Landscaping at NOAA Weather Forecast Office in La Crosse, WI

The contract solicitation, identified as 1305M326Q0348, seeks comprehensive landscape maintenance services for the National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office in La Crosse, Wisconsin, under a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 561730. The work encompasses weekly mowing of approximately three-quarters to one acre, trimming, pruning of shrubs and trees under twenty feet, fertilization, weed and insect control, debris removal, and adherence to a provided site map, with performance beginning August 1, 2026, and extending through March 31, 2030, contingent upon the government exercising up to three optional one-year periods. All proposals must comply with a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable evaluation method, where technical capability—demonstrated through two completed similar projects within the last three years—is a mandatory pass/fail criterion; failure here results in immediate disqualification regardless of price. Pricing must be firm-fixed, submitted in PDF or Excel format, and include the total evaluated cost covering the base period and all options. Offerors must have an active SAM.gov registration with a valid UEI and CAGE code, and must be certified as a small business eligible under the set-aside criteria, including potential 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, or EDWOSB status. Contract administration is governed by specific clauses including FAR 52.203-17, 52.204-9, 52.204-13, 52.209-10, 52.212-4, and 52.219-6, with additional requirements for personal identity verification, continuity of operations, and whistleblower protections. Invoicing must be conducted exclusively through the Invoice Processing Platform (IPP), not WAWF, and payments are processed by the WAD-NWS office in Seattle. Contractors must sign in on security logs when accessing the facility, comply with federal and local regulations, and adhere to strict inspection standards such as minimum mowing heights, no damage to landscaping, and immediate cleanup of clippings and chemical spills. All technical proposals are capped at five pages in PDF format and submitted via a Google Form, along with a separately submitted pricing document; the original response deadline of July 28, 2026, was extended by Amendment 0002 to July