Grsm call out tree services

The National Park Service, Southeast Region seeks call-as-needed hazard tree removal services at Great Smoky Mountains National Park, with proposals due September 22, 2026. The procurement is a Total Small Business set-aside.

Place of performance spans Blount, Sevier, and Cocke Counties, Tennessee and Swain and Haywood Counties, North Carolina. Work includes hazard tree removal along park roadways and developed areas, stump grinding, woody debris disposal, site restoration, and traffic control; emergency strainer hazard tree removal within a designated 1.5-mile section of Deep Creek near Bryson City, North Carolina requires 72-hour response. Standard hazard calls require five business day mobilization and response. All work must comply with ANSI Z133, ANSI A300 Part 1, OSHA 29 CFR 1910, MUTCD traffic control standards, and environmental protections for Indiana Bats and Northern Flying Squirrels. An ISA-Certified Arborist must be physically present on site during all tree work; contractors may deploy multiple certified arborists provided at least one is on-site at each active work location. Work is restricted to Monday–Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., excluding federal holidays, October, and weeks surrounding major holidays. No lane closures are permitted June 15–August 15.

The NAICS code is 561730 (Landscaping Services); PSC is S208 (Housekeeping–Landscaping/Groundskeeping). The contract runs September 22, 2026 through September 20, 2027, with two optional one-year renewal periods. Pricing is unit-based across three CLINs: 5-day mobilization, 72-hour mobilization, and per-tree removal (priced by tree diameter, condition, accessibility, and complexity classification). All costs are fully burdened, including mobilization, equipment, safety supervision, traffic control, communications, and incidentals. Service Contract Act prevailing wage determinations apply for Blount, Sevier, and Cocke Counties, Tennessee and Swain and Haywood Counties, North Carolina. Evaluation follows Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) standards; offerors must demonstrate three completed projects within the last five years involving hazard tree removal in developed or roadside environments and confirm compliance with all Statement of Work mandatory requirements. Estimated annual quantities (20 standard hazard removals, 9 Deep Creek removals, 20 debris hauling loads) are for evaluation purposes only and not binding minimums or maximums.