Solicitation
Snow Removal Services, Blackwater Dam, Webster, NH
Department of Defense · Department of the Army
AI summaryThe Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, wants snow plowing, snow shoveling and sanding at Blackwater Dam in Webster, New Hampshire (solicitation W912WJ27QA005). It is a request for quotes (RFQ) set aside for small businesses, for one purchase order paid per service at fixed unit prices. The base year runs from award to October 31, 2027, with two option years ending June 30, 2029. More in the summary
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The Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, wants snow plowing, snow shoveling and sanding at Blackwater Dam in Webster, New Hampshire (solicitation W912WJ27QA005). It is a request for quotes (RFQ) set aside for small businesses, for one purchase order paid per service at fixed unit prices. The base year runs from award to October 31, 2027, with two option years ending June 30, 2029.
Who can bid
- Small business set-aside: only small businesses under NAICS 561730 ($9.5 million size standard) may quote.
- Active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) when you submit.
How to submit: Email to the Contract Specialist, Jennifer M. Samela, at Jennifer.M.Samela@usace.army.mil. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (8)
From the version posted Nov 12, 2026.
- Serious: Small business set-aside. Only small businesses under NAICS 561730 ($9.5 million size standard) can send quotes.
- Serious: Mandatory Solicitation Survey. A quote without the completed survey for this solicitation is deemed non-responsive and removed.
- Serious: Every task and year must be priced. Leaving any line blank on the base or option year schedules gets the quote rejected.
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- Worth checking: Pricing rules for $0 or NSP entries conflict. Section L says to enter $0 or Not Separately Priced (NSP) for unpriced items, but Section M rejects quotes that show $0 or NSP; ask the Contract Specialist which governs.
- Worth checking: Work is on call 24/7 with an 8-hour finish. You need crews and equipment ready at any hour, and pay is only for full services, cut by the share of area finished.
- Worth checking: Quantities are maximums, not guaranteed. The 24 plowing, 24 shoveling and 12 sanding services are the most the Government could order in a year; actual work depends on storms.
- Minor: No restroom or water on site. You must provide these yourself or have an acceptable plan, and the Government stores no equipment.
- Minor: Salt not allowed in sand. Only road grade sand may be spread, so plan materials accordingly.
Read from the notice and 3 attachments. Show which files.
- Solicitation W912WJ27QA005.pdf (read)
- Attachments 27QA005.pdf (read)
- Solicitation Survey 27QA005.pdf (read)
Full summary
What they want
- Snow plowing of the office, garage, gatehouse, dam-crest parking and the Cogswell Woods access road: up to 24 services a year
- Snow shoveling of building entries, garage doors and fuel fill points: up to 24 services a year
- Sanding with road grade sand (no salt) when the Technical Point of Contact asks: up to 12 services a year
- Areas open by 9:00 a.m. on business days, and all services done within 8 hours after a storm ends
- Be able to work 24/7, with at least a 3/4 ton four-wheel drive truck with an 8-foot angle plow, a powered sander of at least one yard, and shovels
- After award: safety submittals within 14 days (Accident Prevention Plan worksheet, Activity Hazard Analysis, Site Safety and Health Officer letter, first aid and CPR staff, Safety Data Sheets)
- Pay workers at least the rates in wage determination 2015-4023, Modification 36 (Service Contract Act minimum wages)
- Contract type
- Purchase order with firm-fixed unit prices per service (snow plowing, shoveling and sanding, each priced as Each)
- Period of performance
- Base year from award to October 31, 2027; option year one November 1, 2027 to October 31, 2028; option year two November 1, 2028 to June 30, 2029
- Place of performance
- Blackwater Dam Project Area, 43 White Plains Road, Webster, NH 03303, and the Cogswell Woods Recreation Area access road off Route 127
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- How they'll choose
- Comparative evaluation for the quote most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered; quotes are first checked for responsiveness
- Offers due
- November 23, 2026, 2:00 PM Eastern
- How to submit
- Email to the Contract Specialist, Jennifer M. Samela, at Jennifer.M.Samela@usace.army.mil
What they'll judge offers on
- Technical: key personnel, subcontractor teaming arrangements, documents and certifications, from the Solicitation Survey
- Price: total of all years, options included
- Past performance: prime contracts within the past three years, relevant work rated higher
What to include when you submit
- Sign Standard Form 1449 (SF 1449: the form you sign and return as your offer) in block 30a, and complete blocks 12, 17, 23, 24 and 30.
- Complete and return the Solicitation Survey issued for W912WJ27QA005; a survey for another solicitation is rejected.
- Price every task in every year of the bid schedule (base and both option years); blank entries are rejected.
- Return signed copies of all amendments (SF 30) with your quote.
- On the survey, list up to three contract references from the past three years, as the prime.
- If you use a subcontractor, name them with a contact and location, and attach a signed teaming arrangement; subcontractor past performance counts only with one.
- Attach First Aid/CPR certificates, or a plan to get them with course name, provider, dates and a link.
- Give your Unique Entity ID (UEI) and CAGE code.
After award, you must have
- A Level 3 Site Safety and Health Officer, designated on ENG Form 6282, and at least two First Aid/CPR certified staff on shifts with multiple workers. From Solicitation W912WJ27QA005.pdf:
The Contractor shall employ a minimum of one person to function as a Level 3, SSHO.
- Contract staff complete security awareness training within 30 days of award.
Current contractor
The previous contract was awarded to LeBell's Landworks LLC for $15,300; the solicitation says the scope may differ.
Not in the notice text
- The figures showing the service areas (Figures 1 and 2) came through only as captions; check the maps on SAM.gov.
- No question deadline is given; questions go to the Contract Specialist and answers come by amendment.
- Insurance requirements are not stated in the documents read.
- The survey's checkboxes for which certifications apply couldn't be read clearly; check the survey on SAM.gov.
Eligibility and how to respond
- Set aside for small businesses: only a business that counts as small under this notice's NAICS code can bid as the prime contractor. More open small business set-asides under NAICS 561730
- How to submit, from the AI summary: Email to the Contract Specialist, Jennifer M. Samela, at Jennifer.M.Samela@usace.army.mil. Check it in the notice before you send anything.
- Service contracts usually set minimum pay rates (the Service Contract Act). Price the labor with the SCA price calculator.
Notice details
- Posted
- Nov 12, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Office
- W2SD ENDIST New England, Concord, MA
- Product/service code
- S218 · Housekeeping – Snow Removal/Salt
- Business type
- Facilities, janitorial & grounds (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 561730)
- Versions
2 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Nov 12, 2026 · Solicitation (this version)Due Nov 23, 2026
- Oct 26, 2026 · PresolicitationNo date on SAM.gov
- 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
- How to respond to a solicitation (8 steps)
- How to read a government solicitation
- How to price a government contract
- Set-aside contracts explained
Terms on this notice: Solicitation, Set-aside
Full notice text from SAM.gov
THE WORK CONSISTS OF: Provide all equipment, materials, labor, and transportation necessary to perform snow plowing, snow shoveling, and sanding services at the Blackwater Dam Project Area, Webster, NH This procurement is set-aside for small business vendors. The applicable NAICS code is 561730 with a Small Business Size Standard of $9.5 Million. ALL VENDORS MUST HAVE AN ACTIVE REGISTRATION IN SAM.GOV AT THE TIME OF SUBMISSION IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED. ANY VENDOR THAT DOES NOT HAVE AN ACTIVE SAM.GOV REGISTRATION WILL BE REJECTED AS NON RESPONSIVE.
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