Turf Care Management for Cheltenham State Veterans Cemetery

The Maryland Department of Veterans Affairs is accepting quotes for soil testing, fertilization, weed control, soil amendment, grub control, and crabgrass control service, at Cheltenham State Veterans Cemetery, located at 11301 Crain Highway, Cheltenham, MD 20623. The awarded vendor shall provide soil testing, fertilization, weed control, soil amendment, grub control, and crabgrass control service in accordance with the schedule as stated below, on approximately 45 acres of Cheltenham State Veterans Cemetery Grounds: The Maryland Department of Veterans Affairs is soliciting bids for turf care maintenance services for approximately forty-five (45) acres of developed land within the Cemetery to include soil testing, fertilization, weed control, soil amendment, grub control, and crabgrass control service at the Cheltenham State Veterans Cemetery for a period beginning the date of fully executed contract thru November 30, 2023. The State of Maryland and the Maryland Department of Veterans Affairs (MDVA) are honored to offer our veterans and their eligible dependents a final resting place at one of five state veterans cemeteries located throughout Maryland. Cheltenham State Veterans Cemetery is located on U.S. Route 301, approximately eight (8) miles south of Upper Marlboro, Maryland. The site consists of 112-acres, formally used for agricultural purposes. Today, with more than 1032 burials conducted each year, the Cemetery serves as the final resting place for over 30,202 Maryland veterans and their eligible dependents. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) operates 155 national cemeteries and 34 soldiers' lots and monument sites in 42 states and Puerto Rico. More than four (4) million Americans, including Veterans of every war and conflict, are buried in the VA's national cemeteries. The VA also provides funding to establish, expand, improve, and maintain 119 State Veterans cemeteries in 48 states and territories including tribal trust lands, Guam, and Saipan. The VA's National Cemetery Administration (NCA) ensures that national cemeteries serve as dignified and respectful settings. Each Cemetery is to be an expression of appreciation and respect of a grateful nation for the service and sacrifice of her veterans. Furthermore, each National Cemetery is to be maintained as a National Shrine. A National Shrine is defined by the VA "as a place of honor, and memory that declares to the visitor or family member who views it that within its majestic setting, each and every veteran may find a sense of serenity, of historic sacrifice, and nobility of purpose." Questions Due By: February 13, 2023, no later than 12:00 p.m., EDT Local Time

Division 01 -	General Requirements.
Division 10 -	Specialties.
Division 11 -	Equipment.