Sources Sought
Sources Sought for Grounds Maintenance and Landscaping Services, MCBH, Oahu, Hawaii
Department of Defense · Department of the Navy
AI summaryThis is a sources sought notice, a market research step and not a request for offers. The Navy (Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Hawaii) wants to find firms that can do grounds maintenance, landscaping, tree care and pest control at Marine Corps Base Hawaii and nearby areas on Oahu. SAM.gov lists the response due date as November 6, 2026, 5:00 PM Hawaii time, but the attachment says November 16, 2026. More in the summary
Market research, not a bid. Replying is free and tells Department of the Navy who could do this work. Send a short reply to the contracting contact; no price is needed. See the contact
A newer version of this notice was posted Oct 23, 2026. See the latest version.
AI summary Beta
Summary of the version posted Oct 21, 2026. The notice was amended Oct 23, 2026. Check what else changed on SAM.gov. This summary may miss requirements: 1 of 2 attachments weren't read (Attach_2_MCBH Pest Control and Grounds Maintenance Svs_Questionnaire.xlsx). Check the attachments on SAM.gov.
This is a sources sought notice, a market research step and not a request for offers. The Navy (Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Hawaii) wants to find firms that can do grounds maintenance, landscaping, tree care and pest control at Marine Corps Base Hawaii and nearby areas on Oahu. SAM.gov lists the response due date as November 6, 2026, 5:00 PM Hawaii time, but the attachment says November 16, 2026.
Who can bid
- Past work: customer references for similar work performed within the past seven years and valued at $500,000.00 or more per year (one contract, or several running at the same time that add up to that)
- Interested firms must say they can provide the services and whether they plan to propose as a prime contractor
How to submit: Email the completed questionnaire to jasmine.a.au.civ@us.navy.mil and Kimberly.d.groce.civ@us.navy.mil, due November 6, 2026, 5:00 PM Hawaii time (SAM.gov); the attachment says November 16, 2026. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (4)
- Worth checking: Set-aside not decided yet. SAM.gov states no set-aside; the Government will pick the set-aside method from the responses, so reporting your size status and certifications matters.
- Worth checking: References must meet a size and recency test. References must be for work in the past seven years valued at $500,000.00 or more per year, which smaller firms may not have.
- Minor: Reference work type wording differs from the services. The references ask for similar "Equipment Operations, Maintenance and Repair Services" work, while the notice describes grounds and pest control services; ask the contracting office what counts as similar.
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- Minor: Title and scope differ between notice and attachment. The SAM.gov title names grounds maintenance and landscaping, while the attachment file and summary also cover pest control and tree maintenance.
Read from the notice and 1 attachment. 1 of 2 not read. Show which files.
- Attach_1_MCBH Pest and Grounds Maintenance Svs Sources Sought.pdf (read)
- Attach_2_MCBH Pest Control and Grounds Maintenance Svs_Questionnaire.xlsx: not read (the AI doesn't read this file type yet): open it on SAM.gov
Full summary
What they want
- Grounds maintenance and landscaping: mowing, trimming, edging, trash and debris removal, aeration, de-thatching and fertilization
- Irrigation systems operation and maintenance
- Tree maintenance and tree control, plus vegetation and weed control on the installation
- Storm water system operation and maintenance
- Pest control using an integrated pest management (IPM) program: surveys, control thresholds and records, with least-hazardous pesticides only where needed
- Work areas include prestige areas, lawns, fields and operational areas at MCBH Kaneohe Bay, Camp H.M. Smith, and Central and West Oahu
- Contract type
- Not stated; procurement method is contracting by negotiation
- Period of performance
- One-year base period plus four one-year option periods and one six-month option period, for a maximum of 66 months
- Place of performance
- Marine Corps Base Hawaii (MCBH) Kaneohe Bay, Camp H.M. Smith, and various locations in Central and West Oahu, Hawaii
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- How they'll choose
- No award is made from this notice. The Government will use responses to decide how to set aside the later procurement.
- Offers due
- November 6, 2026, 5:00 PM Hawaii time (SAM.gov); the attachment says November 16, 2026 (from the version posted Oct 21, 2026; amended since)
- How to submit
- Email the completed questionnaire to jasmine.a.au.civ@us.navy.mil and Kimberly.d.groce.civ@us.navy.mil
What to include when you submit
- Complete the attached sources sought questionnaire Excel file, both the questionnaire tab and the references tab
- State that you are capable of providing the required services
- State whether you intend to submit a proposal as a prime contractor
- Give your full name and address, your CAGE Code (the government ID for a business site) and your DUNS Number
- State your size status (small business, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB)
- Give customer references for similar work performed within the past seven years and valued at $500,000.00 or more per year, either one contract or several that ran at the same time
- For each reference give: client name, point of contact with phone and email, contract number, delivery/task order number if any, title, location, award and completion dates, award amount, annual amount, final price, description of work, whether you were prime, subcontractor or joint venture, and percent of work you performed
- Do not submit brochures, letters or other extra material
Not in the notice text
- The sources sought questionnaire Excel file (Attach_2_MCBH Pest Control and Grounds Maintenance Svs_Questionnaire.xlsx) is attached but not read, so its questions are not summarized here. Its questions and references tab are in that file on SAM.gov.
- Which response due date applies: November 6, 2026 on SAM.gov or November 16, 2026 in the attachment.
- The contract's value or estimate is not given.
- Whether the later solicitation will be a set-aside, and for which program, is not decided.
- Square footage or acreage, number of sites and work frequencies are not given.
Eligibility and how to respond
- No set-aside. Any business can reply: this is market research, and no bid is being taken yet.
- To respond, send a short reply to the contracting contact near the top of this page. No price is needed.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 21, 2026
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Office
- Navfacsyscom Hawaii, Pearl Harbor, HI
- Business type
- Facilities, janitorial & grounds (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 561730)
- Versions
3 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Oct 23, 2026 · Amendment 0002Due Nov 6, 2026
- Oct 21, 2026 · Amendment 0001 (this version)Due Nov 6, 2026
- Oct 21, 2026 · Sources SoughtDue Nov 6, 2026
- Attachments
Past awards and competition
Who has won work like this before, the likely incumbent, and what similar contracts paid, from USAspending.gov.
Before you respond
Terms on this notice: Sources sought notice
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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