Description
This solicitation awards a multi‑year service contract to a qualified Veteran‑Owned Small Business (VOSB) for comprehensive landscaping, grounds maintenance, snow removal, ice‑control, and emergency grounds services at the VA Medical Center Providence campus and its associated facilities. The work includes routine lawn mowing, trimming, edging, seasonal irrigation startup/winterization, leaf and debris cleanup, removal of downed trees, snow relocation with a 500 cubic‑yard annual limit, pedestrian ice‑control using approved Calcium‑Magnesium‑Acetate products, and snow‑removal operations triggered at ≥1 inch of snowfall with a 70‑inch annual snowfall allowance. The contract consists of a one‑year base period plus four one‑year option periods, with a possible six‑month extension, and is structured with detailed CLIN line items specifying quantities for each service. The contract is set‑aside exclusively for VOSBs, and all quotations must be firm for 60 days.
• Scope covers three VA sites in Providence (VAMC Providence, VA Facility at 500 Valley St., Harwood Center).
• Key performance metrics require ≥95 % compliance for grounds maintenance and 100 % compliance for snow‑relocation, ice‑control, and snow‑removal, with strict documentation and response‑time requirements.
• Contract includes base‑year and option‑year line items for lawn mowing (25 jobs), grounds cleanup (8 jobs), snow relocation (500 CY), ice‑control (20 jobs), snow removal (up to 70 inches), and emergency services (5 jobs), each repeated for the options.