Clear Trees and Limbs, GUCO

The Department of the Interior National Park Service Southeast Region is seeking a small business contractor to remove hazardous trees and limbs at Guilford Courthouse National Military Park in Greensboro, North Carolina. The solicitation requires a contractor with at least 5 years of professional tree care experience to clear a 2.25-mile tour route, including a section of New Garden Road and walking trails. Contractors must provide all labor, tools, equipment, materials, and supervision to execute the tree removal work, using mechanical means like masticators/mulchers to chip deadwood while minimizing ground disturbance. The evaluation will be conducted using a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) method, with technical and past performance factors assessed on an acceptable/unacceptable basis. Questions must be submitted in writing to Yanick Bard by email no later than May 23, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. EST, with proposals due by June 10, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. EST.

The contract is set aside exclusively for small businesses under NAICS code 561730 (Landscaping Contractors) with a size standard of $9.5 million. The estimated contract value ranges from $100,000 to $250,000, with a firm fixed-price structure and a performance period from July 7, 2025 to July 6, 2026. Contractors must provide a certificate of insurance with minimum coverage of $100,000 per person, $500,000 per occurrence, and $1,000,000 per property. The work involves creating a 15-foot-wide hazard fuels break and must be completed Monday through Friday during normal business hours, with consideration for environmental restrictions related to the tricolored bat habitat. The place of performance is Guilford Courthouse National Military Park in Greensboro, North Carolina, with the specific work area including the park's tour route, a quarter-mile section of New Garden Road, and associated walking trails.