NCA Standard Grounds Maintenance Aquisition Package Performance Work Statement Draft VERSION

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENTGrounds Maintenance – Fill in National Cemetery

TOC \o "1-3" \h \z \u 1.GENERAL INFORMATION: PAGEREF _Toc234830555 \h 2

2.DEFINITIONS & ACRONYMS PAGEREF _Toc234830556 \h 9

3.GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY, EQUIPMENT, AND SERVICES PAGEREF _Toc234830557 \h 14 4.CONTRACTOR FURNISHED ITEMS, SERVICES & REQUIREMENTS PAGEREF _Toc234830558 \h 15 5.SPECIFIC CONTRACTOR TASKS AND ASSOCIATED DELIVERABLES PAGEREF _Toc234830559 \h 24

5.1BASIC SERVICES PAGEREF _Toc234830560 \h 24

5.2HEADSTONE SERVICES PAGEREF _Toc234830561 \h 24

5.3GRAVESITE MAINTENANCE PAGEREF _Toc234830562 \h 37

5.4TURF & GRASSES MAINTENANCE PAGEREF _Toc234830563 \h 39

5.5TREE, SHRUB & PLANTING BED MAINTENANCE PAGEREF _Toc234830564 \h 66

5.6IRRIGATION SYSTEM SERVICES PAGEREF _Toc234830565 \h 84

5.7POND SERVICES PAGEREF _Toc234830566 \h 101

5.8DRAINAGE SYSTEM MAINTENANCE PAGEREF _Toc234830567 \h 106

5.9TRASH, LEAF & DEBRIS REMOVAL PAGEREF _Toc234830568 \h 108

5.10PAVEMENT SWEEPING & CLEANING PAGEREF _Toc234830569 \h 111

5.11ARTIFICIAL TURF MAINTENANCE PAGEREF _Toc234830570 \h 113

5.12ICE PREVENTION / SNOW AND ICE REMOVAL PAGEREF _Toc234830571 \h 114

5.13STRUCTURE CLEANING, JANITORIAL & LIGHT MAINTENANCE PAGEREF _Toc234830572 \h 115

5.14CEREMONIES ASSISTANCE PAGEREF _Toc234830573 \h 120

5.15WINTER INTERMENT AREA PREPARATION PAGEREF _Toc234830574 \h 121

5.15.1SCOPE: PAGEREF _Toc234830575 \h 121

5.15.2GENERAL REQUIREMENTS: PAGEREF _Toc234830576 \h 121

AGRONOMY SUPPLIES PAGEREF _Toc234830577 \h 122

5.16GRASS SEED (Supply Only) PAGEREF _Toc234830578 \h 122

5.17PELLETIZED LIMESTONE (Supply Only) PAGEREF _Toc234830579 \h 123

5.18PELLETIZED GYPSUM (Supply Only) PAGEREF _Toc234830580 \h 123

5.19FERTILIZER 24-3-16 (Supply Only) PAGEREF _Toc234830581 \h 124 5.20FERTILIZER 24-0-14 (Supply Only) PAGEREF _Toc234830582 \h 124 5.21FERTILIZER 16-16-16 (Supply Only) PAGEREF _Toc234830583 \h 125

6.REPORTING AND RECORD KEEPING PAGEREF _Toc234830584 \h 125

7.APPLICABLE PUBLICATIONS PAGEREF _Toc234830585 \h 128

8.ATTACHMENT/TECHNICAL EXHIBIT LISTING PAGEREF _Toc234830586 \h 129

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENTGrounds Maintenance – [Fill in] National Cemetery

GENERAL INFORMATION:

DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE: This requirement is a non-personal services contract in which the contractor shall provide all personnel, materials, equipment, and maintenance necessary to ensure that grounds maintenance and improvement services are performed at for [Fill in Cemetery Name and abbreviation] located in [Fill in City and State] hereby known as “the Cemetery”. The Government shall not exercise any supervision or control over the contract service providers performing the services herein. Such service providers shall be accountable solely to the Contractor who, in turn, is responsible to the Government.