36C78626R50138 -- S208

This contract solicits grounds maintenance services for Miramar National Cemetery in San Diego, California, under a fixed-price, IDIQ structure with a twelve-month base year and two optional twelve-month extension periods. The procurement is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside, requiring offerors to be certified as SDVOSBs and registered in SAM, with mandatory compliance with VAAR 852.219-75 regarding limitations on subcontracting. The scope encompasses comprehensive grounds care including headstone setting, realignment, and maintenance for over 3,000 units annually, turf and irrigation system upkeep, pest control using approved chemicals, drainage and pavement maintenance, trash removal, and tree and shrub care. Performance must adhere to a detailed Performance Work Statement and a Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan that defines measurable standards for all tasks. A formal Quality Control Plan must be submitted within 30 days of award, and updates require contracting officer approval. The contractor must assign a mandatory Site Manager present during all work and conduct weekly cemetery inspections to ensure National Shrine Standards are met, submitting detailed reports every Friday to the Contracting Officer’s Representative. All work is subject to government inspection at any time, and headstone alignment must remain correct for 90 days after installation. Compensation is governed by prevailing wage rates under the Service Contract Act and Davis-Bacon Act, with compliance mandated for Executive Orders on minimum wage and paid sick leave. The contract incorporates federal requirements for Buy American preferences, sustainable products, pollution prevention, and trafficking in persons, and requires insurance coverage for work on a government installation. Payment will be processed electronically via TUNGSTEN using FAR 52.232-33, and invoices must reference the NCA-VACO payment code. Proposals must be submitted via email by July 13, 2026, and include a signed SF 1449, completed price schedule with unit prices in column J, two past performance questionnaires, and the subcontracting compliance certification. Technical capability and past performance are equally weighted and significantly more important than price, with award based on best value using a tradeoff analysis under FAR Part 15.103-1. Offerors must not alter solicitation documents without written consent and are strongly discouraged from using AI to interpret requirements.