The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is soliciting quotes for groundskeeping services at the National Weather Service Office in Key West, Florida, under RFQ Number 1305M326Q0018. The procurement involves providing non-personal services such as mowing, edging, trimming, debris removal, and pest control for an approximate 53,000 square foot grass area, with a contract period that includes a base year from February 1, 2026, to January 31, 2027, and four optional one-year extensions through January 31, 2031. This total Small Business Set-Aside opportunity, categorized under NAICS code 561730, requires bidders to have an active SAM registration and submit their quotes by January 15, 2026, at 12:00 PM MST/MDT via email to Jamie.Rosales@noaa.gov, with questions due by January 13, 2026.

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The National Weather Service (NWS) in Key West, Florida, is soliciting quotes for non-personal groundskeeping services under RFQ Number 1305M326Q0018. This is a total Small Business Set-Aside with NAICS code 561730 and a $9.5 million size standard. The contract includes a base year (February 1, 2026 – January 31, 2027) and four one-year option periods, extending services through January 31, 2031. Services include mowing, edging, trimming, debris removal, fertilizing, pruning, weed and fire ant control, mulching, and disease control for an approximate 53,000 square foot grass area. Bidders must have an active SAM registration, provide their UEID/CAGE CODE, and submit quotes addressing technical capability, past performance, and price. The award will be a low-priced, technically acceptable, single firm fixed-price purchase order. Quotes are due by January 15, 2026, at 12:00 PM MST/MDT via email to Jamie.Rosales@noaa.gov. Questions must be submitted by January 13, 2026.

The incumbent contract was awarded to Calex Enterprises INC for an aggregate of $84,499.80.  
  
COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION  
  
Grounds Keeping Services Key West Weather Forecast Office (WFO)  
  
(i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice and in accordance with the simplified acquisition procedures authorized in FAR Part 13. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.  
  
(ii) This solicitation is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). Submit written quotes on RFQ Number 1305M326Q0018.  
  
(iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06 (OCT 2025) (Deviation 2025-07) (May 2025).  
  
(iv) This solicitation is being issued as a total Small Business Set-Aside. The associated NAICS code is 561730. The small business size standard is $9.5 Million.   
  
(v) This combined solicitation/synopsis is for purchase of the following commercial services:  
  
CLIN 0001 – Base Year  
Services, non-personal, to provide all labor, equipment and materials (unless otherwise provided herein) necessary for Nonpersonal Services for Grounds Maintenance at the National Weather Service Office in Key West, FL, in accordance with the Statement of Work. Period of Performance 02/01/2026 through 01/31/2027.  
  
CLIN 1001 – Option Year 1  
Services, non-personal, to provide all labor, equipment and materials (unless otherwise provided herein) necessary for Nonpersonal Services for Grounds Maintenance at the National Weather Service Office in Key West, FL, in accordance with the Statement of Work. Period of Performance 02/01/2027 through 01/31/2028.  
  
CLIN 2001 – Option Year 2  
Services, non-personal, to provide all labor, equipment and materials (unless otherwise provided herein) necessary for Nonpersonal Services for Grounds Maintenance at the National Weather Service Office in Key West, FL, in accordance with the Statement of Work. Period of Performance 02/01/2028 through 01/31/2029.  
  
CLIN 3001 – Option Year 3  
Services, non-personal, to provide all labor, equipment and materials (unless otherwise provided herein) necessary for Nonpersonal Services for Grounds Maintenance at the National Weather Service Office in Key West, FL, in accordance with the Statement of Work. Period of Performance 02/01/2029 through 01/31/2030.  
  
CLIN 4001 – Option Year 4  
Services, non-personal, to provide all labor, equipment and materials (unless otherwise provided herein) necessary for Nonpersonal Services for Grounds Maintenance at the National Weather Service Office in Key West, FL, in accordance with the Statement of Work. Period of Performance 02/01/2030 through 01/31/2031.  
  
(vi) Description of requirements is as follows:  
See attached Statement of Work which applies to Base Year and all Option Years 1 – 4, and Department of Labor Wage Rates: WD 2015-4583, Revision No. 31, dated 12/03/2025, which can be found on: https://sam.gov/content/wage-determinations  
  
INVOICES TO BE BILLED MONTHLY IN ARREARS. PROVIDE MONTHLY AND ANNUAL PRICING FOR EACH BASE AND OPTION YEAR. QUOTE PRICING MAY BE PROVIDED ON ATTACHED SF18 FORM OR ON COMPANY LETTERHEAD.  
  
(vii) Date(s) and place(s) of delivery and acceptance:  
  
Base Year for a twelve month period 02/01/2026 through 01/31/2027.  
Option Period 1 for a twelve month period 02/01/2027 through 01/31/2028.  
Option Period 2 for a twelve month period 02/01/2028 through 01/31/2029.  
Option Period 3 for a twelve month period 02/01/2029 through 01/31/2030.  
Option Period 4 for a twelve month period 02/01/2030 through 01/31/2031.  
  
The start date is an estimate and is subject to new funding approval processes. If there is a significant delay in awarding this contract, a shortened base year Period of Performance may be utilized or an updated quote may be requested with a new 12-month base year and corresponding option years.  
  
Place of Performance is  
National Weather Service   
Weather Forecast Office   
1315 White Street  
Key West, Florida 33040  
  
(viii) FAR provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Sept 2023), applies to this acquisition and can be found on the Request for Quote form SF18 attachment.  
  
(ix) FAR provision 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2021), applies to this acquisition and can be found on the Request for Quote form SF18 attachment.  
  
(x) FAR provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Oct 2025) (Deviation 2025-02) (Deviation 2025-03) (Feb 2025), applies to this acquisition and can be found on the Request for Quote form SF18 attachment. Offerors are advised to include a completed copy of the provision with its offer, unless the offeror’s Reps & Certs section on SAM.gov is accurate and current.  
  
