Turfgrass Maintenance Services

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service is seeking quotations for comprehensive turfgrass maintenance services through Solicitation No. 1232SA26Q0136, a Request for Quotation issued under FAR Part 12 for commercial items. The services required include mowing (up to 68 times annually), dethatching, sand top dressing, weed control, soil core aeration, fertilizer applications, and irrigation system repair and maintenance for experimental research plots. Quotations will be evaluated on three primary factors: Technical Capabilities (demonstrating knowledge and experience with required services including documentation and record keeping), Past Performance (at least three similar projects completed within the last two years with supporting documentation and references), and Price (structured with separate line items for the base year and four option years). Critical deadlines include a final questions submission deadline of 11:00 AM Mountain Time on Wednesday, February 11, 2026, a mandatory site visit on Tuesday, February 10, 2026 at 10:00 AM Mountain Time (with vendor notification required by 2:00 PM Mountain Time on Monday, February 9, 2026), and quotation submission deadline of 11:00 AM Mountain Time on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, to be submitted electronically to frank.palmer@usda.gov. Award will be made to the responsible offeror offering the best value to the Government.

This is a Total Small Business Set-Aside with a small business size standard of $9.5 million under NAICS Code 561730 (Landscaping Services). The contract structure consists of one one-year base period beginning April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2027, with four one-year option periods and a possible six-month extension, for a total potential duration of five years and six months on a firm-fixed price basis. The place of performance is Field #113 at the University of Arizona, Maricopa Agricultural Center Research facility in Maricopa, Arizona (coordinates: 33.069842, -111.971477). Vendors must be active and registered in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) at the time of quotation submission and award, and payment will be made through the Department of Treasury Invoice Processing Platform (IPP.gov). Service Contract Act wage rates apply, with mandatory minimum wage rates and fringe benefits established for Maricopa and Pinal counties in Arizona, including health and welfare benefits of $5.55 per hour, two weeks paid vacation after one year of service, and a minimum of eleven paid holidays per year.