Landscaping at NOAA Weather Forecase Office in White Lake (Detroit), MI (DTX)

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration seeks routine landscape maintenance services at the National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office in White Lake, Michigan, with quotes due July 29, 2026 at 1400 PDT (extended by Amendment 0002 issued July 27). This is a 100% small business set-aside under WOSB preference, foreclosing competition outside that pool.

Place of performance is White Lake, Michigan. The contract covers approximately 1.8 acres of grounds maintenance, including weekly mowing from late April through mid-October (25 weeks), string trimming, debris removal, weed control, tree and shrub pruning in late June and late August, lawn seeding of an 18-by-78-foot area in spring, and seasonal fertilization and broadleaf weed treatments. The base period runs August 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027, with three option years extending through March 31, 2030. The base period award value is $25,000; total contract value including options is not specified.

The incumbent contractor is under Contract 1333MH23PNWWR0029. Evaluation uses Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) based on technical capability (Factor 1) and price (Factor 2). Technical quotes are limited to five pages and must demonstrate capability through two completed commercial or government landscaping maintenance contracts from the past three years of similar size and scope, with client references, contract duration and number, and scope summary. Subcontractor experience may satisfy this requirement if the subcontractor performs a major or critical portion of physical work; all named subcontractors will be materially incorporated into award, and post-award substitution requires Contracting Officer approval. The contract is Firm-Fixed-Price under NAICS 561730 (Landscaping Services), PSC S208. Contracting Officer is Hannah Hartman (hannah.hartman@noaa.gov). Service Contract Act prevailing wage determinations apply per Wage Determination 2015-4867, Revision 33, effective May 13, 2026, covering Michigan counties including Macomb and Oakland.