S--Provide General Grounds Maintenance for approximately 540 acres at Arlington National Cemetery for a Base and Four Option Years

Capital District Contracting Center, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA, intends to award a contract to provide all the labor, equipment, and supervision required to maintain 562 acres of grounds at Arlington National Cemetery for a Base Peri od of 1 October 2006 through 30 September 2007 with Four Option Periods. Work includes mowing and trimming of 562 acres of turf, trash and floral pickup, leaf removal, ceremonial support, and filling sunken graves, and sodding both graves and non-gravesit e areas. The ability to maintain contractor-owned property off the Cemetery grounds at a contractor-furnished facility nearby is required so not to disrupt contract performance. Also the ability to accommodate an additional 39 more acres of burial sites when it becomes available at the Cemetery during the five year period. Arlington National Cemetery is a National Shrine and a very popular tourist area which must be maintained with the highest of standards. This requirement is advertised as Unrestricted. The date and time of the highly recommended site visit will be included in the solicitation. Solicitations will be issued on or about 17 July 2006. Interested parties may request an emailed copy of solicitation from Eleanor Hall at contact@example.gov rmy.mil. This requirement was previously advertised under W916VL-06-T-0025.