PWS Technical Exhibit 2 - Grounds Requirements 13 December 2022.docx

This technical exhibit outlines grounds maintenance requirements for the Engineer Research and Development Center. The contractor shall provide grass mowing, edging, trimming and other grounds services at the ERDC main campus in Vicksburg, Mississippi, the Big Black Test Site in Bovina, Mississippi, and the Flowers Site in Flowers, Mississippi. Services must achieve specific height maximums for five defined maintenance levels on approximately 95 acres for Level I, 56 acres for Level II, 78 acres and 15 acres for Level III, 17 acres for Level IV, and 95 acres for Level V. Additional requirements include a minimum of 3 inches of mulch in 7,963 square yards of flower beds, pruning of shrubs and crape myrtles, herbicide application to eliminate vegetative growth on 29,621 square yards, and leaf collection from November to February where directed. The contractor must be located within 60 miles of Vicksburg, Mississippi.