Lawn Care & Snow Removal Services - Prairie View State School

The State of Missouri, Office of Administration – Division of Facilities Management, Design and Construction (FMDC), is requesting quotations for lawn care and snow removal services at Prairie View State School in Marshall, Missouri under RFQ FMDC27-0002, with responses due August 14, 2026 at 2:00 PM Central Time. Evaluation is objective cost analysis with up to 15 preference points available for Organizations for the Blind/Sheltered Workshop participation commitments at 2.5 points per percentage point above the minimum 2% threshold, and three bonus points for certified Missouri Service-Disabled Veteran Business Enterprises.

Scope encompasses 11 lines of service: lawn maintenance (mowing and string trimming to 2.5 inches on first spring mowing, 3 inches thereafter, with minimum five-day intervals and 72-hour service-request response time); snow and ice removal at eight incremental depth levels from 0–2 inches through over 12 inches, with completion required within two hours during business hours or by 6:00 AM the following business day for after-hours events; ice melt agent application (five hours); hand shoveling and sweeping snow labor (five hours per person); and ice melt materials (100 pounds). Services cover parking lots, driveways, sidewalks, and pedestrian walkways.

Vendors must submit firm, fixed pricing per occurrence for lawn care, incremental pricing by snowfall accumulation range for removal services, hourly rates per person for ice melt application and hand shoveling, and per-pound pricing for materials. Annual evaluation quantities total 18 lawn care occurrences, five hours each of ice melt application and hand shoveling, and 100 pounds of ice melting agent, with a maximum of 200 cost evaluation points. The contract term runs one year from award with two optional one-year renewals at the department's sole discretion. Invoicing is monthly with net 45 payment terms. Mandatory compliance requirements include Missouri tax certification, Secretary of State business registration, E-Verify enrollment documentation, and conflict of interest affidavits. Responses must be submitted electronically through MissouriBUYS. Contact Jamie Fergison at (816) 807-9258 or Jamie.Fergison@oa.mo.gov.