Grounds Maintenance Services - Farrell (PA027) & New Castle (PA063), PA W15QKN-26-Q-A055

Grounds Maintenance Services Farrell (PA027) & New Castle (PA063), PA. INTRODUCTION The U.S. Army Contracting Command New Jersey is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify potential sources having an interest and industry technologies available to support/provide Grounds Maintenance Services in support of the99th Readiness Division (99th RD). The result of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement, if a requirement materializes. 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. Multiple awards may be made. 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 submissions. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts or request for quotations. 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 TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. The purpose of this notice is to obtain the following information: (1) The availability and capability of qualified sources; (2) Whether they are a small or large business relative to their size classification under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for the proposed acquisition (561730) with a small business size standard of $8,000,000.00. The U. S. Army Contracting Command - New Jersey is issuing this Sources Sought Notice in an effort to perform market research to assist in determining the appropriate acquisition strategy for Grounds Maintenance Services at the Pendel-Caminiti United States Army Reserve Center (USARC), 950 New Castle Road, Farrell, PA 16121-1266 (PA027) and Lawrence County Veterans Memorial USARC, 410 Miller Avenue, New Castle, PA 161010-1457 (PA063). The Government intends to award a single firm-fixed-price requirements contract as a result of the solicitation to be issued. The expected period of performance is a 12-month Base Period with four (4) 12-month Option Periods. The contractor shall provide all personnel, supplies, supervision, tools, materials, equipment, transportation, fuel and other items and non-personal services necessary to provide Grounds Maintenance Services in accordance with the Performance Work Statement (PWS). Services include but are not limited to mowing, trimming, and edging. Attached is a DRAFT Performance Work Statement for planning purposes only. No solicitation documents exist at this time. Issuance of this notice does not constitute any obligation on the part of the Government to procure these services or to issue a solicitation. In addition, the Government is under no obligation to pay for information submitted in response to this notice and responses to this notice cannot be accepted as offers. Submittal Requirements: 1) Name of Company; Company Address; Point of Contact, with Name, Phone Number, Email Address, NAICS Code, DUNS Number, CAGE Code, and Socio-Economic Size Status (Large/Small Business/HubZone/8(a)/Woman Owned Small Business/etc.). 2) Contractor acknowledges a clear understanding of all tasks specified in the DRAFT Performance Work Statement. 3) Contractor confirms full capabilities of completing the required work specified in the DRAFT Performance Work Statement. 4) Responses to this Sources Sought, including any capabilities statement, shall be electronically submitted to the Contract Specialist, Mitchell Douglas, and Contracting Officer, Jasmyne C. Peterson, in either Microsoft Word or Portable Document Format (PDF), via email mitchell.e.douglas.civ@army.mil, and jasmyne.c.peterson.civ@army.mil no later than 12:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on 9 March 2026 and reference this synopsis number in subject line of e-mail and on all enclosed documents. Information and materials submitted in response to this request WILL NOT be returned. DO NOT SUBMIT CLASSIFIED MATERIAL. 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.

