Groundskeeping and pest control

The USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) in Davis, CA is soliciting quotations from small‑business firms to provide comprehensive groundskeeping and pest‑control services for a new 59,000‑sq‑ft research development center. The contract is a total small‑business set‑aside, firm‑fixed‑price, with a base year and four optional one‑year extensions. Services include routine monthly grounds maintenance, quarterly weed‑control and herbicide applications, annual mulch replenishment, and as‑needed indoor rodent/insect mitigation. All labor, tools, materials, transportation, and equipment must be supplied by the contractor; no on‑site storage is provided. Work hours are 8 am–5 pm, Monday‑Friday. The solicitation requires detailed technical capability statements, past‑performance information, and a price list covering the base year and all options. The award will be made to the lowest‑priced technically acceptable offer.