Sports Field Maintenance

Florida Atlantic University (FAU) is soliciting competitive written proposals from qualified vendors to provide comprehensive sports field maintenance services across its Boca Raton and Jupiter campuses. The procurement encompasses maintenance materials, labor, equipment, and supplies necessary to sustain an elite level of athletic field conditions across 14 distinct facilities, including one baseball stadium, one baseball practice field, three soccer stadiums/fields, two shared soccer fields, one synthetic turf track and field facility, one softball stadium, two football practice fields, one football stadium, one additional soccer field at A.D. Henderson School, one synthetic turf field at A.D. Henderson School, and one recreational sports field at the Honor College in Jupiter. The selected vendor will be responsible for maintaining all these facilities to professional standards suitable for collegiate and recreational athletics. The contract will be awarded with an initial five-year term followed by five optional one-year renewal periods, providing substantial long-term opportunity for the successful bidder. Interested vendors must submit proposals by March 2, 2026, with the solicitation documents available through FAU's procurement portal at https://fau.bonfirehub.com. The posting date of January 30, 2026 provides vendors with approximately one month to prepare and submit comprehensive proposals.

The solicitation does not specify any particular set-aside designations, disadvantaged business enterprise requirements, or restrictions limiting which vendor types may respond, suggesting this is an open competitive procurement accessible to all qualified contractors. No incumbent vendor information or existing service providers are identified in the procurement documents. Similarly, no specific budget range or award value is provided in the available information. Prospective bidders should carefully review the complete solicitation documents on the FAU Bonfire Hub portal to understand all technical specifications, performance standards, field-specific maintenance requirements, insurance and bonding requirements, and any other qualifications necessary to submit a competitive proposal for this significant multi-year contract opportunity.