Landscaping Services, Darrington Ranger Station

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service is soliciting quotations for landscaping services at the Darrington Ranger Station in Washington State, including mowing, weed eating, and vegetation blowing across approximately 3.6 acres. The contractor must furnish all labor, materials, equipment, tools, transportation, and supplies necessary to maintain the site as directed by the USDA Forest Service. Key contract requirements include performing services one time per week from May 1 through June 30 and one time every two weeks from July 1 through September 30, totaling 16 site visits annually during the five-month work season. Award will be made to the offeror presenting the most advantageous offer based on pricing, relevant past performance on landscaping contracts from 2023-2025, and key personnel information. Quotations must be submitted by April 27, 2026 at 1:00 PM Pacific Time via email, with applicants required to maintain active SAM registrations and submit complete packages including the SF-1449 form, pricing schedules for all contract years, past performance documentation, and key personnel details as a single Adobe PDF file.

This is a 100% total small business set-aside with a small business size standard of $9.5 million under NAICS Code 561730 (Landscaping Services). The contract consists of one base year running from May 1, 2026 through April 30, 2027, with four one-year option periods available, though no specific incumbent or current contractor information is identified in the solicitation materials. Service Contract Labor Standards apply, establishing non-supervisory landscaper wages at $29.43 per hour and supervisory landscaper wages at $33.45 per hour, which will inform contractor cost proposals. The work will be performed at the Darrington Ranger Station located at 1405 Emens Ave. North, Darrington, WA 98241 within Snohomish County. The five-month service period (May 1 through September 30) each contract year defines the operational timeline, with the contractor responsible for mulching vegetation on-site or disposing of it off National Forest lands.