36C78626R50138 -- S208

Summary: Background The Department of Veterans Affairs, National Cemetery Administration, is responsible for honoring Veterans with a final resting place and lasting memorials that commemorate their service. The Miramar National Cemetery, located in San Diego, California, spans 313 acres and serves approximately 235,000 Veterans. This contract aims to maintain the cemetery's grounds to ensure an aesthetically pleasing landscape and proper care for burial sections and memorial sites. Work Details The contractor will provide all labor, equipment, materials, and supervision necessary for grounds maintenance services at Miramar National Cemetery. Specific tasks include: - Headstone Services: Setting new and replacement headstones, raising and realigning headstones, cleaning headstones. - Gravesite Maintenance: Ensuring gravesites are well-kept. - Turf & Grasses Maintenance: Maintaining healthy turf through mowing, fertilization, aeration, and pest control. - Pest Control: Managing pests affecting the cemetery grounds. - Tree, Shrub & Planting Bed Maintenance: Care for trees and shrubs to ensure they remain healthy and aesthetically pleasing. - Irrigation System Services: Maintaining irrigation systems to ensure efficient water use. - Drainage System Maintenance: Ensuring drainage systems are clear of debris and functioning properly. - Trash & Debris Removal: Regularly removing trash and debris from the cemetery grounds. - Pavement Sweeping & Cleaning: Keeping paved areas clean from dirt build-up. - Structure Cleaning & Light Maintenance: Maintaining cleanliness of structures within the cemetery. Period of Performance The contract will have a base period of twelve (12) months with two (2) additional twelve-month option years if exercised. Place of Performance Miramar National Cemetery, 5795 Nobel Drive, San Diego, CA 92122. Bidder Requirements This opportunity is set aside for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB). Bidders must demonstrate relevant experience in grounds maintenance services and provide documentation of key personnel qualifications including a Site Manager with at least two years of experience in commercial landscape maintenance. Incumbent Analysis (see Incumbents section for more detail) This opportunity appears to have a confirmed incumbent, Moderno, based on prior VA National Cemetery Administration grounds maintenance awards under contract 36C78626D50044 for Miramar National Cemetery (e.g., $1,290,820 for 01/01/26–06/30/26 and $419,660 for 07/01/26–09/30/26). The prior work description and scope indicate ongoing grounds maintenance services at the same cemetery, including routine landscape/turf care and related site upkeep, which is consistent with a continuation of the same operational requirements into the new procurement period.