Boise district office complex landscape

The Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management Idaho Region is seeking landscape maintenance services for the Boise District Office Complex located at 3948 S. Development Ave, Boise, Idaho. The solicitation requires a comprehensive landscape maintenance contract that includes weekly mowing, edging, trimming, aeration, fertilization, weed control, irrigation maintenance, pruning, and general landscaping for various landscape zones. The contract will cover turf areas, native areas, and rock/bark beds with a performance period from April 1, 2025, through March 31, 2026, with potential extension options. Contractors must pass background checks and obtain facility access badges, and will be evaluated based on technical capability, prior experience/past performance, and price, with technical factors being significantly more important than price. Key dates include a mandatory site visit on January 27, 2025, at 1:00 PM, with questions due by January 31, 2025, and quotes due by February 7, 2025, at 12:00 MST.

The solicitation is designated as a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 561730 with a size standard of $9.5 million. The maintenance services will be performed at the Boise District Office Complex, which includes landscaping around the Administration Building, Dispatch Building, and surrounding parking facilities. The contract includes 16 distinct landscape maintenance services, such as weekly mowing (30 times per year), monthly tall fescue grass maintenance (7 times per year), and weed control applications every 6 weeks. An annual allowance of $1,200 is provided for dead plant replacement. The bid schedule includes pricing for the base year 2025-2026 and two potential option periods for 2026-2027 and 2027-2028. Contractors must adhere to the Department of Labor Wage Determination 2015-5503, which specifies minimum wage rates and requires paying covered workers at least $17.75 per hour under Executive Order 14026.