Pre-solicitationPosted Sep 28, 2026·Responses due Oct 12, 2026

Grounds Maintenance Services at Golden Gate National Cemetery

Veterans Affairs · NATIONAL CEMETERY ADMIN (36C786)

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
561730
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
36C78627R0001
Set-aside
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14)
PSC
S208
Place
San Bruno, CA, USA
Contact
Roberto Escobedo (roberto.escobedo@va.gov)
…Open on SAM.gov
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 36C78627R0001 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Sep 28, 2026 · this notice
    Pre-solicitation
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Nov 6, 2026 to Feb 28, 2027, middle of the range Dec 15, 2026.
Measured from 34 past early notices at Veterans Affairs, Department of with NAICS 561730 that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Sep 28, 2026).

Next steps for this stage

Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.

  • Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
  • Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
  • Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.

What the notice says

This is a Pre-Solicitation Notice with the intent of synopsizing a proposed contract action prior to issuance of the solicitation. Specific instructions on submitting your offeror will be contained in the solicitation documents to be issued on or about October 12, 2025, posted to SAM.gov website. No documents will be available until the solicitation is issued. The National Cemetery Administration (NCA), Veterans Affairs has a requirement for grounds maintenance services at Golden Gate National Cemetery. The Contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, tools, supervision, and other items … (show all)

and services necessary to ensure that ground maintenance services are performed at the Cemetery in a manner that shall maintain proper decorum and respect; and grounds maintenance operations are performed at the Cemetery in a manner that shall maintain healthy grass, trees, shrubs, and plants; and present a groomed, clean, neat, and professional appearance. Services will include, but are not limited to maintenance of grounds, headstone services, gravesite maintenance, turf and grasses maintenance, tree, shrub, planting, and bed maintenance, irrigation system services, drainage system maintenance, trash & debris removal, pavement sweeping and cleaning, structure cleaning and light maintenance, and ceremonies assistance. This requirement is restricted as a 100% Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Business Set-Aside. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code assigned to this project is 561730 - Landscaping Services and the Small Business Size Standard is $9.5 Million. This acquisition will be procured in accordance with FAR Part 15 procedures. The Government contemplates award of one firm fixed price, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ), task order contract with a base year and four 4 option periods. The solicitation and any amendments to the solicitation will be available only through Contract Opportunities at www.SAM.gov. All quotes, and other documents required for the proposal submittal, including amendments to the request for proposals, shall be submitted electronically. All dates in this announcement are estimated and are subject to change. No other information will be available before the solicitation is posted. Registrations: In order to be awarded a contract an offeror must be registered and active in the System for Award Management (SAM), http://www.sam.gov and have completed their Online Representations and Certifications.

Who won similar work

64 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (NATIONAL CEMETERY ADMIN (36C786)), same product/service code (PSC) S208 and NAICS 561730.

Single-winner award sizes (64): middle half $267K to $4.1M, median $1.1M; range $4K to $9.2M.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
VETERANS CHOICE SERVICES LLC8$29.7MAug 6, 2026
WORRELL CONTRACTING CO INC5$4.9MJul 28, 2025
MODERNO INC4$16.9MSep 28, 2026
LANDER GROUP LLC3$2.0MJun 30, 2026
TRI SERVICES LLC3$1.6MMay 6, 2025
THE SEVERSON GROUP LLC2$12.6MJun 1, 2026
GLORY TO THE LORD INVESTMENTS INC2$12.6MApr 16, 2025
PATRIOT CAPITAL VENTURES LLC2$3.0MDec 17, 2025
ELEVEN BRAVO GROUP, LLC2$1.0MJul 24, 2025
DOUBLE BRONZE STAR MARKETING AND CONSULTING, INC2$440KMar 13, 2026

Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.

Latest awards

Competitive landscape

For the 8 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.

  • 0 of these past winners lobbied Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) since 2024 (0 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) job
  • No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
  • 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
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Policy around it

Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.

  • 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
  • 25 rules from the department in the last 12 months
  • 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
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Market

For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.

  • 0 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.

Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.