PSP Troop F Milton Lawn Care Services

The Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) is soliciting bids for lawn care maintenance services at PSP Troop F Milton facility located at 50 Lawton Lane, Milton, PA 17847 through an Invitation for Bid (IFB #6100065340). The procurement encompasses furnishing all labor, equipment, and materials to perform comprehensive lawn maintenance activities including weekly mowing beginning in April, trimming and pruning of shrubs, bushes, trees, and landscaping in May, June, and September, monthly weed control during the cutting season, and removal of all clippings and debris from the premises. The cost matrix specifies an estimated 32 quarterly lawn maintenance services, 7 quarterly weed control services, 3 quarterly landscaping maintenance services, and 1 quarterly mulching service over a five-year contract term. Qualified bidders must complete a mandatory site visit by scheduling an appointment with Sergeant Scott Maskowski at 570-524-2662 or smaskowski@pa.gov, and submit a signed Proof of Visit form with their bid response. Required bid submissions include a completed cost matrix with pricing for all five contract years, the Worker Protection and Investment Certification Form (BOP-2201) signed by an authorized representative, current Pennsylvania small business certification, and current proof of insurance naming PSP as certificate holder with additional insured language. All bids must be submitted electronically through the PA Supplier Portal at www.pasupplierportal.state.pa.us no later than February 25, 2026, with written questions due by February 18, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. to RA-SPPSPBIDS@PA.GOV. The Commonwealth reserves the right to award to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder or by line item if deemed in its best interest, and may extend the contract term for up to three months.

This procurement is restricted to certified Pennsylvania small businesses under the Small Business Procurement Initiative (Executive Order 2011-09), limiting eligibility to qualified small business enterprises. Contractors must comply with enhanced minimum wage provisions requiring payment of no less than $15.00 per hour subject to annual cost-of-living adjustments, and must maintain workers' compensation insurance and public liability and property damage insurance with minimum coverage of $250,000 per person and $1,000,000 per occurrence. All contractors must certify compliance with Pennsylvania's Unemployment Compensation Law, Workers' Compensation Law, and applicable state labor and workforce safety laws, including provisions governing workplace misclassification, child labor, minimum wage, prevailing wage, equal pay, employment medical examinations, and apprenticeship training. No subcontractors may be used unless identified at the time of bid submission and approved by the PSP contract issuing officer, and no equipment may be stored, parked, or left unattended on PSP properties when not in use. The Station Commander retains discretion to adjust service frequency based on weather conditions affecting grass growth. Specific budget or award values are not disclosed in the procurement documents; pricing is based on bidders' submission of unit costs and total costs for each service category across the five-year contract period using the provided cost matrix.