Ground Maintenance and Snow Removal Services

The solicitation for Ground Maintenance and Snow Removal Services under solicitation number 692M15-26-R-00008 is a Total Small Business Set-Aside issued by the Department of Transportation’s FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center in Atlantic City, New Jersey, targeting NAICS code 561730. The contract requires the contractor to provide all labor, equipment, materials, and personnel to perform continuous grounds maintenance and snow removal services across multiple FAA facilities, including the Frank A. LoBiondo National Aerospace Safety and Security Campus and associated sites identified in Technical Exhibit A. The performance period spans five years and two months, inclusive of a one-month phase-in, four annual option periods of twelve months each, and a one-month phase-out, with the Government retaining the right to extend performance by up to six months in total through written modification. Pricing is structured as Firm Fixed Price for routine monthly maintenance tasks across six distinct locations and on a per-event basis for snow removal, governed by Not-to-Exceed ceilings for specific storm events and materials. Evaluation is conducted on a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable basis, with technical factors—Corporate Experience, Key Personnel, and Past Performance—serving as mandatory pass/fail gates; failure to achieve an Acceptable rating in any factor disqualifies the offeror regardless of price. All proposals must be submitted electronically via email to Ken.Hitchens@faa.gov by the revised deadline of August 7, 2026, at 2:00 PM EST, not exceeding 10 MB in total size, and must be organized into a Technical Volume and a Price Volume with strict formatting, page limits, and exclusions. The contractor must provide qualified key personnel including a Project Manager, Quality Control Manager, Landscape Architect/Horticulturist, and Commercial Herbicide/Pesticide Operator, and must ensure all work complies with FAA security requirements, OSHA, EPA, and NJDEP regulations, while maintaining daily updates in the Archibus system and submitting electronic invoices through the FAA’s Delphi eInvoicing portal. Clauses addressing organizational conflicts of interest, anti-kickback procedures, whistleblower protections, contractor personnel suitability, and termination for convenience are incorporated by reference, and all subcontractors are bound by the same terms. Offerors must be registered in SAM, possess a valid UEI, and certify compliance with all socioeconomic and representation requirements, including confirmation of small business status. The Government reserves the right to conduct monthly site