VANIHCS Ft Wayne Lawn Care/Snow Removal Services

This contract opportunity, identified as solicitation 36C25026Q0414, is issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 10 for lawn care and snow removal services at the Fort Wayne VA Medical Center located at 2121 Lake Avenue, Fort Wayne, Indiana. The solicitation is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-aside under NAICS code 561730 with a small business size standard of $9.5 million. The work requires full-service maintenance including snow and ice removal, deicing, snow hauling off campus, and year-round lawn care services for grass, trees, shrubs, and plants across all designated areas such as parking lots, driveways, walkways, sidewalks, crosswalks, and ramps. Services must be performed 24 hours a day, seven days a week during snow removal season, while lawn care is expected during or after normal business hours or on weekends from April through October. The base contract period runs from November 1, 2026, to October 31, 2027, with four optional one-year extension periods available at the government’s discretion, each encompassing 365 calendar days of performance following receipt of a Notice to Proceed. The contractor is required to provide all labor, tools, equipment, vehicles, transportation, and chemicals necessary to fulfill the scope of work and must ensure safety devices are used on all equipment at all times. Key deliverables include submitting licenses and certifications for trained personnel, maintaining written service tickets with timestamps, tasks completed, and employee names, and staffing a 24/7 point of contact during snow removal season. The contract incorporates standard FAR clauses including 52.212-4 with deviation for commercial services, 52.217-9 for option extensions, 52.203-6 and 52.209-6 for subcontractor restrictions and debarred entity protections, and 52.203-17 and 52.204-9 for whistleblower rights and personal identity verification. VA-specific clauses include 852.232-72 for electronic payment submissions and 852.219-75 for limitation of subcontracting, both referenced in attachments. All offerors must be registered in SAM, provide their Unique Entity Identifier, and complete required certifications including Buy American