Chief, Centralized Contracting Division (402D3), National Cemetery Administration Operations Support Center, 5101 Russell Rd., Quantico, VA 22134

99 -- SELECT CEMETERY OPERATIONS SOL RFP 786-4-99 DUE 042299 POC Wayne A. Simpson, Contracting Officer, telephone 703/441-3088 (voice); 703/441-3070 (fax) WEB: Click here to download a FREE copy of the RFP, http://www.va.gov/oa&;mm/busopp/sols.htm. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the contracting officer via, wasimpson@cem.va.gov. The National Cemetery Administration is requesting proposals for select cemetery operations and grounds maintenance services at the Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery, 2191 Mountain Creek Parkway, Dallas, TX. This cemetery is expected to open between late summer and early fall, 1999. Work covered by the contract includes: Grounds maintenance operations (mowing, trimming, grave maintenance, irrigation management, fertilization/soil amendments, aeration, thatching, integrated pest management, tree/shrub maintenance and curb edging); Headstone and grave marker operations (receiving, setting, raising, realigning and cleaning); facility maintenance (floral pick-up; debris maintenance; snow/ice removal and custodial services). This acquisition is 100 percent set-aside for small business concerns. Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code 0782 and a size standard of $5 million are applicable. All responsible small business sources may submit an offer. Requests for a hard copy of the solicitation must be in writing to the contracting officer and accompanied by a check or money in the amount of Five Dollars ($5.00) payable to "U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs" (non-refundable). No telephone requests will be accepted. Electronic solicitations may be obtained FREE OF CHARGE on or about March 23, 1999, at the following URL: http://www.va.gov/oa&;mm/busopp/sols.htm. Any amendments to the solicitation will also be available at the URL address. Offerors are advised that they are responsible for obtaining amendments. If you are downloading the solicitation and would like to be included on the mailing list, please e-mail the contracting officer with your company name, point of contact, mailing address and telephone numbers (voice and facsimile). See Note 1. Posted 03/04/99 (W-SN305193). (0063)

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