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This contract, solicitation number FA302226R0013, is a total small business set-aside under FAR 19.5 for grounds maintenance services at Columbus Air Force Base and Shuqualak Auxiliary Airfield in Mississippi, with a required delivery date of October 1, 2026. The performance period spans a base year from October 1, 2026, to September 30, 2027, with four optional one-year extensions through September 30, 2031, making the potential total contract duration five years. All services are provided on a firm fixed-price basis under Product Service Code S208, covering comprehensive grounds management including mowing, fertilization, tree and stump removal, drainage ditch maintenance, and vegetative bed care, with specific height and frequency requirements tailored to improved, semi-improved, and un-improved areas, including airfield perimeters and fire lanes. The contractor is responsible for providing all personnel, equipment, tools, and supervision necessary to ensure a professional appearance and healthy vegetation, with performance evaluated based on outcome thresholds and customer complaints rather than method or frequency of execution. The Government uses Contracting Officer and Contracting Officer’s Representative evaluations to determine success, with deficiencies subject to immediate correction within 24 hours or formal corrective action reports, and failure to meet thresholds for two or more months triggers a progress meeting with the Multi-functional Team. Proposals must be submitted electronically via SAM.gov by July 7, 2026, following a series of mandatory prerequisites: contractors must complete CUI training slides, sign and return the MFR Contractor CUI Training Acknowledgment form to gain access to classified documents, and be fully registered in SAM.gov with an active Unique Entity Identifier and CAGE code. The solicitation requires a detailed Continuity of Operations Plan addressing essential service delivery during crises, including provisions for acquiring personnel and resources to sustain operations for up to 30 days and identifying potential challenges during extended events. Site visits are highly encouraged on June 11, 2026, with registration required by June 4, 2026, and attendance contingent upon submitting a completed Entry Authorization Listing document and presenting valid photo ID at Columbus AFB’s Visitors Center, where a representative will escort visitors to the site. Offerors must comply with all federal, state, and local environmental and safety regulations, AFOSH standards, and security protocols including base access credentialing through the
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Columbus, MS, 39710, USASet-Aside
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Update to Amendemt 2: The purpose of this update is to add QASP plan and add missed RFI answers along with clarifying other RFI answers
Amendemtment 2. The purpose of this amendment is to to post RFI questions and answers. To extend the solicitation to July 14, 2026
Amendment 1: The purpose of this amendment is to add maps, sign-in sheet from site visit, extending solicitation to July 7, 2026, and amended solicitation.
NOTE: Contractors/Offerors must complete CUI Training Slides; sign and return the "MFR Contractor CUI Training Acknowledgment for Solicitations" attachment to gain access to drawings and other associated CUI documentation. Once the POC has received your signed MFR, please request access to the locked documents through SAM.gov. Your MFR will be reviewed and access to the lock SAM.gov documents will be granted accordingly. Proposals will be submitted electronically.
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The Contractor shall provide non-personal services, to include all personnel, equipment, tools, supervision, and
other items and services necessary to ensure that grounds maintenance is performed at Columbus Air Force Base (CAFB) and
Shuqualak Auxiliary Airfield, MS in a manner that will promote the growth of healthy grass, trees, shrubs, and plants and
present a clean, neat, and professional appearance. The Contractor's performance will be based on the Contracting Officer (CO)
and Contracting Officer's Representative's (COR) evaluations and on the results required by the Service Summary (SS) and not
the frequency or method of performance. It is at the Contractor's discretion to determine the frequencies to attain the levels of
service at the best value. The evaluation of results will be based on COR performance assessment and customer complaints.
Final results of the evaluations will be the determining factor for the success or failure of this contract. The Contractor shall
comply with applicable federal, regional, state, and local laws as well as commercial standards.
Required Delivery: 01 Oct 26
Period of Performance:
Base Year: 1 Oct 26 - 30 Sep 27
Option 1: 1 Oct 27 - 30 Sep 28
Option 2: 1 Oct 28 - 30 Sep 29
Option 3: 1 Oct 29 - 30 Sep 30
Option 4: 1 Oct 30 - 30 Sep 31
Site Visit, RSVP, and Base Entry: The Government invites you to a site visit on, 11 June 2026 at 9:00 AM CST. Attendance is highly encouraged but not mandatory. This will be a lengthy site visit that will cover two locations at Columbus Air Force Base (CAFB) and Shuqualak Auxiliary Airfield, MS. The site visit will start at Shuqualak Auxiliary Airfield, MS and conclude at Columbus Air Force Base (CAFB). Due to both locations and large areas the government will be providing transportation for this site visit. Please note that registration is required by 12:00 PM CST on 4 June 2026. To register, please email the POC requesting a DoD Safe drop-off link to securely upload your completed Entry Authorization Listing (EAL) document (found in the list of SAM.gov attachments). If you do not contact the POC by 12:00 PM CST on 4 June 2026, you will not be able to attend the site visit.
Identification: All attendees must bring a valid photo real ID.
Vehicle Requirements: If driving on base, please ensure the driver has driver's license, vehicle registration, and proof of insurance.
IMPORTANT: All contractors should arrive at Columbus AFB’s Visitors Center early and wait for a 14th Contracting Squadron representative to arrive and lead them to the site visit location. The representative will leave the visitors center at 0850.
Questions are due by June 18th.
Proposals are due by July 7th.
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