Attachment 02 SOW Athens Lab Lawn Maintenance.docx

12456820Q0008 SRS Athens, GA Lawn Maintenance

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STATEMENT OF WORK

LAWN CARE

USDA FOREST SERVICE

ATHENS FORESTRY SCIENCES LAB, ATHENS, GA

DESCRIPTION

The intention of this solicitation/resultant contract is to obtain lawn care and landscaping services for the Athens Forestry Sciences Laboratory, 320 Green Street, Athens, GA. The contract will be awarded for a Base Period. The area is estimated at 3 acres.

The Contractor shall provide all safety precautions, labor, supplies, supervision, staffing, tools, materials, mulch, fertilizer, seed, herbicide, equipment, transportation, and all provisions necessary to provide lawn care service in accordance with this specification.

STAFFING & PERFORMANCE

During the performance of this contract, the awardee must maintain 50% of its staff as employees. Sub-contracting or W-9 designated staff is prohibited above the 50% threshold.

C-1 – LAWN MAINTENANCE

· Mow & maintain entire lawn and all exterior areas on north, south, east, and west sides of all buildings and in parking lot islands, weekly March (April in base year) through October. Monthly November through February. South building courtyard is considered external and is included in all lawn care and landscaping activities. Grass clippings shall be removed when clippings are not mulched on initial mowing. Maintain height of three (3 - 4) inches. Mowing area estimated to be around 1 acres. Clippings on lawn areas should be removed only when there is such a concentration of clippings on the grass that it might damage the live plants.

· Clippings will be removed from paved surfaces the day of mowing.

· Trim edges of lawn per cut to coincide with mowing above using a string trimmer or other appropriate equipment. Trim around all sidewalks, signs, outdoor utilities and equipment, lamp posts, curbs, and against any vertical surfaces where grass is left uncut after mowing.

· Pick up all trash and limbs greater than ½” diameter each mowing.

· Blow and remove debris including grass clippings, leaves, and sticks from all building entrances, alcoves, exterior stairwells, exterior courtyards, and all sidewalks on front and back of buildings each mowing.

· Weed free (spray) all sidewalks, driveways, and exterior courtyards once a month. Weed free (spray) all gravel-covered areas once a month. Weed free (spray) any emerging weeds in mulch beds once a month. All federal, state, and local regulations are followed when applying pesticides.

· Trim all growth around air conditioner compressors on all buildings monthly. Weed and/or spray ledge around North Building and any vegetation growing on rock wall around North building monthly.

· Trim all shrubs and low-hanging tree limbs as needed per IAW standard landscaping guidelines.

· Edging shall include removal of vegetation from the edges of sidewalks, driveways, and curbs within .5 inches of the edge surface and to a depth of 2.0 inches. Grass and weeds shall be removed and disposed of immediately after edging is performed.

· Insect and disease control will take place on an as needed basis. Other weeds should be controlled to prevent an infestation.

· Re-seed bare spots (as needed) during the lawn maintenance season (March/April –October) in excess of 12 inches in diameter.

C-2 - ANNUAL

· Fertilization for all turf areas will occur in May. One (1) pound of nitrogen/1000 sq. ft will be applied in May and an additional 0.5 pound of nitrogen/1000 sq. ft will be applied in August or September.

· Fertilizer will be removed from sidewalks the day of the application.

· Aeration of grass areas will take place annually in May

· Hardwood mulch will be applied around trees and shrubs and in all established mulch beds to maintain a mulch depth of 3” to 4”. Mulch application will take place annually in March or April. Prior to annual application, mulch beds will be sprayed with an herbicide to kill any unwanted vegetation. Mulch beds will be marked with orange marking paint around all buildings for the purpose of bid solicitation for this contract. Mulch shall not be applied in a 6” to 8” border around all buildings, to prevent moisture and pest build up against exterior walls..

C-3 – LEAF COLLECTION

• Leaf collection and removal. Remove all leaves starting in late October and continue once a month until January or February after most have fallen Remove all leaves from lawn areas, mulch beds, alcoves, entrances, stairwells, and any other areas around all buildings where they accumulate. Additionally, check these areas monthly throughout the year and remove any leaf/debris build-up.

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE:

BASE PERIOD: April 15, 2020 through February 28, 2021

POTENTIAL OPTION YEARS:

The Contractor must comply with the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (FSRIA), 7 U.S.C. 8102; the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 (FCEA), 7 U.S.C. 8102; the Federal Acquisition Regulation; Executive Order (EO) 13514, “Federal Leadership in Environmental, Energy and Economic Performance,” dated October 5, 2009; EO 13423, “Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy, and Transportation Management,” dated January 24, 2007; and Presidential Memorandum, “Driving Innovation and Creating Jobs in Rural America through Biobased and Sustainable Product Procurement,” dated February, 2012 to provide biobased products.

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