Grounds Maintenance Services

The United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa seeks grounds maintenance services for the 65th Air Base Group at Lajes Field, Terceira, Azores, Portugal, with proposals due October 26, 2026, at 14:00 Azores Time. This is an unrestricted, firm-fixed-price RFQ with no small-business set-aside.

Place of performance is Praia da Vitória, Portugal. The contract covers a one-year base period from February 1, 2027, through January 31, 2028, followed by four optional one-year renewal periods extending through January 31, 2032. Services include maintaining improved grounds (475,850 square meters monthly at 2–4 inches), semi-improved grounds (88,880 square meters monthly at 4–10 inches), unimproved grounds (1,017 square meters annually at 10–14 inches), vegetative and inert bed areas, debris removal, fertilization (not-to-exceed 100 square meters annually), lawn renovation (NTE 100 SM/year), shrub pruning (NTE 1,200 SM/year), tree pruning and removal by size category per ANSI A300 standards, special cuts (NTE 172,599 SM/year), and emergency/special events support (NTE 5,000 SM/year). Emergency response must begin within two hours, with emergency spot pruning completed within one workday. The contractor must repair any damage caused by its operations within 15 days at no additional cost and maintain insurance valid in Portugal covering third-party injuries and property damage. U.S. registered prime contractors may engage Portuguese subcontractors. All pricing must be submitted in Euros, exclusive of Portuguese VAT, using a fiscal year 2027 exchange rate of 0.8549. The NAICS code is 561730 (Landscaping Services); PSC is S208 (Housekeeping–Landscaping/Groundskeeping). Technical proposals are limited to 25 pages. Evaluation follows a three-step sequential process: administrative and compliance review, technical acceptability assessment (Experience, Approach, Quality Control Plan on Acceptable/Unacceptable basis), and price reasonableness evaluation. Amendment 1 (September 22, 2026) revised CLIN descriptions and replaced the price schedule; offerors must use the amended version. A pre-solicitation conference is scheduled for September 29, 2026, at 14:00 local time. The contracting officer is Andrea A. Silva; the Government point of contact for inspection and acceptance is Miguel Maduro.