Prune and Remove At-Risk Trees

The Department of the Interior National Park Service Northeast Region seeks tree pruning and removal services at George Washington's Birthplace National Monument and Thomas Stone National Historic Site, with proposals due June 15, 2026. This is a total small business set-aside restricted to Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB).

Place of performance is 1732 Popes Creek Road, Colonial Beach, Virginia, with work also at Thomas Stone NHS in Port Tobacco, Maryland. The contractor must complete all work within 45 calendar days after notice to proceed, Monday through Friday between 7:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., with delivery required by August 30, 2026. Base bid work encompasses approximately 100 trees (pruning and removal) and 600 linear feet of roadside clearing across both sites; optional line items include additional pruning and removal of larger trees, stump grinding, and related site restoration.

All personnel must be English-literate and work under the on-site direction of an ISA Certified Arborist. Work must comply with ANSI standards for arboricultural operations and OSHA safety requirements, including daily safety meetings, personal protective equipment, site-specific safety plans, and minimum two-person safety spotters during tree-felling operations. The contractor must flush-cut stumps to no more than 2 inches above soil height and maintain a quality control plan with minimum 90–95 percent acceptability standards. Equipment restrictions prohibit heavy machinery except on hard surfaces.

The NAICS code is 561730, Landscaping Services; PSC is F014, Natural Resources/Conservation—Tree Thinning. Prevailing wage rates under Virginia Wage Determination No. 2015-4283 apply. Evaluation factors include technical competence, experience with at least 3 similar projects within the last 5 years, past performance, and price. A pre-bid site visit is scheduled for June 10, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. at the George Washington Birthplace Visitor Center.