Big Piney Ranger District Ground Maintenance Service

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service's Big Piney Ranger District is seeking ground maintenance services for 10 recreation sites and administrative facilities in the Ozark-St. Francis National Forest. The contract requires bi-weekly mowing and trimming services at various locations including campgrounds, trail heads, points of interest, and the Hector Office compound, with grass to be cut to 3 inches or less and debris removal included. The base contract period runs from July 21, 2025 through October 31, 2025, with two potential option years extending through October 31, 2027, though option years are not guaranteed to be funded or exercised. Contractors must provide all equipment, transportation, fuel, and maintenance, and work must be performed Monday through Friday after 7:00 AM. The evaluation will use a lowest price technically acceptable source selection process, considering technical capability, price, and past performance, with proposals due by 11:00 CT on July 18, 2025 via email to john.camacho@usda.gov.

This solicitation is set aside 100% for small businesses under NAICS code 561730 (Landscaping Services) with a size standard of $9.5 million, and no incumbent contractor information is provided in the documentation. The contract covers maintenance of areas ranging from 0.10 to 4.0 acres across the various sites, with 15 mowing events scheduled for recreation sites and 24 mowing events for the Hector Office and Compound. Services will be performed in Hector, Arkansas, with work subject to fund availability and sites potentially not awarded every fiscal year. The solicitation includes comprehensive wage determinations for Phillips County and Lee County, Arkansas, requiring minimum wages of $17.75 per hour for contracts entered after January 30, 2022, along with specified fringe benefits including $5.36 per hour for health and welfare. Payment will be made monthly through the Invoice Processing Platform at agreed unit prices, with work subject to approval by the Contracting Officer's Representative.