Boundary Line Maintenance - Ozark Dardanelle MKARNS

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District, is soliciting quotations for boundary line maintenance services along approximately 50 miles per year of property lines associated with Ozark Lake, Dardanelle Lake, Fletcher Bend, Springhill Park, and Cherokee Park within the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System. Services include vegetation clearing 4-6 feet wide to a height of 8 feet, boundary marking and painting at 50-foot intervals, survey monument location and documentation, replacement of missing witness posts, herbicide application, and encroachment reporting. Contractors must hold a valid Arkansas Pesticide Applicator Commercial License and demonstrate knowledge of surveying practices and property lines. The government will award the contract based solely on price as the evaluation criterion. Quotations are due by April 23, 2026, at 10:00 AM CDT and must be submitted via email in PDF format to John.R.Kattengell@usace.army.mil.

This solicitation is designated as a 100% Small Business Set-Aside under NAICS Code 561730 (Landscaping Services) with a $9.5 million size standard. The base contract period runs from January 1 through December 31, 2026, with two optional one-year renewal periods extending through December 31, 2028, with all work to be completed between January 1 and June 15 annually. Performance will take place across multiple counties in Arkansas, including Franklin, Logan, Sebastian, Conway, Johnson, and Faulkner Counties, centered in the Russellville area. The contractor must furnish all labor, equipment, supplies, transportation, and materials except for survey sheets, aerial maps, and boundary signs provided by the government. Key personnel requirements include a contract manager available during standard business hours and a superintendent or foreman on site during work performance, with the government conducting 80% inspection of completed work.