Nuisance Animal Control and Drainage Maintenance Lake Dardanelle and Ozark Lake

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District, is soliciting quotations for nuisance animal control and drainage maintenance services at Lake Dardanelle and Ozark Lake under Solicitation W9127S26QA027. The contractor must provide non-personal services to maintain drainage ditches, culverts, beaver screens, and gates free from obstructions, beaver dams, log jams, and debris, while trapping nuisance animals including beaver, muskrat, nutria, armadillos, and groundhogs. Key contract requirements include developing a Quality Control Program, maintaining effective supervision and safety protocols per OSHA and Corps of Engineers standards, complying with Arkansas Game and Fish Commission regulations, and submitting monthly site activity reports and safety meeting reports. All contractor and subcontractor employees must undergo background investigations and security vetting through the Little Rock District Security Office, with foreign nationals requiring Department of State clearance and 45-day advance notice. Award will be made solely on price with no evaluation of other factors, with written quotes due by Tuesday, March 24, 2026, at 10:00 AM CDT, and questions due by Thursday, March 12, 2026, at 10:00 AM CDT.

This solicitation is designated as a 100% Small Business Set-Aside under NAICS Code 237990 (Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction) with a $45 million size standard. The contract period runs from the award date through December 31, 2026, with two option years covering January 1, 2027 through December 31, 2028. The pricing schedule requires contractors to submit unit prices for three line items per contract year: monthly nuisance animal control and drainage maintenance consisting of twelve scheduled visits, unscheduled visits at Lake Dardanelle budgeted at twenty visits, and unscheduled visits at Ozark Lake budgeted at ten visits. Services will be performed across four primary work areas in Johnson, Pope, Logan, Yell, and Franklin Counties in Arkansas, including Hartman Levee, Six Mile Levee, McLean Levee Pump Station, and Bona Dea/Prairie Creek Pump Station. The government reserves the right to conduct twice-monthly onsite inspections and to deduct $40 per visit for deficiencies if the contractor is called back to complete work.