HSO mowing contract 2026

The Bureau of Land Management Oregon-Washington Region is soliciting competitive quotes for mowing services at the Horning Tree Seed Orchard near Colton, Oregon under solicitation number 140L4326Q0045. The contractor must provide all necessary equipment, labor, and materials to perform mowing operations on orchard cover crops and fallow ground, utilizing two-wheel or four-wheel drive tractors with flail or rotary mowers set to cut at three inches above soil surface. Key requirements include operating only between sunrise and sunset, maintaining no more than five-foot unmowed fringe areas, operating only on center rows to minimize tree damage, maintaining current Service Contract Act labor standards compliance, obtaining Oregon Farm/Forest Labor Contractor licensing if required, and complying with fire prevention requirements during fire season operations. Award will be made to the responsible offeror whose conforming offer is most advantageous to the government based on evaluation of past performance and price. The solicitation deadline for quote submission is April 9, 2026, with quotes to be submitted electronically to blm_or_so_952_mail@blm.gov, bbecker@ios.doi.gov, and mduane@ios.doi.gov. Three amendments have been issued to date, with Amendment 0002 correcting the bid schedule and Amendment 0003 posted on April 7, 2026.

This is a total small business set-aside contract under NAICS code 561730 (Landscaping Services) with a small business size standard of $9,500,000. The base contract period runs from June 20, 2026 through June 19, 2027, with four optional one-year extension periods available. The base year requires one mowing operation between mid-July and mid-August 2026 covering approximately 153.34 acres of orchard and 123.2 acres of fallow ground, while each option year requires two mowing operations covering the same acreage with specific timing parameters. Applicable Service Contract Act wage determinations for Oregon and Washington counties establish mandatory minimum wage rates and fringe benefits, with a baseline health and welfare benefit of $5.55 per hour. Performance will occur at the Horning Tree Seed Orchard location near Colton, Oregon, with specific operational areas identified on the aerial map provided in the solicitation documents.