Attachment 1: Tree Management Services

[SAM Description]

TREE MANAGEMENT SERVICES

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. This is not a Request for Quote (RFQ). The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding the availability and capability of qualified sources to fulfill a potential requirement. Responses will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method. The Tomah VA Medical Center Forest has significant historic, health and ecological value. Management and maintenance efforts are aimed at preserving these characteristics, promoting biodiversity, and ensuring the long-term health and safety of the forest ecosystem. The VA is seeking sources to perform tree care management services to maintain the forest. Interested vendors should submit a capability statement, a SAM UEI number and point of contact name and contact information to Sonja Freeman at [email protected]. The Government will evaluate market information to ascertain potential market capacity to provide services consistent in scope and scale with those described in this notice. See Attachment 1 for additional details.

[SOURCES SOUGHT ATTACHMENT]

TREE MANAGEMENT SERVICES

Tomah VA Medical Center, Tomah, Wisconsin

1. GENERAL REQUIREMENT

The Contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, transportation, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform comprehensive tree removal, trimming, new tree planting, and long-term forest management planning. (Quantities and the scale of the requirement are subject to change and will be defined in detail in a Performance Work Statement (PWS) should a formal RFQ be issued for this requirement).

1.1 Description of Services / Introduction

The Contractor shall remove hazardous trees, provide trimming, identify hazards and provide new tree selection and placement, clean up debris, and produce a 5-year forest management plan. All work must be conducted by International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) Certified Arborists under supervision by a Certified Tree Care Safety Professional (CTSP). Avoidance of damage to landscaping and building structures and safety of pedestrians and traffic is prioritized throughout work process. Details of the work to be performed are as follows: Provide complete removal for up to 18 large trees.
Trim large trees for health and safety.
Plant up to 65 trees for replacement or new installation projects. Recommend appropriate species for selected sites, select and install trees, mulch and provide care plan.