Violeta Grounds Management Co., Inc.

Violeta Grounds Management Co., Inc., doing business as Violeta Grounds Management, is an SBA 8(a)-certified woman-owned, minority-owned small disadvantaged business headquartered in Mount Airy, Maryland, that delivers grounds maintenance, landscaping, and environmental stewardship services exclusively as a prime contractor to the federal government. The vendor competes predominantly under small-business set-asides—particularly 8(a) sole-source and competitive 8(a) designations—though recent awards also reflect full-and-open and woman-owned small business (WOSB) set-aside work. Violeta is structured as a Subchapter S corporation with DOT DBE and Hispanic American ownership certifications; SBA 8(a) certification expires November 4, 2026.

Violeta's customer base is heavily concentrated within the Department of the Interior. The top five customer agencies account for 98% of recent awards, with the National Park Service National Office anchoring the portfolio at 47 awards (combined potential value $59.1 million), followed by the Bureau of Land Management (5 awards, $1.1 million), the National Park Service Midwest Region (2 awards, $224 thousand), the National Park Service Pacific West Region (1 award, $427 thousand), and the Department of the Army (1 award, $215 thousand). This concentration reflects Violeta's operational focus on National Capital Region parks, parkways, monuments, and historic sites. Representative work includes a $1.98 million 8(a) sole-source definitive contract for grounds maintenance at Georgetown Waterfront Park at Rock Creek Park (awarded April 13, 2023, running through April 12, 2028); a $4.3 million 8(a) sole-source purchase order for turf maintenance services at George Washington Memorial Parkway (awarded March 29, 2023, through March 31, 2028); a $2.32 million delivery order for mowing services on the Baltimore Washington Parkway, Suitland Parkway, and Greenbelt Park (awarded June 16, 2022, through December 19, 2026); and a $195 thousand total small business set-aside definitive contract for aqueduct debris removal at Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park (awarded September 25, 2026, through September 29, 2027).

Violeta holds position on two parent vehicles. An Indefinite Delivery Contract (140P3020D0003) carries 30 task orders valued at $11.5 million combined potential, supporting the National Park Service's landscape maintenance operations in the National Capital Region. A single-award Blanket Purchase Agreement (140L0122A0004) with the Bureau of Land Management, valued at $1 million with an ultimate completion date of April 17, 2027, has generated four task orders totaling approximately $110 thousand for meadow restoration and environmental stewardship activities in Mount Airy, Maryland and Lorton, Virginia.

Activity has contracted over the past four years. Awards per year declined from 13 in 2022 to 4 in 2024, recovering modestly to 6 in 2025 and 7 in 2026. Thirteen awards with combined potential value $15.8 million reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, presenting concurrent recompete exposure across the IDIQ and smaller single-award vehicles. The vendor has obligated $21 million (34% of combined potential value) across its 57 prime awards.

SCI-reportable invoiced revenue on federal service contracts above the $150,000 reporting threshold totaled $7.3 million across FY2023–FY2025, with FY2023 at $2 million (21.0 FTEs), FY2024 at $2.6 million (28.2 FTEs), and FY2025 at $2.7 million (21.6 FTEs). On SCI-reportable contracts, Violeta self-performs all labor with zero subcontractor engagement. Government-paid hourly rates on the SCI dataset range from a 10th percentile of $35.33 per hour to a median of $45.08 per hour and a 90th percentile of $61.53 per hour, reflecting a workforce skewed toward grounds maintenance labor rather than higher-cost technical or supervisory roles. SCI is a strict subset of the vendor's federal services activity and does not capture goods, products, micro-purchases, or non-federal revenue; total enterprise revenue is substantially larger.

Violeta operates as a pure prime contractor—100% of its recent award footprint is prime contracts and IDVs with zero sub-award activity. The vendor builds its own delivery teams and does not rely on subcontractors, positioning it as a direct execution partner rather than a feeder to larger primes. The portfolio spans primary NAICS 541320 (Landscaping Services, covering 55 awards) with secondary capability in plumbing and grounds maintenance (2 awards each), and PSC codes are similarly concentrated: Housekeeping–Landscaping/Groundskeeping (47 awards), Natural Resources/Conservation–Land Treatment Practices (5 awards), and Maint/Repair/Rebuild of Equipment–Plumbing, Heating, and Waste Disposal Equipment (2 awards).