Lake Red Rock Herbicide Application

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Rock Island District is soliciting competitive proposals for herbicide application services at Lake Red Rock, a flood control reservoir near Knoxville, Iowa. The contractor must provide all equipment, labor, supplies, fuel, transportation, and supervision necessary to apply pre and post-emergent herbicides across approximately 232.4 acres of mowed recreation areas, 1.9 acres of beaches, 43.3 acres of rip rap, 16.6 acres of crushed gravel parking lots, 5.9 miles of road shoulders, and 10.76 miles of the Volksweg Trail. Key qualifications include possession of a valid Iowa Commercial Pesticide Applicators License for the contractor and all applicators, compliance with an approved pesticide list containing 38 authorized products, and submission of environmental protection and accident prevention plans for approval by the Contracting Officer's Representative. The solicitation requires firm fixed-price pricing by contract line item number, with Service Contract Act prevailing wage requirements including a minimum wage determined under 2015-5003, health and welfare benefits of $5.55 per hour, and 13 paid holidays annually. Critical deadlines include March 4, 2026, at 4:00 PM Central Time for submission of technical questions to Bradley J. Grothus (bradley.j.grothus@usace.army.mil), and March 11, 2026, at 2:00 PM Central Time for proposal submission.

This solicitation is set aside exclusively for economically disadvantaged women-owned small businesses (EDWOSB). The incumbent contractor is 4 Control Inc., which held previous contract W912EK21C0010 with an award amount of $166,719.54. The base contract period runs from April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2027, with four optional one-year extension periods available through March 31, 2031, allowing for potential five-year contract duration. Work must commence by April 1, 2026, with campground areas sprayed prior to opening and all other features completed by June 1, 2026, followed by maintenance applications throughout the growing season (April 1 - October 31). The contractor must obtain insurance coverage including Commercial General Liability with a minimum of $500,000 per occurrence and Commercial Automobile Liability with a minimum of $200,000 per person, along with Workers Compensation insurance, and maintain security clearances and E-Verify compliance for all personnel accessing federal facilities.