This Sources Sought is not a Request for Proposal, Request for Quote, or Invitation for Bid. There is no commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation, make awards, or pay for respondent's expenditures made in response to this notice. Unsolicited proposals will not be accepted. Interested vendors are responsible for monitoring this notice for any subsequent amendments. All submissions become government property and will not be returned.
Any solicitation issued resulting from this notice will be in a separate announcement. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Portland District is considering a non-personnel services contract to provide Grounds Maintenance Services for Willamette Valley and Rogue River areas of Oregon and is limited to dam sites within Lane, Linn, and Marion counties. Attached is a draft Performance Work Statement (PWS). The Willamette Valley and Rogue River Basin Project consists of 15 interconnected dams and reservoirs as shown in Appendix A. Each of these dams and reservoirs require a Vegetation-Free Zone to allow reliable access to, and along, applicable levees, floodwalls, embankment dams, and critical appurtenant structures in all flood damage reduction systems. The Vegetation-Free Zone allows access by personnel and equipment for surveillance, inspection, maintenance, monitoring, and flood fighting and provides unobstructed space for construction of temporary flood-control structures. Access is typically by four-wheel-drive vehicles, but occasionally requires larger equipment such as tractors, bulldozers, dump trucks, and helicopters.
The purpose of this notice is to survey interest and obtain capability statements from industry. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this re-procurement is 561730 – Landscaping Services, which has a small business size standard of $10M. Vendors interested in this requirement shall submit a capabilities statement with the following:
Company name, address, point of contact phone number and e-mail address, CAGE code, and UEI number.
Business size in relation to NAICS 561730, including small business category as applicable (woman-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, etc.).
Narrative describing the company’s capability of fulfilling the PWS.
Email capabilities statement and feedback to Joshua D. Mahon, Contract Specialist Joshua.d.mahon@usace.army.mil and Darrell D. Hutchens, Contracting Officer at Darrell.d.hutchens@usace.army.mil no later than 4:00 PM Pacific Time, March 21st, 2025. Reference Sources Sought number W9127N25R1519. Submissions will be shared with the Government project delivery team, but otherwise will be held in strict confidence. No feedback or evaluations will be provided to respondents regarding their submissions. If you have any questions, contact Joshua Mahon by email.
