Description
The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a contractor to provide lawn maintenance and ornamental bed treatment services at the Erie VAMC. The contractor will be responsible for applying pre-emergent and post-emergent weed control, fertilizers, and grub control, as well as providing seasonal vegetation management. The contract will be for a base period of one year, with four optional years. The contractor must have at least five years of experience performing lawn and ornamental care treatments in an institutional or healthcare setting, and must be licensed in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
• The contractor will provide all personnel, equipment, tools, supervision, and materials necessary to perform comprehensive lawn and ornamental bed treatment.
• The contractor will apply organic fertilizers and herbicides, and will not use 2,4-Dichlorophenoxacetic acid (2,4-D).
• The contractor will provide treatments during normal business hours, Monday through Friday, 7:30 AM - 3:30 PM, excluding federal holidays.
• The contractor will notify the Technical Point of Contact (TPC) at least 48 hours prior to any treatment, and will adjust treatment schedules for inclement weather as directed by the TPC.