Saylorvile Lake and Lake Red Rock Vegetative Mgmt Services

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Rock Island District is soliciting vegetative management services for Saylorville Lake and Lake Red Rock covering approximately 60,000 acres of land treatment and restoration activities. The services include forest mowing and mulching, tree shearing and removal, herbicide applications, prescribed burning, native plant restoration, seeding, and associated field preparation work such as disking and drag harrowing. Contractors must possess a valid Iowa Commercial Pesticide Applicators License, maintain specified insurance coverage including Workers' Compensation and a minimum of $500,000 Commercial General Liability coverage, and demonstrate technical capability through past performance documentation showing at least two completed projects within the past five years for each service category. Award will be made to the lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) proposal. Proposals are due by April 16, 2026 at 12:00 PM CST, with the solicitation number W912EK26QA028 having undergone three amendments to incorporate vendor questions and answers and updated pricing schedules.

This is a small business set-aside under NAICS code 561730 (Landscaping Services), with no incumbent contractor identified in the solicitation materials. The contract is structured as an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) vehicle with a base period extending from award through March 31, 2027, followed by four optional one-year periods through March 31, 2031, with a total contract ceiling of $8,000,000. The pricing schedule encompasses 58 task line items with tiered pricing based on work quantity thresholds, and contractors must submit unit rates for all line items across the base period and all four option periods. Work will be performed at Saylorville Lake and Lake Red Rock located in Johnston, Iowa, with prevailing wage rates required per Iowa wage determination effective December 3, 2025. The contract includes a requirement for background checks for all employees, with limited exceptions for short-term employees under specific conditions, and contractors may subcontract specialized services such as prescribed fire operations if they lack required certifications or insurance.