S208--Tree & Stump Removal

and Sixteen (16) existing stumps at the Sepulveda OPC & Nursing Home Facility located at 16111 Plummer St. North Hills, CA 91343. 1.c. Project Location: VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System 1.d. Solicitation Type - Number: Request for Quotes (RFQ) - 36C26226Q1102. 1.e. Set Aside: This solicitation is issued as an SDVOSB set aside. 1.f. Applicable NAICS code: 561730 Landscaping Services. 1.g. Small Business Size Standard: $9.5 million 1.h. Type of Contract: Firm Fixed Price 1.i. Period of Performance: 60 days 1.j. Wage Determination applicable to this project: SCA WD 2015-5613 revision 32 1.k. Questions regarding the solicitation should be submitted via email no later than 2pm PST Friday, July 17th, 2026, to ositadima.ndubizu@va.gov 1.l. Company info and quote should be on the attached Enclosure 1 form. All other forms of offers will not be accepted. Your enclosure form and capabilities statement/experience should be sent in one email with 2 separate email attachments, or it will not be accepted 1.m. Job walk will be conducted at 10am on Tuesday, July 14, 2026. Participants will meet with Robert Runyen at Building 1, Conference room B-125, of the Sepulveda VA Medical Center located at 16111 Plummer St. North Hills, CA 91343. Please reach Robert Runyen at (747) 788-0931 if you need to locate the meeting point. Please email Ositadima.ndubizu@va.gov to indicate intent to participate. 2. Statement of Work 2.1. BACKGROUND. Storm damage has caused large tree limbs to break off and fall on the DWP Pad-Mounted Circuit Switch. The debris caused Access difficulty for the DWP Line Crew which delayed Power Restoration for the whole Facility. These tree Roots are growing into and between the underground High Voltage Conduits and moving critical infrastructure. 2.2. SCOPE. All work shall be performed on the Sepulveda OPC & Nursing Home facility at 16111 Plummer St, North Hills, CA 91343. Service(s) to be performed: All Labor and Equipment to remove three (3) Trees, their Stumps, and sixteen (16) other stumps around the Facility. Clean up and Debris Removal PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE The period of performance will be 60 days. Normal working hours at the sites are Monday thru Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. excluding holidays. NATIONAL HOLIDAYS: New Year s Day January 01 Martin Luther King s Birthday Third Monday in January President s Day Third Monday in February Memorial Day Last Monday in May Juneteenth June 19 Independence Day July 04 Labor Day First Monday in September Columbus Day Second Monday in October Veterans Day November 11 Thanksgiving Day Fourth Thursday in November Christmas Day December 25 CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEES The Contractor shall not employ persons for work on this contract if such employee is identified to the Contractor as a potential threat to the health, safety, security, general well-being or operational mission of the installation and its population. Contract Personnel shall be subject to the same quality assurance standards or exceed current recognized national standards as established by the Joint Commission (JC). Badge. Contractor shall obtain a Contractor I.D Badge from the VA Police. All Contractor personnel are required to wear I.D Badge during the entire time on VA facility. The I.D Badge MUST have an identification picture and shall state the name of the individual and the company represented. PARKING: It is the responsibility of the contract personnel to park in the appropriate designated parking areas. Parking information is available from VA Police & Security Service Office. The Contractor assumes full responsibility for any parking violations. Smoking is strictly prohibited on the grounds of any VHA facility. Per VHA Directive 1085 dated March 5, 2019, it is VHA policy that all VHA health care facilities, including hospitals, community clinics, administrative offices, and Vet Centers, will be smoke-free for patients, visitors, contractors, volunteers, and vendors effective October 1, 2019. There will no longer be designated smoking areas. PERFORMANCE MONITORING. The Contracting Officer Representative (COR) will monitor contractor performance and certify the work was done in accordance with the SOW. 2.6. INSURANCE COVERAGE a. The Contractor agrees to procure and maintain, while the contract is in effect, Workers Compensation and Employee s Public Liability Insurance in accordance with Federal and State of California laws. The Contractor shall be responsible for all damage to property, which may be done by him, or any employee engaged in the performance of this contract. b. The Government shall be held liable against any or all loss, cost, damage, claim expense or liability whatsoever, because of accident or injury to persons or property of others occurring in the performance of this contract. c. Before commencing work under this contract, the Contracting Officer shall require the Contractor to furnish certification from his/her insurance company indicating that the coverage specified by FAR 52.228-5 and per FAR Subpart 28.307-2 has been obtained and that it may not be changed or canceled without guaranteed thirty (30) day notice to the Contracting Officer. d. The Contractor shall furnish to the Contracting Officer within fifteen (15) days of award an Official Certification from the insurance company indicating that the coverage has been obtained and that it may not be changed or cancelled without guaranteed thirty (30) day notice to the Contracting Officer. New certifications shall be furnished at least thirty (30) days prior to the expiration date of the current insurance policy. The phrase will endeavor is not acceptable terms to the Government and such coverage carrying that phrase will be rejected and services may not be rendered until proper certificate is issued. e. SUPPLEMENTAL INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS In accordance with FAR 28.307-2 and FAR 52.228-5, the following minimum coverage shall apply to this contract: (a) Workers' compensation and employer s liability: Contractors are required to comply with applicable Federal and State workers' compensation and occupational disease statutes. If occupational diseases are not compensable under those statutes, they shall be covered under the employer's liability section of the insurance policy, except when contract operations are so commingled with a Contractor's commercial operations that it would not be practical to require this coverage. Employer's liability coverage of at least $100,000 is required, except in States with exclusive or monopolistic funds that do not permit workers' compensation to be written by private carriers. (b) General Liability: $500,000.00 per occurrence. (c) Automobile liability: $200,000.00 per person; $500,000.00 per occurrence and $20,000.00 property damage. (d) The successful bidder must present to the Contracting Officer, prior to the award, evidence of general liability insurance without any exclusionary clauses for asbestos that would void the general liability coverage. E.1 ADDENDUM to FAR 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS: Submit written offers in accordance with the following instructions, as well as Addendum to FAR 52.212-1, Instruction to Offerors. Oral offers will not be accepted. Complete and submit enclosure 1 via email no later than 10am PST Friday, July 24th, 2026, to ositadim