The National Cemetery Administration is soliciting offers under Solicitation No. VA786-16-R-0133 for the following service: The intent of an awarded contract shall be to perform Tree Services at Beverly National Cemetery, Beverly, NJ The Contractor shall furnish all supervision, labor, equipment, materials and supplies necessary to provide tree pruning, removal and stump grinding services at the Beverly National Cemetery. Performance includes removal of eighteen (18) trees, grinding of all tree stumps, and subsequent removal of all associated debris, / removal of seven (7) existing small trees from current location, / deadwood prune one (1) tree, / grind thirteen (13) existing tree stumps to appropriate depth, remove associated debris, backfill with clean topsoil, level and grade, and furnish and install twenty seven (27) 3" caliper shade trees and fill self-watering gator bags on a weekly basis. Work shall be performed in strict accordance with all terms, conditions, specifications, schedules and drawings. Performance shall be in accordance with the requirements, conditions, terms and representations contained in this solicitation, any pertinent OSHA Occupational and Safety regulations, and any State and/or local regulations, laws and codes. This acquisition is for a 100% Small Business Set-Aside. However, cascading procedure will be used using a Three (3)-Tier cascading set-aside procedure. The set-aside requirement will be as follows: First (1st) Tier: Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), Second (2nd) Tier: Veteran Owned Small Businesses, Third (3rd) Tier: All Other Small Businesses. Cascading process will be used in conjunction with FAR Part 15, Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) source selection process. 1. Award will be made to a responsible offeror on the basis of the lowest evaluated price of proposals meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards for non-cost factors; only were adequate/sufficient competition is received at a given tier. 2. Adequate competition exists if; (1) proposals are received from at least two qualified responsible offerors; (2) each of whom can satisfy the contract's requirements independently; (3) both contend for a contract which will be won by the offeror who submits the lowest evaluated price meeting or exceeding technical requirement and; (4) price is reasonable as determined in accordance with FAR 19.202-6. The NAICS Code is 561730. Size standard is $7.5 Million. An electronic solicitation is available for download from http://www.fbo.gov on 04/11/2016. Responses to the solicitation are due at 2pm EST. on 05/02/2016. Any amendments to the solicitation will also be available at www.fbo.gov. Offerors are advised they are responsible for obtaining any amendments. See separate attachment for the solicitation VA786-16-R-0133. Failure to submit all documentation required as required so, may result in your submission being determined non-responsive and removed from further consideration.