Grounds Maintenance & Snow Removal

S208 Grounds Maintenance & Snow Removal, Boise Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC)

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY.  This is not a solicitation for bids, proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations.  The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice is to obtain information regarding the availability and capability of all qualified sources to perform a potential requirement.  The responses received from interested contractors will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Network Contracting Office (NCO) 20, is conducting market research to identify potential sources which can provide the following services:

• Title: Grounds Maintenance & Snow Removal

• NAICS Code: 561730 Landscaping Services

Tasks:

The Contractor shall provide sufficient personnel, equipment, and material to adequately maintain the premises at an acceptable level as outlined in this contract.  Work shall occur on a (day to be determined) schedule to include mowing, trimming, and picking up grass clippings and yard debris.  The Contractor shall maintain these areas in accordance with these guidelines.  There are approximately 33 acres of improved grounds. All clippings, leaves, and debris shall be removed and disposed of off VA grounds after each weekly service.

• The Contractor shall provide all labor, appropriate equipment, and tools necessary to perform on call snow and ice removal from roadways, parking lots, sidewalks, stairwells, and building entrances throughout the BVAMC. As per the PWS, the approximate acres to be cleared are 7.8 acres of parking lot and 1.5 miles of roadway with adjacent sidewalk.

Contractor Qualifications:

• All work shall be performed by a factory trained Qualified Person as follows:

• The Contractor shall comply with all applicable Federal, State, and local laws and regulations to include responsibility to conform with current Occupational, Safety, Health Administration (OSHA) & Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations while working on this facility.

• Locations:
  1. Boise VA Medical Center, Boise Campus. 500 W Fort Street Boise, Idaho 83702

Period of Performance: 04/18/2025 – 04/17/2026, plus two option years.

Potential candidates having the capabilities necessary to provide the above stated services are invited to respond to this Sources Sought Notice via e-mail to Tyrone Whalen at Tyrone.Whalen@va.gov no later than Monday, 09 December 2024 at 5PM PST. No telephone inquiries will be accepted.

RESPONSES SHOULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: 

• Company name
• UEI # (sam.gov)
• Address
• Business size
• Point of contact name, phone number, and e-mail address
• Capability statement
• GSA Federal Supply Schedule contract, if applicable 

Disclaimer and Important Notes:  This Sources Sought Notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. The Government will treat any information received as proprietary and will not share such information with other companies.  Any organization responding to this Sources Sought Notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. The Government may or may not issue a solicitation as a result of this announcement.  There is no solicitation available at this time.