Statement of Work FY27 Sod HNC

SCOPE OF WORK

National Cemetery Administration
Houston National Cemetery
Houston, TX 77038
Sod Delivery and Installation

A. GENERAL INFORMATION

The Department of Veteran Affairs, National Cemetery Administration intends to award an IDIQ contract for the procurement of sod delivery and installation services at Houston National Cemetery and hereafter referred to as “Cemetery”. The Contractor shall provide all necessary expertise, supervision, labor, equipment, and supplies to accomplish the delivery and placement of hybrid bermudagrass sod for grave sites at the Cemetery. Location:
These services will be performed at the following location: Houston National Cemetery
10410 Veterans Memorial Drive
Houston, TX 77038

Order Procedures
The grass sod shall be delivered and installed within three (3) business days of order from the COR. The COR will be responsible for requesting delivery of the material from the vendor. All requests will be made via email and follow up phone call to verify request with the vendor (the contracting office will be copied on all emails). The request will be placed in time for the vendor to meet the delivery timeframe outlined above. Note: The email will contain a minimum of vendor name, contract number, cemetery name, address, and phone number of POC. Request the delivery of [specify CLIN and pallets] and estimated delivery date.

Work Hours
All work shall be performed during the normal working hours (8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.), Monday through Friday. No work will be allowed to be performed on weekends and official government Holidays, without advance written consent of the COR. All work shall be scheduled and coordinated with the COR.

Submittals
The contractor shall submit the following documents or information in accordance with the table A.1 to the COR. For the sod, the sod provider’s specification sheet and/or third-party certification shall be submitted prior to each delivery. The information shall contain the company name, company address, and bermudagrass cultivar. A delivery ticket shall be provided with each delivery.

Table A.1. Houston National Cemetery submittals for sod delivery and installation. Submittal
Frequency
Submittal Schedule
Sod provider and information sheet
Initial and as revised
Prior to beginning work
Sod delivery tickets and certification
As needed
Upon delivery

B. SOD DELIVERY AND INSTALLATION

1. CLIN 001 Sod Installation and Delivery per COR instructions Grass sod shall be ordered, delivered, and installed on all first and second internment sites within the cemetery as directed by the COR. Orders will occur approximately once or twice a month during growing season (typically from February to November); March and April will have multiple sod installation orders to catch up on winter / dormant season interments.