SAM #36C25226Q0643

Comprehensive Tree Management Services for Tomah VA Medical Center Forest

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Great Lakes Acquisition Center, is seeking a contractor for comprehensive tree management services at the Tomah VA Medical Center Forest in Wisconsin. - Government Buyer: - Department of Veterans Affairs - Great Lakes Acquisition Center - Tomah VA Medical Center - No specific OEMs or commercial vendors are named; services must be performed by ISA Certified Arborists under CTSP supervision. - Services Requested: - Tree removal (up to 3 large oak trees in base year; up to 5 large trees in each option year) - Tree trimming (30 large trees in base year; up to 5 large trees in each option year; 20 large trees in final option year) - Tree planting (up to 15 new trees in each option year; 20 new trees in final option year) - Development of a written 5-year tree care plan summarizing completed work and future recommendations - Unique Requirements: - Contractor must propose tree species for planting - All work must be performed by ISA Certified Arborists under CTSP supervision - Complete cleanup after tree removal - Firm fixed price contract, set aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) - No specific products, part numbers, or OEM equipment are listed; focus is on professional arborist services.

Description

TREE MANAGEMENT SERVICES 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 a contractor with the capability and capacity to perform comprehensive tree removal, trimming, tree health management, new tree planting, and long-term forest management planning to preserve the health and ecological value of the forest. A Contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, transportation, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to remove hazardous trees, provide trimming, identify hazards, provide tree health management activities, provide new tree selection and placement, clean up debris, and produce a 5-year forest management plan.

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