Description
The Department of Veterans Affairs is conducting a sources sought notice to determine the availability of qualified commercial sources capable of providing lawn care services for the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center Uptown and Downtown Facilities. The scope of work includes providing all material, labor, equipment, and supplies required to maintain approximately 130 acres of lawn, including cutting grass, edging walkways, weeding, and pruning shrubbery. The contractor must be able to provide the necessary equipment and personnel to manage more than 100 acres. The notice is seeking information from small businesses, including Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Veteran-Owned, and small disadvantaged business concerns.
Key aspects of the job include:
• Providing lawn care services for approximately 130 acres
• Cutting grass weekly or bi-weekly depending on the season
• Edging walkways, driveways, and bed lines with a steel blade edger
• Weeding and pruning shrubbery as needed
• Picking up trash and removing dead trees and stumps
• Sweeping parking lots and common areas bi-weekly
• Providing proof of state business licenses and bonding
• Submitting a list of personnel regularly employed performing this type of service, including years of experience
• Providing documentation of maintenance of large land masses in 100 acres or more
• Submitting at least three references and three successful contracts demonstrating previous experience in landscaping