Tree Maintenance Services, Dallas - Ft. Worth National Cemetery

***EDITED 7/24/26: Site visit dates corrected. The site visit will take place on August 11th and 12th.*** GENERAL INFORMATION: Document Type: Combined Synopsis Solicitation Solicitation Number: 36C78626Q50234 Post Date: 07/23/2026 Original Response Date: 08/21/2026 15:00 pm EST Applicable NAICS: 561730 Classification Code: S208 Set Aside Type: 100% Set Aside Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Period of Performance:              Date of Award + 120 days Issuing Contracting Office:        Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration, Contract Services 18434 Joplin Road Triangle, VA 22172 Place of Performance:                Dallas - Ft. Worth National Cemetery     2000 Mountain Creek Pkwy Dallas, TX  75211 Attachments: Attachment A - Statement of Work DFW Tree Maintenance Attachment B – DFW Tree Maintenance Maps and Worksheets Attachment C - Price Schedule DFW Tree Maintenance  Attachment D - U.S. Department of Labor Wage Determination # 2015-5227 This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart FAR 12.603 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice.  This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested, and a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ), solicitation number 36C78626Q50234. This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) FAC 2026-01 (eff. 03/13/2026). NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE: The (NAICS) code for this procurement is 561730. The business size standard number of employees is $9.5 Million. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the government to ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the government to a particular acquisition approach.  The U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, National Cemetery Administration, anticipates a single award Purchase Order contract with no option periods.  INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS:   All prospective offerors MUST be registered with the System of Award Management (SAM) at http://www.sam.gov and must complete the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) at http://www.sam.gov prior to the solicitation closing date. Failure to comply will result in the offeror being considered ineligible.  “System updates may lag policy updates. The System for Award Management (SAM) may continue to require entities to complete representations based on provisions that are not included in agency solicitations. Examples include 52.222-25, Affirmative Action Compliance, and paragraph (d) of 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services. Contracting officers will not consider these representations when making award decisions or enforce requirements. Entities are not required to, nor are they able to, update their entity registration to remove these representations in SAM.” IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE OFFEROR TO SUBMIT THEIR BEST OFFER AT THE TIME QUOTES ARE DUE. SITE VISIT: Interested offerors may attend an optional site visit at 10am local time on August 11, 2026, or August 12, 2026. The point of contact for the Site Visit is Darren Crass, attendees shall meet at 10am local time at the Admin/Maintenance Building. All questions must be directed to the Contracting Officer via email. Subcontractors or other representatives may attend the site visit in lieu of the offeror. SOLICITATION QUESTIONS: All questions regarding this solicitation are to be submitted to the contracting officer via email, no later than August 13, 2026, at 15:00 EST. No questions will be answered after this time . Questions pertaining to this announcement shall be sent by email to: brian.werner2@va.gov.  Telephone inquiries will not be accepted. Associated answers to questions submitted will be provided via a solicitation amendment. Should an amendment not be endorsed by the interested offeror, the quote will be considered ineligible for award. RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR QUOTATION (RFQ ): Quotes are due to the contracting officer no later than August 21, 2026, 15:00 EST . Offers received after this time are determined to be a “Late Offer” and will not be considered for award. The government intends to make award without discussions.  All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary and the government will not pay for information provided nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided for the government.  Offerors are responsible for obtaining all amendments or additional information conc