Landscaping at NOAA Weather Forecast Office in Topeka, KS

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration seeks routine landscape maintenance services at the National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office in Topeka, Kansas, with proposals due July 29, 2026 at 1400 PDT (extended via Amendment 0002 issued July 27). This is a 100 percent women-owned small business (WOSB) set-aside, NAICS 561730, Landscaping Services.

Place of performance is Topeka, Kansas. The base period runs August 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027, with two one-year option periods available through March 31, 2029. The contract is firm-fixed-price. Scope includes routine mowing (approximately 20 trips annually, weather-dependent, ranging 15 to 26 trips), string trimming, debris removal, edging, spring and fall pruning and trimming of shrubbery, and a scheduled fertilization and pest control program (spring pre-emergent and broadleaf weed control, late spring slow-release fertilizer, summer insect control including grubs, and fall broadleaf weed control and micronutrients). All work is performed at 1116 NE Strait Ave., Topeka, KS 66616. Billing occurs monthly in arrears.

Evaluation is Lowest Price Technically Acceptable, with technical evaluation on a pass/fail basis. Quoters must submit a technical capability narrative and two completed landscaping maintenance projects similar in size and scope completed within three years prior to solicitation issuance. Quoters may demonstrate capability using subcontractor experience provided the subcontractor performs major or critical portions of work. Active SAM registration is required. Amendment 0001, issued July 24, clarifies subcontractor requirements and confirms this is Firm-Fixed-Price with no hourly rate submission required. Questions were due July 24 at 0900 PDT. The Contracting Officer is Hannah Hartman (Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command, Seattle, Washington). The Meteorologist in Charge, Kris Craven (785-232-1493), serves as the government's local point of contact for work quality inspection.