Total Ground Maintenance at DMC, Italy

The Army Contracting Command seeks total ground maintenance services at Camp Darby, Tirrenia (Pisa), Italy, with proposals due August 31, 2026. This is a Woman-Owned Small Business set-aside, single-source ID/IQ procurement using the FAR Part 12 commercial vehicle.

Place of performance is USAG Italy Darby Military Community, encompassing approximately 2,496 acres across Camp Darby, Depot, Pisa Ammunition Storage Area (PASA), and Livorno Training Area (LTA). The scope includes lawn mowing (Improved Grounds 53,325 square meters; Semi-Improved Grounds 868,100.54 square meters), tree pruning, hedge and shrub maintenance, debris removal, ground repair, erosion control, landscaping of flower beds (136 square meters), and fertilization. Total area under maintenance is 1,344,267.55 square meters with service frequencies ranging from one time per year to 36 times annually by ground type. Work hours are 0600 to 1800, Monday through Friday, excluding Federal and Italian holidays.

The contract is Firm Fixed Price, ID/IQ, with a five-year ordering period: September 22, 2026, through September 21, 2031. Minimum contract value is EUR5,000; not-to-exceed ceiling is EUR2,500,000. One task order will be awarded concurrently with the basic contract. Pricing is binding for the contract life and must be quoted in Euros excluding Italian IVA tax (22 percent), per DFARS 252.229-7003. Evaluation is Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) with non-price factors rated acceptable/unacceptable on an all-or-none basis.

Quoters must demonstrate minimum three relevant ground maintenance projects completed within five years with contract values of at least EUR75,000 each. Required certifications include SOA OS24, ISO 9001-2015, ISO 14001-2015, and Green Area Maintainer Certificate. Volume III mandatory documentation includes DURC certification (not older than 90 days), Chamber of Commerce certificate (not older than two months), antimafia self-certification, and active SAM.gov registration with NCAGE code. Key personnel required include a Project Manager with minimum two years service contract management experience, full-time Quality Control Manager with two years grounds maintenance experience, and Quality Control Inspectors. All contractor employees must complete Anti-Terrorism Level I, iWATCH, OPSEC, and Threat Awareness and Reporting Program training within 30 calendar days of award. Non-EU personnel face nationality restrictions per the USEUCOM Designated Countries List (Attachment 9), with background checks and badge issuance requiring 2–3 months. A mandatory site visit is scheduled August 4, 2026, at 9:30 AM at Gate 4, Via Vecchia Livornese, Tirrenia. Questions are due August 14, 2026, at 3:00 PM. Amendment 0001 (effective August 21, 2026) replaced the Performance Work Statement with Revision 1 (August 2026), inserted a Questions and Answers attachment, and added an Addendum to FAR 52.212-4. NAICS 561730 (Landscaping Services); PSC S208 (Housekeeping–Landscaping/Groundskeeping).