Grounds Maintenance Services for the Hells Canyon National Recreation Area, Riggins ID

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service seeks grounds maintenance services for the Hells Canyon National Recreation Area seven-acre compound in Riggins, Idaho, with quotations due July 9 at 3:00 PM Pacific Time. The procurement is a total small business set-aside under NAICS 561730 with a $9,000,000 size standard.

Place of performance is Riggins, Idaho. The compound comprises a lower flat of approximately three irrigated acres requiring weekly or as-needed mowing, edging, and trimming (estimated three man-days per month from April through September), and an upper flat of approximately four un-irrigated acres with native vegetation requiring three seasonal service visits (estimated two man-days per job). Seasonal maintenance includes apple tree pruning once per season and spring sprinkler system startup with backflow testing and fall blowout, all completed within 14 days of Contracting Officer Representative notice. The contractor must also provide short-notice grounds maintenance services within five days of notification on a man-day basis. All work must meet a 95% acceptable quality level. The contractor furnishes all equipment and supplies; the government furnishes a dumpster, water, and electric power.

The contract runs from August 1, 2026 through July 31, 2027 (base period), with four optional one-year renewal periods through July 31, 2031, on a firm-fixed-price basis. Service Contract Labor Standards apply. Prevailing wage rates in Northwest Idaho range from $17.94 per hour for Common Laborers to $25.70 per hour for Heavy Equipment Operators, plus $4.98 per hour fringe benefits.

Quotations must be submitted in two volumes (Technical Proposal and Price Proposal) by email to thomas.hammerle@usda.gov. Offerors require active SAM.gov registration and must hold prices firm for 90 calendar days. Evaluation uses simplified FAR Part 12 procedures with contractor past performance and technical capability as factors. A post-award conference is required within 14 days of award. Site surveys are available June 15–18 by appointment with Lynn Demerse (lynn.demerse@usda.gov, 208-866-6208).