About this opportunity
AI summaryThe National Cemetery Administration requires grounds maintenance services for Riverside National Cemetery. The contractor must supply personnel, turf care, and sodding services, which include supplying state-certified sod, applying fertilizers and soil amendments, and providing certified chemical applicators compliant with California law. The contractor must designate a qualified on-site manager with at least five years of direct experience. Offers are due by November 12, 2026. Contractors must acknowledge receipt of Amendment 0010 before the specified proposal deadline.
Scope of work
- Turf and grasses maintenance
- Pest control
- Irrigation system services
- Pond services
- Drainage system maintenance
- Trash and debris removal
- Structure cleaning
- One-time replacement and repairs for MOH pool pump system
Minimum qualifications
- Commercial pesticide/herbicide applicators must possess a current, valid, state-issued license under California and EPA guidelines.
- Licensed land surveyors are required to reset grid or sectional markers.
- Licensed aquatic biologist to create pond management and treatment plan.
- On-site manager must have a minimum of five years direct experience as a superintendent or foreman at a cemetery, golf course, or commercial park.
- On-site manager must have a degree in horticulture/agronomy, or certified by California Landscape Contractors Association or equivalent (e.g., PLANET).
- On-site manager and alternate must speak and write fluent English.
Documents to include with your response
- SF 30 Amendment acknowledgment (completed items 8 and 15)
- Draft Grounds Management Plan (GMP) submitted with bid proposal
- List of tools and equipment to be used during the course of the contract
Key dates
- Proposals due
- 11/12/2026
How to submit
- Method
- email, letter, or electronic communication
- Instructions
- Offers must acknowledge receipt of amendment prior to deadline by completing items 8 and 15 and returning 1 copy, acknowledging receipt on each offer copy, or via separate letter or electronic communication referring to solicitation and amendment numbers.
Contract details
- Term
- Base period: 01/01/2027 - 12/31/2027; Option 0001: 01/01/2028 - 12/31/2028
- Place of performance
- Riverside National Cemetery
Federal notice details
- Solicitation number
- 36C78626R501200010
- Agency
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Buying office
- National Cemetery Admin (36C786)
- Notice type
- Special Notice
- Responses due
- Nov 12, 2026, 8:00 PM ET
- Posted on SAM.gov
- Nov 4, 2026
- NAICS
- 561730 · Landscaping Services
- Product/service code
- S208
- Set-aside
- Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14)
- Place of performance
- Riverside, CA, 92518
- Contracting contact
- Ralph Crum
ralph.crum@va.gov
Source: SAM.gov. Read the official notice for the complete description and current instructions.
Incumbent and award research
Likely prior awards for this requirement
Likely matchAwarded by the same buying office (36C786) with descriptions matching "grounds" or "riverside", performed in CA. The notice does not name its current contract, so confirm before relying on it.
| Vendor and award | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|
| WORRELL CONTRACTING CO INC36C78626N50479 · CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE GROUNDS MAINTENANCE SERVICES AT THE MT. MORIAH NATIONAL CEMETERY | $27,486 | Oct 31, 2027 |
| PINTER MEMORIALS INC36C78627N0023 · FUND OY1 FY27 RIVERSIDE NATIONAL CEMETERY ON-SITE MANUFACTURE, INSCRIPTION, & DELIVERY SER | $335.3K | Sep 30, 2027 |
| GREAT LAKES INVESTMENT PROPERTY LLC36C78626N50959 · NORTHWOODS NATIONAL CEMETERY: THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK ORDER IS TO PROVIDE GROUNDS MAINTEN | $19,238 | Sep 29, 2027 |
| BOCO CONTRACTING & CONSTRUCTION LLC36C78627N50018 · ALTON NATIONAL CEMETERY - OY1 TASK ORDER GROUNDS MAINTENANCE POP: 10-28-2026 THROUGH 09-28 | $51,845 | Sep 28, 2027 |
| VET BLUE, LLC36C78626N50983 · TASK ORDER FOR GROUNDS MAINTENANCE CROWN HILL NATIONAL CEMETERY | $9,991 | Sep 27, 2027 |
Market context
Awards in the same category (Landscaping Services). This is not this requirement's award history.
Recent similar awards: Department of Veterans Affairs, NAICS 561730, performed in CA
| Vendor and award | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|
| ARBORIST NOW, INC36C26124P0193 · ARBORIST SERVICES | $233.3K | Dec 17, 2027 |
| THE TRACY PHILLIPS GROUP INC36C26225C0336 · LAWNCARE AND LANDSCAPING SERVICES | $1.7M | Oct 29, 2027 |
| VETERANS LANDSCAPE36C26227N0113 · EXERCISE OY2, 10/1/26 - 9/30/27 | $710.0K | Sep 30, 2027 |
| GLORY TO THE LORD INVESTMENTS INC36C26222C0147 · GROUNDS MAINTENANCE AND LANDSCAPING AND IRRIGATION SERVICES | $1.9M | Sep 30, 2027 |
| THE TRACY PHILLIPS GROUP INC36C26126P1181 · LANDSCAPING AND GROUNDS MAINTENANCE EO 14398 INCORPORATED INTO CONTRACT AWARD | $235.3K | Sep 22, 2027 |
Top vendors in this category: Department of Veterans Affairs, NAICS 561730, since Oct 1, 2024
2,219 contract awards in this NAICS over the period.
- 1. YELLOWSTONE ENTERPRISES LLC$14.6M
- 2. MODERNO INC$13.2M
- 3. NATIVE CONTRACTORS, INC.$10.9M
- 4. VETERANS CHOICE SERVICES LLC$10.8M
- 5. DIAL GENERAL ENGINEERING$9.4M
Source: USAspending.gov federal award data (U.S. federal public data). A contract is called the incumbent only when the notice or its documents cite it by number.