Z1DZ--FY26 service - year-round grounds maintenance (B+4) bath VAMC

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Integrated Service Network 2 is soliciting proposals for year-round grounds maintenance services at the Bath VA Medical Center in Bath, New York under solicitation number 36C24226Q0444. The services required include lawn maintenance and grass cutting (maintained at three inches or less), shrubbery and landscape bed maintenance, debris removal, weekly trash receptacle servicing, and first-priority snow and ice removal services between November 1 and April 30 each year across approximately 100 acres. The contractor must furnish all labor, equipment, tools, materials, and transportation, with services performed from sunrise to sunset up to seven days per week in compliance with OSHA standards and VA facility rules. Evaluation will be based on technical capability (including detailed capabilities statement, performance plan, management plan, subcontracting plan, and Safety Data Sheets), relevant experience (with three required references), and price fairness and reasonableness. Critical deadlines include April 8, 2026 at 3:00 PM EST for submission of questions, with answers posted by April 9, 2026, and April 16, 2026 at 3:00 PM EST for official quote submission to julie.monaganbarnard@va.gov.

This solicitation is set aside exclusively for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) under NAICS code 561730 with a small business size standard of $9.5 million. The contract is structured as a firm-fixed-price award with a one-year base period from May 1, 2026 to April 30, 2027, followed by four optional one-year extension periods through April 30, 2031, providing potential for up to five years of service. The contractor must maintain no more than 50 percent of government payments to non-SDVOSB/VOSB firms and must provide evidence of general liability insurance ($500,000 per occurrence), workers' compensation, and automobile liability ($200,000 per person/$500,000 per occurrence) prior to award. Monthly invoicing in arrears will be processed via electronic funds transfer in accordance with the Prompt Payment Act. The place of performance is VA Finger Lakes Healthcare System at Bath VA Medical Center, 76 Veterans Avenue, Bath, NY 14810, with the contracting officer Julie Monagan Barnard serving as the primary point of contact.