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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District ("Corps") has a need for a Requirements Contract for Building and Grounds Maintenance Services at Shenango River Lake. The Shenango River Lake project is located in Hermitage and Transfer, Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Public-use facilities owned and operated by the Corps at Shenango include three (3) developed recreation areas including a 330-site campground, shower houses, restrooms, boat launches, swim beach, various access areas and administrative offices.

An overview of the services required includes, but is not limited to: grass mowing, landscaping, janitorial services, solid waste and raw sewage removal, and pesticide application in accordance with procedures established in the Performance Work Statement (PWS). The PWS will be provided within the Solicitation. The contractor is required to furnish all necessary management, personnel, materials, supplies, tools, equipment, fuel and vehicles.

This procurement is contemplated to be Set-Aside 100% for Small Businesses. The NAICS Code is 561730, Landscaping Services, and the Small Business Size Standard is $9.5M. The Base Period of Performance is contemplated to be from 01 October 2023 to 30 September 2024, with four (4) one-year option periods if exercised by the government. The total contract term including the exercise of any options, will not exceed 5 years 6 months.

A Pre-Quotation Site Visit is planned. The exact date and time will be provided in the Solicitation.

In accordance with FAR 13.106-1(a)(2)(i) Quotes will be evaluated on price, past performance and conformance to the PWS requirements. Any resulting award will be for one firm, fixed-price performance-based Requirements contract made to the responsible* offeror, whose quote represents the best value to the government. [*Responsible means a contractor that meets the standards in FAR 9.104-1 – available at www.acquisition.gov]. The government reserves the right to reject any quote determined to be unrealistically low for successful contract completion and that would not be in the best interest of the government.

The contractor must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM), have an active account and have completed the Representations and Certification sections prior to receiving a contract award. Initial registration may take a couple weeks. Registration and instructions are available at www.sam.gov – registration is free.

The solicitation is currently planned to be issued on or around 30 June, 2023 on Sam.gov - https://sam.gov/content/home.