Grounds Maintenance Service Contract

The Department of the Army is preparing to solicit a grounds maintenance service contract for Tobyhanna Army Depot in Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania, with a women-owned small business set-aside; capability statements are due June 11, 2026, and an industry day is scheduled for June 11, 2026 at 10:00 AM EST via Microsoft Teams.

The formal solicitation (W51AA1-26-R-A017) will be released on or after June 11, 2026, with proposals due June 22, 2026 at 2:00 PM EST. The contract is firm fixed-price with unpriced CLINs, covering a base year (October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027) plus four option years through September 30, 2031.

Work encompasses approximately 162 acres of mowing (April through October with tiered frequencies: bi-weekly for high visibility areas, monthly for semi-improved grounds, and annual or semi-annual for unimproved areas and fire breaks); brush mowing along approximately 32,225 linear feet of fence line annually; weed control; mulching maintenance; athletic field grooming; and 24/7 on-call snow and ice removal (two-hour response for emergency events, maintaining accumulation below one-half inch during operational hours, with plowing at 10-inch thresholds). Additional specialized services include vegetative roof maintenance at Building 11 (minimum three visits annually), emergency tree removal (24-hour response, 48-hour action), and on-call tree services.

Contractor personnel applying herbicides must hold Pennsylvania herbicide application certification. All employees must complete Anti-Terrorism Level I training, OPSEC training, iWatch briefing, and background checks within 30 days of employment. Key positions require a Project Manager with minimum two years grounds and snow removal contract management experience and a Quality Control Manager with two years relevant facility management quality control experience.

Offerors must have active SAM.gov registration, no active exclusions, no debt subject to offset, and CMMC Level 2 Self certification at time of award. Service Contract Act wage rates apply (DOL Wage Determination No. 2015-5797, Revision 31). Insurance requirements include workers' compensation, general liability ($500,000 per occurrence), and automobile liability ($200,000 per person / $500,000 per occurrence). A mandatory site visit is scheduled for June XX, 2026 at 10:00 AM EST at Building 20.