Grounds Maintenance PSFB and CMSFS

Federal · Department of Defense · U.S. Air ForceDue Wednesday, October 14, 2026

Client: Department of Defense · U.S. Air Force
RFP Number: —
Posted: 10/8/2026
Category: US Federal
Budget: —
NAICS: 561730
Set-aside: —
Contact: Theresa Green
Email: theresa.green.7@spaceforce.mil

Description

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The 21st Contracting Squadron requires grounds maintenance and snow removal operations at Peterson Space Force Base and Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Station. The requested scope includes maintaining improved, semi-improved, and unimproved grounds, managing bird area strike hazard areas, operating and maintaining irrigation systems, controlling weeds and pests, pruning plants, and removing snow, ice, debris, leaves, and pine needles across specified acreage and locations according to the performance work statement. The source document serves as a preliminary inquiry asking potential sources if they can provide all non-personal services per the draft performance work statement, if they foresee any barriers within it, and if they intend to submit a proposal along with the preparation time needed. Specific details regarding eligible applicant types, submission methods, deadlines, evaluation criteria, contract term length, and budget figures are not provided in the supplied text.

Key solicitation details

AI-extracted from DRAFT Grounds Maintenance PWS.docx. Confirm against the original documents before bidding.

The contractor shall provide non-personal services for grounds maintenance and snow or ice removal at Peterson Space Force Base and Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Station. Work includes maintaining improved, semi-improved, and unimproved grounds, vegetative beds, surface drainage ditches, and tree care. Bidding eligibility is not specifically restricted in the provided text.

Issued by: PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE & CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN SPACE FORCE STATION
PWS Date: 15 September 2026
Place of performance: Peterson Space Force Base and Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Station, Colorado

Scope of work

Maintain improved grounds including mowing 81 acres, edging 30,000 LF, and weed control
Maintain 1,034 irrigation zones and perform backflow prevention testing
Maintain semi-improved grounds and 38,000 LF of perimeter fence line
Maintain Bird Area Strike Hazard (BASH) areas across 19 acres
Maintain 447 acres of un-improved grounds twice per year
Maintain 100 acres of vegetative, inert, and rock beds
Maintain 7,500 LF of surface drainage ditches
Perform snow and ice removal across 716,816 SF

Minimum qualifications

Certified arborists with a valid International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) certificate
State-certified pesticide applicators with Colorado categories 109, 206, and 207
ASSE-certified backflow protection assembly tester for irrigation
FCC Radio State Authorization License to operate Toro Sentinel Wireless Vantage Pro2 Systems
Contract manager with minimum 3 years practical Grounds Maintenance Management experience in semi-arid and high altitude conditions
Favorable National Agency Check for personnel requiring restricted area entry into CMSFS

Documents to include with the bid

AF Form 3952 Hazardous Materials Application
Safety Data Sheets (SDS)
Pesticide application reports / DD Form 1532
CMSFS Entry Authority List on company letterhead
CMSFS Vehicle Entry Authorization Letter on company letterhead
Accident Investigation Report
Work Clearance Request for excavation

Official SAM.gov notice

Solicitation number: FA251727GroundsMx
Agency: Department of Defense
Buying office: Dept of the AIR Force › FA2517 21 Cons BLDG 350
Notice type: Sources Sought
Responses due: Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 PM ET
Posted on SAM.gov: Oct 7, 2026
NAICS: 561730 · Landscaping Services
Product/service code: S208
Place of performance: Colorado Springs, CO, 80914
Contracting contact: Theresa Green
theresa.green.7@spaceforce.mil
7195561256
Additional contact: Tiffany Harley
tiffany.harley.2@spaceforce.mil
7195564761

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The 21st Contracting Squadron has a requirement for grounds maintenance and snow removal operations to be completed IAW the PWS. Please respond to the questions below and also see the attached PWS. 1. As the contractor, are you able to provide all the non personal services IAW the PWS? 2. Please identify any barriers you foresee within the PWS. 3. Do you intend on providing a proposal and if so how long do you need to prepare? Attachments: Attachment 1: Draft Grounds Maintenance PWS

Source: SAM.gov contract opportunities data (U.S. federal public data).

Incumbent

No incumbent history found for this requirement. The notice does not cite a current contract, and no earlier award from this buying office matches it.

Market context

Awards in the same category (Landscaping Services). This is not this requirement's award history.

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