Inactive Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14)

PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE BACKGROUND: The VA National Cemetery Administration (NCA) intends to award a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to establish a Multiple Awar... PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE BACKGROUND: The VA National Cemetery Administration (NCA) intends to award a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to establish a Multiple Award Task Order Contract vehicle (MATOC) to provide Interment and Grounds & Facilities Maintenance Services for approximately twelve (12) of the Pacific District (PCD) sites. This consolidated effort standardizes Interment and Grounds & Facilities Maintenance Services across all current and future cemetery sites within the Pacific District (PCD). National Cemeteries are National Shrines. The standards of maintenance and appearance at these cemeteries must reflect this nation's concern for those interred there. For this reason, strict adherence to these specifications as well as the National Cemetery Administration National Shrine Commitment Operational Standards and Measures (February 2021, or latest version) is essential. The contractor is encouraged to use an innovative and creative technical approach, in addition to standard commercial practices to manage the grounds maintenance operations at the Cemetery in order to maintain the high standards of appearance as National Shrines. PROVIDE THE MANPOWER & RESOURCES NECESSARY TO PERFORM AND COMPLETE MULTIPLE JOBS SIMULTANEOUSLY. Services vary by Cemetery and may include the following: Interments and Disinterment s Headstone Setting and Alignment Headstone Cleaning and Maintenance Headstone Raise, Lower, Realign & Reset Gravesite Maintenance Artificial Turf Maintenance Turf Renovation Turf Maintenance Fertilization Turf Maintenance Pest Control Turf Maintenance Mowing, Trimming & Edging Turf Maintenance Aerification Turf Maintenance Topdressing Turf Maintenance Dethatching Tree, Shrub & Planting Bed Maintenance Irrigation System Management Irrigation System Maintenance Irrigation System Repair Lake, Pond, Stream and Canal Maintenance Stormwater Pond/Basin and Wetland Maintenance Drainage System Maintenance Trash & Debris Removal Pavement Sweeping and Cleaning Ice Prevention/ Snow and Ice Removal Structure Maintenance Ceremonies Assistance The Multiple Award IDIQ Contracts estimated period of performance will be a one-year base period with four (4) one year option periods. The Government intends to post a solicitation on or about January 14, 2023.