Snow Removal and Sanding Services, Barre Falls Dam, Hubbardston, Barre, and Oakham, MA

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New England District is soliciting quotations for snow removal and sanding services at the Barre Falls Dam project area in Massachusetts. The contractor will be responsible for providing all equipment, materials, labor, and transportation necessary to perform snow plowing, roadway sanding, and walkway shoveling activities across two compartments at the site. Key requirements include maintaining a 3/4 ton four-wheel drive truck with an 8-foot plow, a powered sander, and snow shoveling equipment; services are triggered only for snow accumulations exceeding 2 inches, with the maximum number of service calls varying based on storm intensity (ranging from 1 call for 2-6 inch storms to 4 calls for storms 24 inches or greater). The solicitation emphasizes that all vendors must have active SAM.GOV registration at the time of submission to be considered; failure to register will result in rejection as non-responsive. The due date for quotations is November 10, 2025, at 2:00 PM Eastern, with the solicitation having been extended through multiple amendments from its original October 27, 2025 deadline.

This procurement is set aside exclusively for small business vendors under NAICS code 561730 (Landscaping Services) with a size standard of $9.5 million, and was initially designated as a Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) set-aside. No incumbent contractor or award value has been identified in the available solicitation documents. The contract performance period runs from November 1, 2025, to April 30, 2026, covering approximately 1.8 miles of roadway and eight parking lots in Compartment 1, plus 0.3 miles of roadway and one parking lot in Compartment 2, all located in Hubbardston, Barre, and Oakham, Massachusetts. The Performance Work Statement includes detailed maps identifying specific plowing areas, sanding zones, shoveling locations, and snow pile sites, with particular attention to access considerations at the Route 122 parking lot in Compartment 2, which may be closed by the Department of Conservation and Recreation around January 1st, potentially requiring alternative access arrangements.