Grounds Maintenance/Snow Removal Services, Calais BP Station, Baring, ME

The Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection seeks grounds maintenance and snow removal services at the Calais Border Patrol Station in Baring, Maine, with quotations due February 11, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. ET. This procurement is a total small business set-aside under NAICS 561730 (Landscaping Services), with a small business size standard of $8.5 million.

Place of performance is Baring Plantation, Maine. The contract covers a base year from April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027, plus four optional one-year periods through March 31, 2031, on a firm fixed-price basis. The facility encompasses approximately 10 acres with 440,000 square feet of ground maintenance area, including 2.6 acres of lawn and 5 acres of meadow. Grounds maintenance services must be performed during normal business hours (0700–1530) within a five-day work week; snow removal must begin automatically when two or more inches of snow accumulate on level surfaces and must be completed prior to 0700. Snow removal has highest priority on the contractor's service commitment list. The contractor must furnish all labor, equipment, and materials; possess appropriate licenses and permits; maintain badge and key control security compliance; and ensure manager and supervisor qualifications of at least two years recent experience directing cleaning operations.

Quoters must submit an SF 18 form, technical capability statement, completed price quote form, and past performance questionnaires. A contractor walk-through is scheduled for February 6, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. EST. Questions are due by February 9, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. ET. Technical capability and past performance will be weighted more heavily than price in the award decision. The Contract Officer Representative is Eugene Hardy, reachable at 207-706-6028.