Waco/Temple VA Grounds Maintenance Service

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Integrated Service Network 17 sought grounds maintenance services for facilities in Temple and Waco, Texas, with proposals due June 24, 2026. The procurement was a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business set-aside, available only to eligible SDVOSB contractors.

Place of performance included Central Texas Veterans Health Care Facility in Temple (1901 Veterans Memorial Drive, Temple, TX 76501) and the Waco facility (4800 Memorial Drive, Waco, TX 76711). Services required trimming and weed-eating around trees and shrubs (43 times per year), blowing down concrete (43 times per year), hard-edging sidewalks and walkways (21 times per year), spot ant treatments (43 times per year), spraying weed killer in cracks and curbs (21 times per year), aerating approximately 29,880 square feet of grass at entrance areas during fall, fertilizing entrance areas (4 times per year), controlling weeds in flower beds (43 times per year), spot-treating ants and weeds in flower beds (43 times per year), perennial care in March (1 time per year), shearing shrubs (8 times per year), and dormant shrub pruning in April (1 time per year).

The contract period was one base year plus two option years, with pricing submitted as flat-rate monthly costs. Contractors required a minimum of five years of successful commercial grounds maintenance experience and employment of at least one individual holding a valid Texas Department of Agriculture Applicator License in Category 3A (Lawn & Ornamental) if pesticide work was performed. Personnel must undergo Tier 1/Low Risk background investigations. Award was based on Lowest Price Technically Acceptable criteria evaluated on a pass/fail basis for technical compliance. Site visits were scheduled June 1 at 9:00 AM CDT in Waco and June 4 at 9:00 AM CDT in Temple. Technical questions were due June 5 at 3:00 PM CDT.

This solicitation was cancelled effective August 25, 2026, by Amendment 0002. No award will be made.