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Columbia Landscape & Snow Services
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This solicitation, RFQ Number 273FCC26Q0008, issued by the Federal Communications Commission’s Enterprise Acquisition Center, is a 100% total small business set-aside under FAR Part 12 for landscaping and snow and ice removal services at the FCC Columbia Campus in Columbia, Maryland. It is a combined synopsis and solicitation with a simplified acquisition procedure ceiling of $9 million and is structured as a firm-fixed-price purchase order with fixed-rate pricing for both scheduled and unscheduled emergency services. The requirement covers approximately 76.5 acres across four distinct areas, including routine lawn care such as mowing, edging, string trimming, mulch bed maintenance, hardscape upkeep, seasonal leaf and debris removal, tree maintenance—including magnolia sucker removal and a four-foot clearance requirement at the laboratory—and shrub pruning in compliance with industry standards. Snow and ice removal services must be provided seven days a week from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., including federal holidays, with a response goal of two hours for emergency mobilization triggered by two inches of snow, 0.5 inches of mixed precipitation, or unsafe icing conditions, and surge capacity for blizzards exceeding sixteen inches, all within a seasonal cap of twenty inches of cumulative snowfall. The contract includes one twelve-month base period beginning September 1, 2026, and four optional twelve-month extensions, exercisable solely at the Government’s discretion, for a potential five-year performance period. Quoters must be active small businesses in SAM.gov certified under NAICS code 561730 with a $9.5 million size standard and must submit all required licenses and certifications for Maryland and Howard County, which serve as a mandatory pass/fail gate—failure to provide valid documentation renders a quotation ineligible. Proposals are required in four parts: licensing documentation, a technical narrative not exceeding ten pages detailing approach to performance, past performance references limited to three and up to one page each, and a completed Pricing Sheet covering both base and option periods with all scheduled and unscheduled line-item rates. Evaluation is based on best value, with Technical Capability and Past Performance collectively weighted more heavily than Price, and the Government may select a higher-priced offer if technical or performance advantages justify the difference. Quoters must also comply with stringent security, PII, and conflict-of-interest requirements, including submission of OF-306 forms for all personnel, non-disclosure agreements for
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Columbia, MD, 21046, USASet-Aside
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Submission Closed
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AMENDMENT-00001
This amendment provides official responses to vendor RFI questions and updates administrative elements of the RFQ to reflect corrections, clarifications, and formatting improvements made in the revised RFQ (Draft dated August 4, 2026). Quoter's must submit a signed SF-30 (Amendment 0001) with their quotation.
1. General Information
1.1 This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services prepared in accordance with FAR Part 12, as revised by the FAR Overhaul and implemented by FCC Class Deviation RFO-2026-12 – Supplement 2, May 12, 2026. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. All FAR references in this RFQ are to the revised (FAR Overhaul model deviation) text. This Request for Quotations (RFQ) is issued as a 100% total small business set-aside under the simplified acquisition procedures for commercial services at FAR 12.201-1. This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses by reference; the full text of provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov.
1.2 The Government anticipates issuing a single firm-fixed-price purchase order (with fixed-price rates for unscheduled and emergency services) to the responsible small business quoter whose quotation represents the best value to the Government as described in Section 5 of this RFQ. A quotation is not an offer; issuance of a purchase order by the Government constitutes the offer, and the contractor’s written acceptance or commencement of performance constitutes acceptance. This RFQ does not commit the Government to issue an order or to pay any costs incurred in the preparation of a quotation.
1.3 The total estimated value of this acquisition exceeds the simplified acquisition threshold but is within the $9 million ceiling for use of the simplified procedures at FAR 12.201-1. Pursuant to FAR 12.202(b), this posting combines the presolicitation notice and the solicitation. The period of performance is one (1) twelve-month base period and four (4) twelve-month option periods, exercisable at the Government’s unilateral discretion, for a total potential period of performance of five years.
1.4 Quoters must be registered and active in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) at the time of quotation submission and at the time of order issuance, with current annual Representations and Certifications completed electronically in SAM. Note: SAM system updates may lag FAR Overhaul policy updates, and SAM may continue to require entities to complete representations based on provisions that are not included in this solicitation. The Contracting Officer will rely on representations based on the provisions included in this solicitation; entities are not required to, nor are they able to, update their entity registration to remove other representations in SAM.
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