Pest Control Services, Houston National Cemetery

***EDIT 06/11/2026: Amendment A00002 issued - Attachment added "36C78626Q50186 Questions and Answers".*** ***EDIT 05/27/2026: Amendment A00001 issued - Wage Determination 2015-5253 is replaced by Wage Determination 2015-5233*** GENERAL INFORMATION: Document Type: Combined Synopsis Solicitation Solicitation Number: 36C78626Q50186 Post Date: 05/15/2026 Original Response Date: 06/15/2026 15:00 pm EST Applicable NAICS: 561710 Classification Code: S207 Set Aside Type: 100% Set Aside Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Period of Performance: Base: 1 August 2026 - 31 July 2027 Option 1: 1 August 2027 - 31 July 2028 Option 2: 1 August 2028 - 31 July 2029 Option 3: 1 August 2029 31 July 2030 Option 4: 1 August 2030 31 July 2031 Issuing Contracting Office: Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration, Contract Services 18434 Joplin Road Triangle, VA 22172 Place of Performances: Houston National Cemetery 10410 Veterans Memorial Dr Houston, TX 77038 Attachments: Attachment A Performance Work Statement Houston Pest Control Attachment B U.S. Department of Labor Wage Determination # 2015-5253 Attachment C Price Schedule Houston Pest Control 36C78626Q50186 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 36C78626Q50186. 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 561710. The business size standard number of employees is $17.5 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 Definite Quantity contract with a base year period plus four one-year option years, if exercised. 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 visit the cemetery grounds during normal business hours. All questions must be directed to the Contracting Officer via email. Vendors are not permitted to disturb cemetery staff or visitors while conducting a site visit. SOLICITATION QUESTIONS: All questions regarding this solicitation are to be submitted to the contracting officer via email, no later than June 5, 2026, at 4:00pm 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 June 15, 2026, 15:00pm EST. Offers received after this time are determined to be a Late Offer and will not be considered for award. Responses to this announcement will result in a definitive contract, base-year plus four (4) option years if exercised. 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 concerning this announcement at sam.gov. The guaranteed minimum amount for the life of the contract is $1,000. The maximum aggregate value of the contract, inclusive of the Five One-Year ordering periods, shall not exceed $50,000. The Government will evaluate proposals for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that a proposal is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced or if the proposed price for the basic requirement or any option exceeds the amount of funding available for any of those requirements. Evaluation of options shall not oblige the Government to exercise the option(s). Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) socio-economic category concerns MUST have an active/current registration with the SBA Veteran Small Business Certification (Vet Cert) https://veterans.certify.sba.gov Failure to comply will result in the offeror being ineligible for this award. IT S THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PROSPECTIVE VENDORS TO READ AND UNDERSTAND THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS PRIOR TO SUBMITTING A QUOTE. ANY DEVIATION FROM ACCEPTING THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SHALL MAKE YOUR QUOTE INELIGIBLE. QUOTATION PREPARATON INSTRUCTIONS: Contractors are strongly encouraged to follow the following format to submit their package. Offerors shall submit quotes in three (3) separate documents for each volume listed below. Volume A -Administrative The following information shall be included in Volume A: Legal Business/Company Name (as listed in www.sam.gov) Complete Company Address (No P.O. Boxes) SAM UEI Company Point of Contract Name and Title Telephone Number Email Address Company Capabilities Statement One (1) Copy Subcontractor Participation Document. If you are not using sub-contractors and will self-perform, please state so clearly in your offer. If you will use any subcontractors to perform any direct tasks in the Performance Work Statement, the subcontractor participation document must include the above company information (bullets 1 -7) as well as the specific tasks in the PWS, and the total dollar value of the contract. Failure to comply may result in the offeror being ineligible for this award. One (1) Signed Copy of all Solicitation Amendments. Failure to comply will result in the offeror being ineligible for this award. Provide complete copies of the following Provisions that are required to be submitted as part of the quote: (If already completed in SAM, provide a copy of SAM) Failure to comply shall result in the Quoter being ineligible for award. FAR 52.229-11 Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements Notice and Representation FAR 52.212-3 Quoter Representations and Certifications-Commercial Products and Commercial Services Completed copy of VAAR 852.219-75 VA Notice of Limitations on Subcontracting Certificate of Compliance for Services and Construction (Nov 22) Volume B -Technical Proposal The following shall be included as part of the offeror s technical submission, Volume B: Factor 1: Technical Approach and Understanding of the Work: Proposal shall be evaluated in accordance with the criteria contained in the Performance Work Statement (PWS) and on how well the technical approach meets the Government requirements. The proposal shall be more than restating the PWS. Technical approach will be evaluated for the following: Contractor-provided statements and/or literature that clearly explains their experience, approach and/or abilities to perform the tasks described in the Performance Work Statement (PWS). Copy of current, active State of Texas Pesticide application license. Factor 2: Past Performances: Past performance shall be evaluated based on the Contractor s technical qualifications on projects within the last 5 years that are comparable in size, complexity, and scope. Past Performance information shall be obtained by the following methods. The Contracting Officer s knowledge of previous experience with the service being acquired. Contractor s past performance descriptions…