The National Park Service awarded a $195,050 definitive contract to Violeta Grounds Management Co., Inc., an SBA 8(a) certified woman-owned, minority-owned small disadvantaged business, for debris removal from aqueducts at Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park on September 25, 2026, under a total small business set-away.
Place of performance is Williamsport, Maryland, spanning six aqueduct locations across Montgomery, Frederick, and Washington counties. The originating solicitation calls for removal of accumulated woody debris to a submerged depth of four feet and clearing of woody vegetation and plants from masonry and stonework using mechanical and hand tools only, with pruning of tree overhang within 30 feet upstream and downstream. Work must comply with ANSI A300 and Z133 standards and be performed by an ISA Certified Arborist and Maryland Licensed Tree Expert with a minimum of five years' arboricultural experience.
Base period of performance runs September 30, 2026, through September 29, 2027. Optional tasks for a second debris removal cycle run April 1, 2027, through September 29, 2027. Base contract line items are firm fixed price; optional items are time and material with not-to-exceed material and equipment amounts by location. Prevailing wage rates under Service Contract Act determinations apply for Maryland counties Frederick, Montgomery, and Washington.