Grounds Maintenance Service Contract

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Solicitation number
Grounds_Maintenance_Service_Contract
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

NAICS code
561730 Landscaping Services
Place of performance
Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania 18466, United States

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

Army Contracting Command–Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG), Tobyhanna Division, is conducting a sources sought to identify vendors capable of providing grounds maintenance services at Tobyhanna Army Depot in Pennsylvania, with responses due May 26, 2026. This is a sources sought only; no RFP is promised, and responses will be treated as planning information rather than proposals.

The contract covers approximately 162 acres of high-visibility grounds, 29 acres of semi-improved grounds, and unimproved areas. Services include grass cutting (2.5–3.5 inches), weed control with Pennsylvania-certified herbicide applicators, trimming, mulching (maximum 6 inches in landscaped beds), debris and leaf removal, and athletic field maintenance. Snow and ice removal requires 24/7 on-call response within 2 hours of notification, including plowing at 10 inches accumulation, de-icing with Ice Slicer or approved equivalents, shoveling of approximately 157,644 square feet of sidewalk and 20,000 square feet of concrete/asphalt surfaces, and pre-treatment with salt-brine solution. Additional scope includes vegetative roof maintenance at Building 11 (three times annually), on-call tree services (firm fixed price), brush mowing along 32,225 linear feet of fence line annually, and special event services (up to four occurrences). The contractor must furnish all personnel, equipment, supplies, and materials and maintain a Project Manager with minimum 2 years grounds/snow removal experience and a Quality Control Manager with minimum 2 years facilities/grounds management experience. All personnel require Anti-Terrorism Level I training, OPSEC Level I training, and iWatch briefing within 30 days of award, plus background checks. Work is performed 0700–1630 Monday–Friday during normal operations with a 10-day phase-in/phase-out period. Contact Dean Berkovics, Contract Specialist, at Dean.M.Berkovics.civ@ar... with questions.

Notice text

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ONLY - This Sources Sought is issued solely for information and planning purposes - it does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. Responses will be treated as information only and will not be used as a proposal. Solicitations are not available at this time.
Requests for a solicitation will not receive a response. This notice does not constitute a commitment by the United States Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary; the United States Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the United States Government. All information received in response to this sources sought that is marked proprietary will be handled accordingly. Responses to this sources sought that indicate that the information therein is proprietary, or represents confidential business information, will be received, and held in confidence. Not responding to this source sought does not preclude participation in any future RFP, if any is issued. Please note, if a solicitation or multiple solicitations are posted in the future, they will be issued by a separate solicitation. The Government reserves the right to follow up on a one-on-one basis with Sources Sought respondents to gain additional information or clarity about information submitted. The Army Contracting Command (ACC) - Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG), Tobyhanna Division, is conducting this sources sought in order to identify potential vendors that possess the capabilities to support a requirement for a Grounds Maintenance Service Contract.
All details are listed in the DRAFT Performance Work Statement attached to this Sources Sought.
Point of Contact for questions regarding this Sources Sought and all responses: Dean Berkovics, Contract Specialist Email: Dean.M.Berkovics.civ@army.mil Complete written responses to this RFI addressing the General Requirement capabilities are to be submitted to the above referenced e-mail address no later than May 26, 2026 @10:00 AM EST. Respondents should include the following business information with the Sources Sought response:

Company name;
Company address;
Point of Contact;
Telephone Number;
E-mail address;
Company Cage Code/UEI:
Primary NAICS;
Business Size;
Current Registration in SAM;
Web page address.


DISCLAIMER “THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A “REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)” TO BE SUBMITTED. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. RESPPONSES WILL NOT BE RETURNED TO THE RESPONDER. NOT RESPONDING TO THIS NOTICE DOES NOT PRECLUDE PARTICIPATION IN ANY FUTURE REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ) OR INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) OR RFP, IF ANY ISSUED. IF A SOLICITATION IS RELEASED, IT WILL BE SYNOPSIZED ON THE GOVERNMENT-WIDE POINT OF ENTRY (GPE). IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF POTENTIAL OFFERORS TO MONITOR THE GPE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMMATION PERTAINING TO THIS REQUIREMENT.”

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Notice history

Notice Type Posted
Grounds Maintenance Service Contract Award Award Notice
Grounds Maintenance Service Contract Latest solicitation Solicitation
Grounds Maintenance Service Contract Pre-Solicitation
This notice Original Pre-Solicitation

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