Spillway Vegetation Cutting and Herbicide Treatment, Sury Lake, Surry, NH

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New England District is soliciting quotations for spillway vegetation cutting and herbicide treatment services at Surry Mountain Dam in Surry, New Hampshire. The scope of work requires contractors to furnish all labor, equipment, and materials necessary to cut and chemically treat approximately two acres of vegetation greater than one inch in diameter along the dam's ledge walls and spillway floor, with woody stems less than one inch requiring herbicide treatment only and evergreen vegetation requiring cutting but not herbicide treatment. All vegetation debris must be disposed of in accordance with local, state, and federal law. Critical qualifications include a formal Rope Access certification from an accredited IRATA or SPRAT provider, with personnel performing rope access work meeting specific role-based requirements outlined in EM 385-1-1. Additional requirements include a New Hampshire Pesticide Applicator's License for those applying herbicides and submission of comprehensive safety and operational plans within 21 days of contract award. The solicitation closed on January 12, 2026, with the most recent amendment extending the deadline from January 9, 2026 to January 12, 2026 at 2:00 PM Eastern.

This procurement is set aside exclusively for small business vendors under NAICS code 561730 (Landscaping Services) with a small business size standard of $9.5 million in annual revenue. No incumbent contractor is identified in the solicitation documents. The total award value is $9,500,000 with a performance period extending from contract award through October 31, 2026. The initial cutting and spraying work must be completed between June 1, 2026 and August 15, 2026, with potential follow-up treatments continuing through the October 31, 2026 end date. Work will be performed at Surry Mountain Dam in Surry, New Hampshire, specifically on the spillway's west face, upstream and downstream spillway areas, and the spillway bridge. All vendors must maintain active registration in SAM.gov at the time of submission to be considered responsive.