Columbia Landscape & Snow Services
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- Solicitation number
- 273FCC26Q0008
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 561730 Landscaping Services
- Place of performance
- Columbia, Maryland 21046, United States
- Points of contact
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- Luis Salas luis.salas@fcc.gov (202) 418-8221
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Federal Communications Commission seeks quotations for lawn care maintenance and snow and ice removal services at its Columbia campus in Columbia, Maryland, with quotations due August 7, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. This is a 100% total small business set-aside under NAICS code 561730 (Landscaping Services, $9.5 million size standard) using simplified acquisition procedures under FAR Part 12.
Place of performance is Columbia, Maryland, covering approximately 76.5 acres across four designated areas. The contract runs for a one-year base period (September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2027) plus four optional twelve-month extension periods through August 31, 2031. The total estimated value exceeds the simplified acquisition threshold but remains within the $9 million ceiling for simplified procedures.
Services include recurring grass cutting at specified frequencies and blade heights (3 to 6 inches depending on location), mulch bed maintenance at minimum 3-inch depth across approximately 3,635 square feet, tree and shrub maintenance, spring and fall cleanup, snow and ice removal with seven-day-per-week coverage from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. including Federal holidays, and emergency on-call snow removal with two-hour response capability. The contractor bears costs for up to 20 inches of seasonal snowfall at fixed rates; work exceeding 20 inches is billed at prevailing wage (Wage Determination #2015-4265 for Howard County, Maryland). Snow and ice removal services commence when accumulation reaches 2 inches or unsafe conditions exist.
The contractor must hold a Maryland Department of Agriculture pesticide applicator/business license and obtain Commercial General Liability ($1 million per occurrence/$2 million aggregate), Automobile Liability ($1 million combined single limit), and Workers' Compensation insurance with the FCC named as additional insured. The incumbent contractor is New Image Landscaping, Inc (Contract 273FCC21P0069). Evaluation prioritizes technical capability (most important), followed by past performance (more important than price), licensing and certifications (pass/fail), and price. Amendment 0001 (issued August 4) extended the quotation due date and corrected the pricing sheet.
Notice text
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Update #2 · Latest ·
AMENDMENT-00001
This amendment provides official responses to vendor RFI questions and updates administrative elements of the RFQ to reflect corrections, clarifications, and formatting improvements made in the revised RFQ (Draft dated August 4, 2026). Quoter's must submit a signed SF-30 (Amendment 0001) with their quotation.
1. General Information
1.1 This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services prepared in accordance with FAR Part 12, as revised by the FAR Overhaul and implemented by FCC Class Deviation RFO-2026-12 – Supplement 2, May 12, 2026. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. All FAR references in this RFQ are to the revised (FAR Overhaul model deviation) text. This Request for Quotations (RFQ) is issued as a 100% total small business set-aside under the simplified acquisition procedures for commercial services at FAR 12.201-1. This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses by reference; the full text of provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov.
1.2 The Government anticipates issuing a single firm-fixed-price purchase order (with fixed-price rates for unscheduled and emergency services) to the responsible small business quoter whose quotation represents the best value to the Government as described in Section 5 of this RFQ. A quotation is not an offer; issuance of a purchase order by the Government constitutes the offer, and the contractor’s written acceptance or commencement of performance constitutes acceptance. This RFQ does not commit the Government to issue an order or to pay any costs incurred in the preparation of a quotation.
1.3 The total estimated value of this acquisition exceeds the simplified acquisition threshold but is within the $9 million ceiling for use of the simplified procedures at FAR 12.201-1. Pursuant to FAR 12.202(b), this posting combines the presolicitation notice and the solicitation. The period of performance is one (1) twelve-month base period and four (4) twelve-month option periods, exercisable at the Government’s unilateral discretion, for a total potential period of performance of five years.
1.4 Quoters must be registered and active in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) at the time of quotation submission and at the time of order issuance, with current annual Representations and Certifications completed electronically in SAM. Note: SAM system updates may lag FAR Overhaul policy updates, and SAM may continue to require entities to complete representations based on provisions that are not included in this solicitation. The Contracting Officer will rely on representations based on the provisions included in this solicitation; entities are not required to, nor are they able to, update their entity registration to remove other representations in SAM.
Update #1 ·
1. General Information
1.1 This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services prepared in accordance with FAR Part 12, as revised by the FAR Overhaul and implemented by FCC Class Deviation RFO-2026-12 – Supplement 2, May 12, 2026. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. All FAR references in this RFQ are to the revised (FAR Overhaul model deviation) text. This Request for Quotations (RFQ) is issued as a 100% total small business set-aside under the simplified acquisition procedures for commercial services at FAR 12.201-1. This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses by reference; the full text of provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov.
1.2 The Government anticipates issuing a single firm-fixed-price purchase order (with fixed-price rates for unscheduled and emergency services) to the responsible small business quoter whose quotation represents the best value to the Government as described in Section 5 of this RFQ. A quotation is not an offer; issuance of a purchase order by the Government constitutes the offer, and the contractor’s written acceptance or commencement of performance constitutes acceptance. This RFQ does not commit the Government to issue an order or to pay any costs incurred in the preparation of a quotation.
1.3 The total estimated value of this acquisition exceeds the simplified acquisition threshold but is within the $9 million ceiling for use of the simplified procedures at FAR 12.201-1. Pursuant to FAR 12.202(b), this posting combines the presolicitation notice and the solicitation. The period of performance is one (1) twelve-month base period and four (4) twelve-month option periods, exercisable at the Government’s unilateral discretion, for a total potential period of performance of five years.
1.4 Quoters must be registered and active in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) at the time of quotation submission and at the time of order issuance, with current annual Representations and Certifications completed electronically in SAM. Note: SAM system updates may lag FAR Overhaul policy updates, and SAM may continue to require entities to complete representations based on provisions that are not included in this solicitation. The Contracting Officer will rely on representations based on the provisions included in this solicitation; entities are not required to, nor are they able to, update their entity registration to remove other representations in SAM.
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| Notice | Type | Posted |
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| Columbia Landscape & Snow Services | Award Notice | |
| Columbia Landscape & Snow Services | Solicitation |
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