Grounds Maintenance Services, Union Village Dam, Thetford, VT

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New England District is issuing a pre-solicitation notice for grounds maintenance services at Union Village Dam in Thetford, Vermont. The procurement seeks a contractor to furnish all labor, materials, and equipment necessary to provide ground maintenance and cleaning services at the facility. All prospective vendors must maintain active registration on SAM.gov at the time of submission to be considered for this contract; failure to have current SAM.gov registration will result in automatic rejection as non-responsive. Questions regarding the procurement will not be answered during the pre-solicitation phase; interested parties should submit inquiries to the contract specialist after the full solicitation and associated documents are posted. The complete solicitation requirements, contract documents, and submission instructions will be available on or about April 1, 2026, with the response deadline to be announced at that time. The solicitation will be available exclusively online through the Contract Opportunities website at www.SAM.gov, and hard copies will not be distributed through telephonic, mailed, or faxed requests.

This procurement is set aside exclusively for small business vendors under the relevant Small Business Size Standard of $9.5 million for NAICS code 561730 (Landscaping Services). The pre-solicitation notice does not identify any current incumbent contractors or specific award value ranges for this contract. No information regarding potential contract value, service duration, or other numerical contract details has been disclosed in this pre-solicitation phase. The applicable Product Service Code is S208 (Housekeeping–Landscaping/Groundskeeping), and prospective contractors in the landscaping services sector should prepare to submit qualifications and pricing information once the full solicitation is released. Interested small businesses should monitor SAM.gov beginning April 1, 2026, for the formal solicitation package and associated deadline information.