This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or services for grounds maintenance at the US Army Corps of Engineers, Cold Region Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) in Hanover, NH. The contract will be firm-fixed-price with one base year and four option years, plus a six-month option. Services include maintaining grounds, leaf collection, tree/shrub/flower bed maintenance, snow/ice removal, and spring sand cleanup. The solicitation is 100% set-aside for small businesses. Prospective contractors must be registered in SAM. gov. A mandatory site visit is scheduled for March 19, 2026, with a quote due date of March 26, 2026. Questions must be submitted in writing by March 18, 2026. Offerors must submit a technical proposal and pricing proposal, with specific page limitations for the technical volume. Past performance will be evaluated, and new entities may submit data on prior contracts. The government will evaluate offers based on technical capability, past performance, and price, with technical and past performance being significantly more important than price.
The period of performance for the base year is from April 16, 2026, to April 15, 2027. Option periods extend performance annually thereafter, with a six-month option also available. The bid notice states, The period of performance from 16 APR 2026 to 15 APR 2027 for the base year items.
The bid notice indicates that payment will be made by the government and refers to electronic submission of payment requests and receiving reports through the Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) system. It states, The contractor shall use the following information when submitting payment requests and receiving reports in wawf for this contract or task order delivery order.
The bid notice states, The government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the government, price and other factors considered. It further clarifies that Factor I Technical and Factor II Past Performance are of equal importance and when combined are significantly more important than Factor III Price.
Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and must submit a technical proposal including corporate capacity, key personnel experience, and a quality control plan. Past performance on similar contracts completed within the last five years is also required.
The bid notice mentions that Contractor liability. Government owned or privately owned property damaged by the contractors operations under this contract shall be replaced or repaired to original condition by the contractor at no additional cost to the government.
A site visit is mandatory and scheduled for Thursday, March 19, 2026, at 10:00 AM EST at the CRREL laboratory. Contractors are required to register by Wednesday, March 18, 2026, by submitting company information and attendee details.
The estimated total value for this acquisition is $9,500,****, as indicated in the notice.