ALB Tree Removal, Deregulation, restoration - South Carolina
The Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service seeks Asian Longhorned Beetle (ALB) tree removal, host material deregulation, and landscape restoration services in Hollywood and Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, with proposals due August 12 at 2:00 p.m. Central Time. The procurement is an unrestricted IDIQ contract with a base period of six months (September 1, 2026 through February 28, 2027) and four optional one-year periods extending through February 28, 2031.
Place of performance is Hollywood and Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, across housing developments, wetlands, woodlots, swamps, marshlands, tidally influenced areas, and upland forests within the designated ALB Quarantine Zone. The NAICS code is 561730 (Landscaping Services) with a small business size standard of $9.5 million. Contractors must remove all ALB-infested and high-risk host trees of any size, remove collateral trees, deregulate brush and woody debris, treat stumps via herbicide or grinding, mitigate soil disturbance, and restore removal sites to conditions comparable to or better than pre-removal conditions. Work on public and private properties requires prior coordination with property owners. Contractors must hold South Carolina pesticide licenses and employ or retain an ISA-certified arborist. Service Contract Labor Standards wage determinations apply to forestry occupations and administrative/support roles in Charleston County.
The contract ceiling is $19,500,000 with a minimum guarantee of $25,000 over the performance period. Pricing is fixed-price per Contract Line Item covering tree removal by acre (differentiated by density and diameter at breast height), individual tree removal by size category, stump grinding, fence replacement, debris pickup, crane and watercraft rentals, and railroad flagging services. All costs including equipment, permits, and mobilization must be incorporated into unit pricing. Large business offerors exceeding $750,000 in subcontracting must submit a Small Business Subcontracting Plan with goals of 20% small business, 5% small disadvantaged business, 5% women-owned small business, 3% HUBZone small business, and 3% service-disabled veteran-owned small business. Award will be made on an all-or-none basis using best value, with non-price factors (project management, technical capability, and past performance) significantly more important than price. Amendment 2, issued August 11, corrected the primary point of contact email to kimyen.tu@usda.gov and extended the due date from July 31 to August 12. Offerors must submit a signed SF 1449 form and acknowledge all amendments.
12639526R0006 Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Marketing and Regulatory Programs Business Services
7/16/26, 1:19 PM ALB Tree Removal, Deregulation, restoration - South Carolina
The Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Marketing and Regulatory Programs Business Services awarded contract 12639526D0068 to Davey Resource Group, Inc. for $17,446,532.68 on September 24, 2026, for ALB tree removal, deregulation, and restoration work in South Carolina.
The award was made under unrestricted competition with no set-aside applied.
12639526D0068 Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Marketing and Regulatory Programs Business Services
9/28/26, 10:14 AM