Western Oregon Service Unit Grounds Maintenance

The Indian Health Service, Portland Area Office is seeking a contractor to provide grounds maintenance services for the Western Oregon Service Unit campus in Salem, Oregon. The scope of work includes routine grounds maintenance, mowing, edging, weed and leaf removal, retention pond maintenance, trash and debris policing, sidewalk and stairway cleaning, vegetation trimming, annual pruning, approved chemical applications, debris disposal, and snow and ice removal as needed. The contract will be for a firm-fixed-price commercial services purchase order with one 12-month base period and four 12-month option periods. The place of performance is the Western Oregon Service Unit campus, and government acceptance will occur at the Western Oregon Service Unit. The contractor must be an Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise under the Buy Indian Act, and the contract will be set aside for such enterprises. The contractor must also comply with applicable Buy Indian Act subcontracting limitations. Some key evaluation factors for this contract include technical capability and staffing, past performance, and price. The government reserves the right to make no award, evaluate quotes without discussions, communicate with respondents for clarification purposes only, and exclude quotes that fail to follow solicitation instructions. • The contract will be for a firm-fixed-price commercial services purchase order. • The scope of work includes routine grounds maintenance, mowing, edging, weed and leaf removal, retention pond maintenance, trash and debris policing, sidewalk and stairway cleaning, vegetation trimming, annual pruning, approved chemical applications, debris disposal, and snow and ice removal as needed. • The contract will have one 12-month base period and four 12-month option periods. • The place of performance is the Western Oregon Service Unit campus, and government acceptance will occur at the Western Oregon Service Unit. • The contractor must be an Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise under the Buy Indian Act. • The contractor must comply with applicable Buy Indian Act subcontracting limitations.