Pittsburgh District - Locks and Dams Pesticide Application

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District is soliciting pesticide application services for vegetation control at eleven locks and dams facilities across Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia under solicitation W911WN26QA029. The contractor must provide all necessary personnel, materials, supplies, tools, equipment, fuel, and vehicles to perform herbicide and emergent growth applications achieving a 95% kill rate of target vegetation across approximately 1.48 million square feet of designated areas. Services must be performed once annually between May 15 and June 15, utilizing only EPA-approved pesticides suitable for aquatic environments, with glyphosate and imazapyr specified for waterway-adjacent locations. The contractor must employ state-certified applicators, submit an Annual Pesticide Control Plan by December 15 for approval, and report actual pesticide use within seven calendar days of application. The offer submission deadline was originally March 5, 2026, but was extended to March 12, 2026, via Amendment P00002; offerors must acknowledge receipt of all amendments prior to submission, and quotes must remain valid for 60 days.

This contract is set aside 100% for small businesses with a size standard of $9.5 million under NAICS 561730 (Landscaping Services), and no incumbent contractor information is specified in the solicitation documents. The contract utilizes a firm fixed-price arrangement with a base year and two option years running from April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2029, covering three line items for the base year and six option line items for two additional years; specific budget values are not disclosed in the public solicitation. All performance locations are situated across western Pennsylvania along the Allegheny, Monongahela, and Ohio Rivers, including facilities such as Dashields, Emsworth, John P. Murtha, Maxwell, Grays Landing, and Locks 4, 5, 6, 7, and 9 on the Allegheny River. Contractors must meet comprehensive insurance requirements including Workers' Compensation ($100,000 Pennsylvania; legally required Ohio and West Virginia), Comprehensive General Liability ($500,000 bodily injury per occurrence; $100,000 property damage), and Automotive Liability ($200,000/$500,000 bodily injury per person/occurrence; $20,000 property damage). Registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) is required for all offerors, and vendors are encouraged to independently verify site conditions using updated maps and contact designated points of contact at each facility to schedule site visits.