***THIS REQUIREMENT IS A 100% SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESS SET ASIDE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAR 19.1405*** THIS REQUIREMENT IS SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAR CLAUSE 52.232-18 1. The purpose of this solicitation is for the procurement of Grounds Maintenance Services in support of the 99th Readiness Division (99th RD). Services shall be performed at the Lawrence County Veterans Memorial United States Army Reserve Center (USARC), located at 410 Miller Avenue, New Castle, PA 16101-1457, and the Pendel-Caminiti USARC, located at 950 New Castle Road, Farrell, PA 16121-1266. 2. The Government intends to solicit and award a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract. The period of performance for this effort shall be one (1) 12-month Base Period and four (4) 12-month Option Periods. 3. See Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.212-1 "Instructions To Offerors", FAR 52.212-1 "Addendum For Instructions To Offerors", FAR 52.212-2 "Addendum For Evaluation Criteria" and FAR 52.212-4 "Addendum for Contract Terms And Conditions - Commercial Products and Commercial Services. 4. A site visit will be available on TUESDAY, 24 MARCH 2026 from 9:00AM EST to 11:00AM EST. All requests shall be submitted via email to Area Facility Operations Specialist (AFOS), Cynthia Croyle, cynthia.a.croyle.ctr@army.mil, Regional Facilities Operations Specialist (RFOS), Scott Kawski, scott.w.kawski.civ@army.mil, the Contract Specialist, Mitchell Douglas at Mitchell.e.douglas.civ@army.mil, and the Contracting Officer, Jasmyne Peterson at jasmyne. c.peterson.civ@army.mil. Visitors must have a valid driver's license or state issued identification. In no way shall failure to inspect the site constitute a grounds for claim after award. 5. Questions regarding the solicitation shall be issued via email no later than 12:00PM EST, THURSDAY, 26 MARCH 2026 to the Contract Specialist, Mitchell Douglas at mitchell.e.douglas. civ@army.mil, and the Contracting Officer, Jasmyne Peterson at jasmyne.c.peterson.civ@army. mil . 6. All work shall be performed in accordance with Attachment 0001 - Performance Work Statement. 7. All offers shall remain valid for 120 calendar days. 8. The Offeror must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) in order to be eligible to receive a Department of Defense contract award. Steps to register can be found at https://www.SAM.gov. 9. COMPLETING A QUOTE FOR SUBMITTAL: a. Quotes are due no later than the date and time listed in the Standard Form (SF) 1449, Block 8, and shall be submitted via email to the Contract Specialist, Mitchell Douglas at mitchell.e. douglas.civ@army.mil, and the Contracting Officer, Jasmyne Peterson at jasmyne.c.peterson. civ@army.mil. Updates to this solicitation will be posted on the SAM website (https://www.SAM. gov/). b. sCG, Unique Entity Identified (UEI), Federal Tax Identification Number (TIN), and any small business preference or socioeconomic concern (such as 8(a) certified, HUBZone certified, Women-Owned Small Business/Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business, and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business) under the applicable NAICS code, see block SF1449, Block 10. c. The Offerors shall submit a price for each FFP Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) for the base period and option periods on the SF1449 Continuation Sheets of the solicitation. Offerors are required to complete blocks 12, 17, and 30. Offerors are required to submit a signed SF1449 (Blocks 30a through 30c). In addition, the contractor shall sign and acknowledge any potential resulting amendments to this solicitation. In doing so, the offeror accedes to the contract terms and conditions as written in the solicitation. d. Provide the name, title, address, email address and telephone number of the company /division point of contact regarding business decisions made with respect to the proposal and who can contractually obligate the company. The offeror shall identify those individuals authorized to negotiate with the Government. e. Pricing for each CLIN must be submitted in the proper format. The proper format consists of QUANTITY * UNIT PRICE = AMOUNT/NET AMOUNT. In the event there is a discrepancy in the calculation, the UNIT PRICE will be held to the intended price multiplied by the QUANTITY. If the offeror shows only the AMOUNT/NET AMOUNT, but fails to enter a UNIT PRICE, the AMOUNT/NET AMOUNT divided by the QUANTITY will be held to be the intended price. f. The Contractor shall submit with its offer, the Prime Contractor's valid Certificate of Insurance in accordance with the requirements and applicable insurance amounts set forth within the solicitation at FAR 52.228-5, Insurance - Work on a Government Installation," and "Insurance Requirements" listed below. g. The offeror shall complete all "fill-ins" in provisions and clauses that apply to the response to this solicitation. h. Failure to provide any applicable information required by this solicitation may result in the offeror being deemed non-responsive and ineligible for award. 10. Attachment(s): Attachment 0001 - PWS Grounds Maintenance - FY26 Attachment 0002 - Farrell (PA027) Site Map Attachment 0003 - New Castle (PA063) Site Map Attachment 0004 - SCA WD 2015-4261 Rev. 31 (d. 12.03.2025) Attachment 0005 - SCA WD 2015-5865 Rev. 3 (d. 12.03.2025)