Vandenberg SFB Tree Trimming IDIQ

The Department of the Air Force Space Command is procuring tree trimming and removal services for Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB) through solicitation number FA461026Q0014, issued as an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. The contractor must provide comprehensive tree services including maintenance pruning, tree removal with and without herbicide treatment, stump grinding, and biologist survey services across approximately 100,000 acres of the base. Services must comply with all Federal, State, Local, and VSFB regulations and adhere to commercial industry standards established by the National Arborist Association, American Society of Landscape Architects, and the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). The evaluation process is phased, with Phase 1 assessing technical capability on an Acceptable/Unacceptable basis using a Technical Questionnaire, and Phase 2 evaluating Past Performance and Price as approximately equal factors for all technically acceptable offerors. Critical deadlines include written questions due by 1:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time on Monday, April 27, 2026, and quotations due by 1:00 PM PDT on Wednesday, May 6, 2026.

This solicitation is designated as a 100 percent small business set-aside with a NAICS code of 561730 and a size standard of $9.5 million. The contract will be structured with five one-year ordering periods extending from May 2026 through April 2031, covering estimated service volumes including 1,700 hours of maintenance pruning per ordering period, approximately 20 to 40 tree removals per category per period, 10 stump grindings per size category, and 10 hours of biologist survey services per period. Approximately 60 percent of the work involves electrical power line clearing requiring strict clearance standards (8 feet from primary lines over 600 volts and 4 feet from secondary lines), and work is subject to environmental restrictions during nesting season (February 15 through August 15) and monarch butterfly overwintering periods (October 1 through March 31). Performance will take place at Vandenberg Space Force Base located in Lompoc, California, with award anticipated for June 1, 2026. The contract is an unfunded IDIQ with a $2,500 minimum guarantee, with task orders issued as-needed by the Contracting Officer's Representative.