Chemical Vegetation Control Services, Mansfield Hollow Lake, Mansfield Center, CT

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - New England District is soliciting chemical vegetation control services for the Mansfield Hollow Lake Project in Mansfield Center, Connecticut. The contractor must provide all labor, equipment, materials, transportation, and permits to perform chemical vegetation control across approximately 55 acres of land, including maintenance spraying, spot treatments, and cut stump treatments on rock slopes, dam structures, and shorelines. Key requirements include removing, chipping, and depositing woody vegetation debris in designated onsite areas, submitting Chemical Utilization Spray Reports upon completion of herbicide application, and achieving a 90% vegetation kill rate within 30 days of treatment or performing additional spraying as needed. Contractors must have an active SAM.gov registration at the time of submission and comply with specific safety requirements, including submission of an Accident Prevention Plan and Activity Hazard Analysis. The solicitation deadline is January 15, 2026, at 2:00 PM Eastern, with the contract period running through October 1, 2026, and treatment to be completed between June 1 and July 26, 2026. Two recent amendments clarify that non-woody vegetation requires only chemical treatment without cutting or removal, while only the South Mansfield Hollow Dam area requires cut stump chemical treatment.

This procurement is designated as a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 561730 (Landscaping Services) with a small business size standard of $9.5 million. The project encompasses four work areas: Dike B (approximately 3 acres), North Dam area (approximately 7 acres), Phragmites area (approximately 7 acres), and South Dam (approximately 38 acres), with detailed treatment location maps and aerial satellite imagery provided to contractors. No current incumbent contractor or award value range has been specified in the solicitation documents. The place of performance is Mansfield Hollow Lake in Mansfield Center, Connecticut, and all work and administrative responsibilities, including job planning, programming, scheduling, inspection, personnel management, equipment provision, and quality control, fall under the contractor's responsibility as outlined in the Performance Work Statement.