Per Deviation 2025-02/03: System updates may lag policy updates. The System for Award Management (SAM) may continue to require entities to complete representations based on provisions that are not included in agency solicitations, including 52.223-22, Public Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reduction Goals—Representation, and paragraph (t) of 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services. Examples include 52.222-25, Affirmative Action Compliance, and paragraph (d) of 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services. Contracting officers will not consider these representations when making award decisions or enforce requirements. Entities are not required to, nor are they able to, update their entity registration to remove these representations in SAM.  
  
(xi) FAR clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2023), applies to this acquisition and can be found on the Request for Quote form SF18 attachment.   
  
(xii) FAR clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Oct 2025) (Deviation 2025-02) (Feb 2025) (Deviation 2025-03) (Feb 2025) (Deviation 2024-03) (Oct 2023) (Deviation 2023-03) (Dec 2022) (Deviation 2021-06) (Sept 2021), applies to this acquisition and can be found in full text on the Request for Quote form SF18 attachment.   
  
(xiii) Any additional contract requirement(s) or terms and conditions that apply can be found on the Request for Quote form SF18 attachment.   
  
(xiv) Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) and assigned rating does not apply.  
  
(xv) Quotes are required to be received in the contracting office no later than 12:00PM MST/MDT on 01/15/2026. All quotes must be submitted electronically via email to Jamie.Rosales@noaa.gov.  
  
(xvi) Any questions regarding this solicitation should be submitted electronically via email to Jamie.Rosales@noaa.gov.  
  
UTILIZATION OF FEDCONNECT® FOR CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION  
The Department of Commerce will utilize the FedConnect® web portal in administering this award. The contractor must be registered in FedConnect® and have access to the FedConnect® website located at https://www.fedconnect.net/Fedconnect/. For assistance in registering or for other FedConnect® questions please call the FedConnect® Help Desk at (800) 899-6665 or email at support@fedconnect.net. There is no charge for registration in or use of FedConnect®.  
  
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1352.215-72 Inquiries (Apr 2010)  
OFFERORS MUST SUBMIT ALL QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS SOLICITATION IN WRITING VIA EMAIL TO JAMIE.ROSALES@NOAA.GOV. QUESTIONS SHOULD BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN 01/13/2026. Any responses to questions will be made in writing, without identification of the questioner, and will be included in an amendment to the solicitation. Even if provided in other form, only the question responses included in the amendment to the solicitation will govern performance of the contract.  
  
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52.237-1 Site Visit (Apr 1984)  
Offerors or quoters are urged and expected to inspect the site where services are to be performed and to satisfy themselves regarding all general and local conditions that may affect the cost of contract performance, to the extent that the information is reasonably obtainable. In no event shall failure to inspect the site constitute grounds for a claim after contract award.  
  
(End of provision)  
  
A site visit is highly recommended but not required. In no event shall failure to inspect the site constitute grounds for a claim after contract award. Please contact kennard.kasper@noaa.gov to set up a time to visit the site. All questions during the site visit should be submitted electronically to Jamie.Rosales@noaa.gov.  
  
FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Sep 2023)  
NOTICE TO OFFERORS: Instructions for submitting quotations under this request for quote must be followed. Failure to provide all information to aid in the evaluation may be considered non-responsive. Offers that are non-responsive may be excluded from further evaluation and rejected without further notification to the offeror.  
  
1. Submit PDF or Microsoft Word format quotations to the office specified in this solicitation at or before the time specified in the solicitation. Quote documents shall include signed copies of the SF 18 and SF 30(s) to acknowledge the solicitation and any applicable amendments. Email quotes are required and can be sent to Jamie.Rosales@noaa.gov.  
2. Offeror shall have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM found at https://sam.gov/content/home) in order to provide a quote and be eligible for award. Must provide their UEID/CAGE CODE with their quote.   
3. Offerors shall assume that the Government has no prior knowledge of them or their capability.  
4. Offerors must provide all evaluation criteria in accordance with FAR 52.212-2. Offerors who do not provide all evaluation criteria may not be considered.  
1. Technical Acceptability/Capability.   
2. Past Performance.   
3. Price.   
  
THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR NON-RECEIPT OF QUOTES. IT IS THE CONTRACTOR’S RESPONSIBILITY TO REQUEST AND RECEIVE A CONFIRMATION OF THE QUOTE RECEIPT.  
  
FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation- Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2021)   
Offers will be evaluated based on price and the factors set forth in paragraph (a).   
   
(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. Paragraph (a) is hereby completed as follows: Evaluation will be based on the following pass/fail criteria;   
1. Technical Acceptability/Capability.   
Quote shall include a statement demonstrating the offeror’s capability to perform the required scope of work, including relevant experience for the same or similar services within the past two years and the offeror’s understanding of the requirement. The statement must not be a reiteration of the Statement of Work. Failure to address the full requirements of the Statement of Work will be considered a fail and the quote will not be accepted.  
  
2. Past Performance.   
The offeror's past performance on related contracts will be evaluated to determine, as appropriate, successful performance of contract requirements, quality and timeliness of delivery of goods and services, cost management, communications between contracting parties, proactive management and customer satisfaction. The Government will use its discretion to determine the sources of past performance information used in the evaluation, and the information may be obtained from references provided by the Offeror, the agency’s knowledge of Offeror performance, other government agencies or commercial entities, or past performance databases, and will be based on responsiveness, quality, and customer services.  
  
3. Price.   
   
The Government intends to award a low priced, technically acceptable, single firm fixed-price purchase order on an all or none basis with payment terms of Net 30.  
   
(b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).  
   
(c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer’s specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.  
(End of provision)

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