Mowing and Trimming Pool 3 & 4, Pine Bluff Site Office

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District, is soliciting quotations for mowing and trimming services at multiple parks and facilities within the Pine Bluff Site Office area under solicitation number W9127S26QA020. The contract requires comprehensive landscaping services including mowing, trimming, inspection, policing of grounds, and cleanup across seven locations totaling approximately 188 acres of improved areas and 5,100 linear feet of shoreline. Key requirements include maintaining specified mowing heights (2-3 inches in improved areas, 4-6 inches in semi-improved areas), completing mowing cycles within 1-2 days depending on acreage, conducting weekly safety meetings, and submitting monthly quality control reports with man-hour exposure data. The Government will award the contract based on price only, with payment deductions applied for unsatisfactory work according to a standardized formula that evaluates policing, mowing, trimming, cleanup, and timeliness. The deadline for quotation submission is February 27, 2026 at 1:00 PM CST via email, and a mandatory site visit was scheduled for February 17, 2026 at 10:00 AM CST at the Pine Bluff Site Office; an amendment issued on February 23, 2026 updated the performance work statement requirements.

This solicitation is designated as a 100% Total Small Business Set-Aside under NAICS Code 561730 (Landscaping Services) with a size standard of $9.5 million, meaning only small businesses are eligible to compete. The contract base period runs from March 1, 2026 through February 28, 2027, with two optional one-year renewal periods extending through February 28, 2029, and the contractor must perform services between 8:00 AM and 6:00 PM daily. The bid schedule consists of nine line items with quantities of either 24 or 4 annual mowing cycles per year, representing a maximum of 24 mowings annually (one per month during the off-season from November 1 to February 28, and minimum two per month during the open season from March 1 to October 31, with additional mowings as needed). Performance will take place at multiple locations within the Pine Bluff, Arkansas area, including Saint Marie Park, Pine Bluff Site Office/Emmett Sanders Lock and Dam, Sheppard Island Park, Trulock Park, Rising Star Park, Huff's Island Park, and Joe Hardin Lock and Dam/Access Road. The contractor must provide all labor, equipment, fuel, transportation, tools, supplies, supervision, and management, comply with extensive security requirements including background investigations for all employees, and maintain adequate insurance and licensing documentation.