Lawn Care Maintenance
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 1232SA26Q0877
- Agency
- Agricultural Research Service Department of Agriculture
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 561730 Landscaping Services
- Place of performance
- Kearneysville, West Virginia 25430, United States
- Points of contact
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- Richard Hawthorne richard.hawthorne@usda.gov (662) 686-5296
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service seeks lawn care maintenance for its National Center for Cool and Cold Water Aquaculture in Kearneysville, West Virginia, with quotations due August 14, 2026. This is a Total Small Business Set-Aside under NAICS 561730, with a small business size standard of $9.5 million.
Place of performance is Kearneysville, WV 25430. Self-performing offerors must have their physical address registered in SAM.gov within 100 miles of the performance location or their offer will be deemed technically unacceptable.
The scope covers approximately 8 acres of grounds maintenance: mowing to 3.0–3.5 inches height (30 visits annually), string trimming around curbs, trees, and fixed objects, clipping removal from paved surfaces, and annual tree bed mulching for approximately 20 trees using dyed brown shredded hardwood mulch. Work must occur during normal business hours, Monday–Friday (6:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.), excluding federal holidays. The government will notify the contractor when mowing is needed, with mobilization required within the work week of notification.
The contract structure is a 12-month Base Year (August 20, 2026 to August 19, 2027) plus four 12-month Option Years. Historical annual lawn maintenance costs were approximately $16,500 ($550 per visit). Pricing shall be structured per visit, not lump sum. Service Contract Labor Standards apply with a Gardener (WG-06) wage rate of $22.84 hourly plus 36.25% fringe benefits.
Award will be made on a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable basis to a single responsible contractor. Technical Capability is evaluated pass/fail; offerors must submit a Capability Statement, self-performance or signed subcontractor commitment letter, pricing for Base Year and all Option Years, and a 60-day quote validity statement. A site visit is scheduled for 10 a.m. ET on Monday, July 6, 2026. Amendment 0002, effective August 6, 2026, incorporated the 100-mile geographic requirement for self-performing offerors and updated the Period of Performance dates.
Notice text
3 versions
Update #3 · Latest ·
The purpose of amendment 0002 is to incorporate a mandatory 100-mile geographic requirement for self-performing offerors within the technical documentation criteria, and update the estimated Period of Performance (PoP) calendar dates. The original Request for Quotation (RFQ) is hereby replaced in its entirety; please see the attached documentation for the fully revised RFQ.
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Amendment 0001:
The purpose of this amendment is to formally incorporate the Government’s responses to industry questions via the attached Questions and Answers (Q&A) document.
Except as provided herein, all other terms and conditions of the original Request for Quotation (RFQ) remain unchanged and in full force and effect.
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This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Quotations are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.
Solicitation number 1232SA26Q0877 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for Grounds Maintenance.
This acquisition is set-aside for small business concerns. The applicable North American Industry Classification Standard Code is 561730 The small business size standard is $9.5M This acquisition is a Total Small Business Set-Aside. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which will be considered by the agency.
Update #2 ·
Amendment 0001:
The purpose of this amendment is to formally incorporate the Government’s responses to industry questions via the attached Questions and Answers (Q&A) document.
Except as provided herein, all other terms and conditions of the original Request for Quotation (RFQ) remain unchanged and in full force and effect.
___________________________________________________________________
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Quotations are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.
Solicitation number 1232SA26Q0877 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for Grounds Maintenance.
This acquisition is set-aside for small business concerns. The applicable North American Industry Classification Standard Code is 561730 The small business size standard is $9.5M This acquisition is a Total Small Business Set-Aside. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which will be considered by the agency.
Update #1 ·
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Quotations are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.
Solicitation number 1232SA26Q0877 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for Grounds Maintenance.
This acquisition is set-aside for small business concerns. The applicable North American Industry Classification Standard Code is 561730 The small business size standard is $9.5M This acquisition is a Total Small Business Set-Aside. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which will be considered by the agency.
Attachments
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| RFQ 1232SA26Q0877 Amendment 0002.pdf | ||
| 1232SA26Q0877 - Amendment 0001.pdf | ||
| 1232SA26Q0877.pdf | ||
| SCA Wage Rates.pdf |
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