Grounds Maintenance Services at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery

The Department of Veterans Affairs, National Cemetery Administration, is seeking a contractor to provide grounds maintenance services at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery in San Diego, California. The services required include headstone services, gravesite maintenance, turf and grasses maintenance, tree, shrub, and planting bed maintenance, irrigation system services, drainage system maintenance, trash and debris removal, pavement sweeping and cleaning, artificial turf maintenance, structure cleaning and light maintenance, and ceremonies assistance. The contractor will be responsible for providing all labor, equipment, materials, and supervision of its employees to perform the service requirements under this contract. The contract will be a firm-fixed-price, indefinite delivery-indefinite quantity contract with a base year and two option years. Key responsibilities of the contractor will include: • Maintaining the cemetery's grounds, including headstones, gravesites, turf, trees, and shrubs • Providing irrigation, drainage, and pest control services • Removing trash and debris, and sweeping and cleaning pavements • Maintaining artificial turf and structures, such as buildings and monuments • Assisting with ceremonies and other events at the cemetery The contractor will be required to develop and implement a quality control plan to ensure that services are performed in accordance with the contract requirements. The plan will include procedures for identifying, preventing, and ensuring non-recurrence of defective services.