Grounds Maintenance Services, Conant Brook Dam, Monson, MA

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - New England District is seeking a contractor to provide grounds maintenance services for the Conant Brook Dam in Monson, Massachusetts. The procurement involves furnishing all necessary equipment, materials, labor, and transportation to maintain approximately 8.5 acres of biweekly maintenance areas and 6.3 acres of annual mowing areas. The solicitation documents and full requirements will be available online through SAM.gov on or about March 31, 2025, with no telephonic or mailed requests for hard copies accepted. Potential bidders must have an active SAM.gov registration at the time of submission, or their proposal will be rejected as non-responsive. No questions regarding the procurement will be answered during the pre-solicitation phase, with vendors instructed to submit inquiries after the solicitation documents are posted.

This procurement is specifically set aside for small business vendors under NAICS code 561730, with a small business size standard of $9.5 Million. The contract will cover landscaping and groundskeeping services, including biweekly maintenance and annual side arm rotary mowing for the dam project area. While specific budget or award values were not disclosed in the pre-solicitation notice, the contract appears to be focused on routine maintenance of the dam's surrounding grounds. The total area to be maintained is approximately 14.8 acres, combining biweekly and annual mowing zones. Interested small businesses in the landscaping services sector are encouraged to prepare their proposals and ensure their SAM.gov registration is current in anticipation of the March 31, 2025 solicitation release.