain active SDVOSB or VOSB certification from the Small Business Administration prior to the solicitation closing date. Prevailing wage rates apply under Wage Determination 2015-4265, Revision 32 (dated December 3, 2025), and all work must be performed with particular attention to the sacred nature of the national cemetery environments.