Amendment - 51 CES GROUND MAINTENANCE SERVIE IN OSAN AIRBASE, REPUBLIC OF KOREA

The Department of the Army Materiel Command Army Contracting Command has issued an amended solicitation for comprehensive ground maintenance services at Osan Air Base in the Republic of Korea, covering approximately 1,182.77 acres across multiple terrain types including airfield areas, munitions storage areas, and various improved and unimproved grounds. This amendment adds FAR 52.232-18 regarding availability of funds, updates the Performance Work Statement, and changes several Contract Line Item descriptions from "except alpha site" to "alpha site" for munitions storage area maintenance. Contractors must possess a valid Republic of Korea construction business registration for landscaping and demonstrate at least three years of equivalent ground maintenance experience, with proposals requiring detailed technical, management, staffing, and equipment plans. The evaluation will use a best-value trade-off process with four primary factors: Technical Phase I (Acceptable/Unacceptable), Technical Phase II covering technical and management approach (most important), Past Performance (second most important), and Price (least important). Proposals are due on July 14, 2025, at 0700 hours Korean Standard Time, with all pricing to be submitted in Korean Won.

This solicitation does not utilize any set-aside designation and is open to all qualified contractors, with no specific incumbent contractor identified in the documentation. The contract structure includes a base period from September 11, 2025, through September 10, 2030, with a 60-day phase-in period and four option years, utilizing FY 2025 funds for the phase-in period and FY 2026 funds for the base year. Services encompass maintaining airfield Bird Aircraft Strike Hazard areas (412.95 acres), munitions storage areas, and various ground classifications with specific vegetation height requirements ranging from 2-14 inches depending on area type. The contract covers seasonal maintenance requirements differentiated between growing seasons (March to October) and non-growing seasons (November to February), including specialized services such as tree trimming and removal for trees ranging from small diameter to over 80 inches in circumference, debris removal, and snow removal along main thoroughfares. All work will be performed at Osan Air Base in South Korea, requiring contractor personnel to obtain proper badging and coordination with base management for access to restricted areas.