Biloxi National Cemetery Tree Services

The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a contractor to provide tree maintenance services at the Biloxi National Cemetery. The services include tree pruning, removal, stump grinding, and disposal of debris. The contractor must have a certified arborist on site at all times during the performance of the contract. The period of performance for this contract will be from award of contract and/or notice to proceed, until accepted completion by Government which will be no longer than a period of sixty (60) calendar days. The contractor must ensure that all work is done in a manner that safeguards all VA visitors, employees, and public. • The contractor must provide all labor, tools, materials, and equipment necessary to accomplish the tree maintenance services. • The contractor must ensure that all pruning cuts are made just outside the collar or shoulder ring (branch bark ridge/swollen trunk collar) close to parent stem so that healing can readily start under normal conditions. • The contractor must ensure that all trees are pruned and shaped to retain the trees' natural crown characteristics and patterns. • The contractor must report to the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) all conditions that may affect the cost of contract performance. • The contractor must ensure that all debris and waste materials generated by the work are disposed of at a licensed off-site landfill or recycling center.