CARE - Fruita District Landscape Replanting

The National Park Service Midwest Region is soliciting landscaping services for the Capitol Reef National Park Fruita District Landscape Replanting (CARE) project under NAICS code 561730. The contractor will furnish, deliver, and plant approximately 125 trees across 19 native and heritage species at up to 15 subsites within the park, including work such as site preparation, soil amendments, mulching, staking, tree protection installation, initial watering, and turf reestablishment. Key requirements include that all work must be directed by an International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) certified arborist with verifiable full-time supervisory experience, and all plant materials must meet or exceed ANSI Z60.1 standards and comply with A300 American National Standards for Tree Care Operations. The government will evaluate quotations based on three criteria: price, technical capability, and prior experience, with offerors required to demonstrate experience through three prior project references within the past five years and provide a two-page project narrative explaining how they will meet the statement of work requirements. The quotation deadline is April 30, 2026, at 1100 Central Daylight Time, with quotations to be submitted electronically to adam_kircher@ios.doi.gov, and a mandatory site visit to Capitol Reef National Park must be scheduled by appointment.

This is a total small business set-aside with no identified incumbent contractor, and no specific budget range is disclosed in the solicitation. The contract is structured as a firm-fixed price award with a performance period running from August 3, 2026, through May 31, 2027, with tree planting restricted to fall (September 1–October 31) or spring (March 15–May 31) windows. The project involves replanting across multiple zones at Capitol Reef National Park's Fruita Historic District, including campgrounds, housing areas, the Mott Orchard, picnic areas, and other park facilities located at Scenic Drive, Torrey, UT 84775. Contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) as small businesses and maintain active registration throughout performance, carry liability insurance of $100,000 per person/$500,000 per occurrence/$100,000 property damage, and comply with Service Contract Labor Standards wage determinations established for five Utah counties (Millard, Piute, Sanpete, Sevier, and Wayne).