New Melones Lake Pest & Weed Management
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- Solicitation number
- 140R2026Q0074
- Agency
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Bureau of Reclamation
Department of the Interior
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 561730 Landscaping Services
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation is issuing a sources sought notice for small businesses capable of performing pest and weed abatement services at the New Melones Lake Project, with responses due May 22, 2026. The procurement is set aside for Total Small Business and carries an estimated value of $9.5 million under NAICS 561730 (Landscaping Services).
Work is performed at New Melones Lake in Sonora, California, across nine general locations including approximately 70 structures at recreation areas and administrative facilities throughout the project area. The contractor must provide mechanical and chemical treatment methods consistent with best management practices endorsed by the California Invasive Plant Council, USDA, and University of California Extension Program. Services include pest abatement (insect and rodent control) at designated facilities, invasive weed surveys with GIS mapping, and nesting bird surveys during the Migratory Bird Season (March 1–September 30) performed by a qualified biologist or natural resource specialist. The contractor must maintain a vegetation-free zone extending five feet from roadway edges and manage vegetation along designated trails with 1.5-foot clearance on each side, treating twelve specified invasive plant species prior to seed production.
The contract structure provides a one-year base period plus four one-year option years. Work is performed Monday through Friday between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Specialized experience in trail maintenance, pest eradication, and weed abatement is required, along with reliable transportation to access multiple areas across the project site. Respondents must submit business size classification, contact information, capabilities statements, and documentation demonstrating service capabilities by 10:00 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time on May 22, 2026, to mouang_phan@ios.doi.gov.
Notice text
This is a Sources Sought Notice for businesses capable of performing pest and weed abatement at the New Melones Lake Project. The contractor must also conduct nesting bird surveys during the Migratory Bird Season (March 1-September 30) using a qualified biologist or natural resource specialist and provide a Best Management Plan to prevent environmental or habitat damage. The work requires specialized experience in trail maintenance, pest eradication, and weed abatement, as well as reliable transportation to access multiple areas across the project site. See the attached Performance Work Statement.
This notice is being issued to help determine the availability of qualified businesses technically capable of meeting the Government requirements and determining the method of acquisition.
This Sources Sought is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ). Respondents are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to the Sources Sought Notice. Information received from this Sources Sought Notice may be utilized in preparing potential solicitation documentation. It is the contractor's responsibility to identify proprietary information in response to this notice.
The purpose of this announcement is to gain knowledge of potentially qualified small businesses that capable of fulfilling this requirement.
NAICS Code 561730 - Landscaping Services - $9.5 million.
Responses Due Date: May 22, 2026 @ 10:00 AM PD (Pacific Daylight Time)
Send Responses to: Mouang Phan, mouang_phan@ios.doi.gov
Potential vendors shall provide the following information at a minimum in order to be considered a viable source:
1. Business Size & Classification(s)
2. Contact Information (Name, Phone, email & website (If Applicable))
3. Capabilities Statements
4. Appropriate document that demonstrates capabilities to provide the services needed.
* If any of the required information, items 1 to 4 are not submitted in its entirety by the response date, the vendor will be considered incapable of providing the required services and shall not be considered a viable source for market research purposes.
Notice Number 140R2026Q0074 has been assigned and should be referenced on all correspondence regarding this announcement.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| PWS_Weed_Pest_2026_1.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| New Melones Lake Pest & Weed Management | Award Notice | |
| New Melones Lake Pest & Weed Management | Solicitation | |
| This notice | Pre-Solicitation |
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