Lake Red Rock Levee Mowing

This notice serves to notify interested parties that the Government issues solicitation W912EK23Q0012 for Levee Mowing Services at Lake Red Rock. The solicitation will be open for two weeks. Below is a description of the location and services required. See attached Performance Work Statement (PWS) that includes the anticipated contract schedule and other essential information.

BACKGROUND. Lake Red Rock is Iowa’s Largest Lake, with numerous parks and natural resource areas managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The primary purpose of Lake Red Rock is to function as a flood control reservoir and afford flood risk management to downstream communities. A feature of the flood control reservoir is a series of three (3) levees that protect the following towns of S.E. Des Moines, Avon, and Carlisle when the reservoir is experiencing large magnitude flooding. Award will be a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP), performance-based service contract.

SCOPE OF WORK. The Contractor shall provide all equipment, supplies, labor, manpower, fuel, transportation, and supervision necessary to perform the work described herein at various locations throughout the Lake Red Rock, Corps of Engineers (COE) managed areas. All work will be performed in accordance with the contract and inspected per the Quality Assurance Surveillance Program (QASP).

PERIOD OF PEFORMANCE. The resulting contract will be for a base period with four (4) one (1) year option periods. Option periods will be priced and may be exercised by a contract modification, in accordance with the FAR Clause 52.217-9, Option to Extend the Term of the Contract. Performance of the Levee Mowing contract with option periods are as follows:

BASE YEAR:         1 April 2023 OR contract award – 31 March 2024
OPTION PERIOD I:   1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
OPTION PERIOD II:  1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026
OPTION PERIOD III: 1 April 2026 – 31 March 2027
OPTION PERIOD IV:  1 April 2027 – 31 March 2028

WORK LOCATIONS. Work sites are in the following towns of Southeast Des Moines/Southwest Pleasant Hill, Avon, and Carlisle. Please see the levee mowing maps, which are provided in the PWS Technical Exhibit #1.

QUESTIONS. Any questions submitted regarding the solicitation is issued must be received by 2:00PM Central Time, February 15, 2023. Email the points of contact below. Questions will be answered via an amendment to the solicitation here on sam.gov.

***Please read attached PWS before responding to this notice. All pertinent information needed to assess capability for this requirement is provided in that document. ***