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St. Mary’s Falls Canal and Rock Cut Groundskeeping and Grounds Maintenance
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, is conducting market research through this Sources Sought notice to identify capable small and large business entities for groundskeeping and maintenance services. The work will be performed at the St. Marys Falls Canal in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, and the Rock Cut area in Barbeau, Michigan. Expected tasks include lawn mowing, edging, trimming, applying fertilizer and weed control, spring and fall cleanups, pruning shrubs, maintaining flower beds, and general debris removal to keep the designated areas clean. This notice is for informational purposes only and does not constitute a formal solicitation, request for proposal, or commitment to award a contract. The requirement falls under NAICS code 561730 for Landscaping Services and PSC S208 for Housekeeping-Landscaping/groundskeeping. Based on the responses received, the government may decide to set aside the eventual contract for small businesses or pursue full and open competition. Interested parties must submit a completed questionnaire to the designated contract specialists by 2:00 PM Eastern Time on October 8, 2026.
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Place of Performance
0, MI, USASet-Aside
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Submission Closed
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THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE. THIS IS FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY – This notice does not constitute a solicitation announcement or restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition approach and NO AWARD will occur from this notice. NO SOLICITATION, SPECIFICATIONS, OR DRAWINGS are available for this Notice. This is NOT a Request for Proposal (RFP) or Invitation for Bid (IFB).
INTRODUCTION:
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, is issuing this Sources Sought notice and conducting market research as a means to identify the interest and capabilities of both small and large business entities for groundskeeping and grounds maintenance at the St. Marys Falls Canal and Rock Cut facilities located in Sault Ste. Marie, MI and Barbeau, MI. Work is expected to include, but not limited to: mowing the lawn areas, edging walkways, trim and blow off walkways and parking lots, applying fertilizer and broadleaf weed and grub control to the lawn areas, perform spring and fall cleanup of property, raking, vegetation control, prune shrubs, maintain flower beds, collecting and disposing of fallen limb and leaf debris, mulched bed maintenance, and policing to keep the designated areas clean and free of debris and trash
BASED ON THE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE/MARKET RESEARCH, THIS REQUIREMENT MAY BE SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES (IN FULL OR IN PART) OR PROCURED THROUGH FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION. All Small Business Set-Aside categories will be considered. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions.
PLACE OF PERFORMANCE:
The place of performance for work will be at the St Marys Falls Canal facilities located at 312 W. Portage Avenue Sault Ste. Marie MI and the Rock Cut area located at the Scenic Drive Barbeau, MI.
DISCLAIMER:
THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A “REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)” TO BE SUBMITTED. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS NOTICE IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. RESPONSES WILL NOT BE RETURNED TO THE RESPONDER. NOT RESPONDING TO THIS NOTICE DOES NOT PRECLUDE PARTICIPATION IN ANY FUTURE REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ) OR INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) OR RFP, IF ANY ARE ISSUED. IF A SOLICITATION IS RELEASED, IT WILL BE SYNOPSIZED ON THE GOVERNMENT-WIDE POINT OF ENTRY (GPE). IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF POTENTIAL OFFERORS TO MONITOR THE GPE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THIS REQUIREMENT.
The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code is 561730 – Landscaping Services, which has a small business size standard of $9.5 million in average annual receipts. The Product Service Code (PSC) is S208 – Housekeeping- Landscaping/groundskeeping. Businesses of all sizes are encouraged to respond; however, each respondent must clearly identify the firm’s business size in the attached questionnaire. Small business firms interested in performing this work are strongly urged to respond to this notice. Responses to this Sources Sought Notice will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions.
SOURCES SOUGHT RESPONSES:
If your organization has the potential capacity and capability to perform this type of work, please complete the attached questionnaire and submit via email to Contract Specialist Noah Bruck at noah.r.bruck@usace.army.mil and Contracting Officer Michelle L. Barr at michelle.barr@usace.army.mil no later than 2:00 PM Eastern Time on October 8, 2026 Please reference in the subject line "SOURCES SOUGHT St. Mary’s Falls Canal and Rock Cut Groundskeeping and Grounds Maintenance".
All data received in response to this Sources Sought that is marked or designated as corporate or proprietary will be fully protected from any release outside the Government.
The Government is not committed nor obligated to pay for the information provided, and no basis for claims against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to this Sources Sought notice.
RESPONDENTS WILL NOT BE CONTACTED REGARDING THEIR SUBMISSION OR INFORMATION GATHERED AS A RESULT OF THE SOURCES SOUGHT.
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