Winter Property Maintenance (GMFL Supervisor's Office)

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service is soliciting winter property maintenance services for the Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests Supervisor's Office located in Mendon, Vermont. Services include snow and ice removal for driveways, parking areas, sidewalks, and facility points of egress, along with spreading anti-skid materials and on-call snow removal services. The contractor must provide all necessary equipment and personnel, maintain careful operations to prevent infrastructure damage, and coordinate site access through a gated entrance. Proposals will be evaluated based on technical merit, past performance, and price, with these factors weighted approximately equally in determining the greatest overall value to the government. The proposal submission deadline is 1:00 PM EST on December 8, 2025, and offerors must submit technical proposals, price proposals, and representations and certifications.

This opportunity is set aside exclusively for small businesses under NAICS code 561790, with a small business size standard of $9.5 million. The contract is structured as a firm, fixed-price Performance Based Service Contract with a base year running from award through September 30, 2026, followed by four option years extending through September 30, 2030. Service quantities include 28 instances each for plowing and de-icing operations and 5 instances each for snow pile removal and on-call snow removal services. Contractors must comply with Department of Labor wage determinations requiring minimum hourly wages of $17.75 per hour plus applicable benefits for workers on contracts entered on or after January 30, 2022. The place of performance is the Supervisor's Office facility at 4387 US Route 4, Mendon, Vermont 05701, located in Rutland County.