Solicitation
Vegetation Control_Embankments, Weed Control Railroad Tracks, USAG Bavaria
Dept of Defense · Dept of the Army · Sol. W912PB27QA003
Due in 29 days
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The Army's 409th Contracting Command (Regional Contracting Office Bavaria) wants a contractor to control vegetation and weeds along railroad track embankments at USAG Bavaria in Germany (Tower Barracks Grafenwoehr and Rose Barracks Vilseck). It is a single-award, lowest price technically acceptable contract for one base year plus four option years. Quotes are due November 2, 2026.
Watch out for
- Work performed in Germany. The work site is in Bavaria, so a U.S.-only business would need local capacity and may face foreign labor, equipment and legal requirements.
within the USAG Bavaria (Tower Barracks Grafenwoehr and Rose Barracks Vilseck), Germany
- Price-only competition. Under LPTA the lowest acceptable price wins, so margins can be thin.
Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA)
- Incomplete paperwork risk. You must fill out the entire solicitation package and certifications; missing pieces could make a quote unacceptable.
COMPLETE THE ENTIRE SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS
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Full brief
What they want
- Vegetation control services on railroad track embankments at Tower Barracks Grafenwoehr and Rose Barracks Vilseck
- Weed control on railroad tracks (from the title)
- Complete the entire solicitation document, including representations and certifications, provisions and clauses
- Provide all technical specification documentation and technical compliance certifications
- Contract type
- Non-personnel commercial service contract, single award, requirements type
- Period of performance
- 1 base year + 4 option years (up to 5 years)
- Place of performance
- USAG Bavaria, Germany (Tower Barracks Grafenwoehr and Rose Barracks Vilseck)
- How they'll choose
- Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA)
- Offers due
- 2026-11-02 10:00 AM Central European time (2026-11-02T10:00:00+01:00)
- How to submit
- Not stated; questions go by email to christian.richter.ln@army.mil and usarmy.rheinland-pfalz.409-contr-spt-bde.mbx.rco-bavaria-solicit@mail.mil
What they'll judge offers on
- Lowest price among technically acceptable quotes
What to include when you submit
- Complete the entire solicitation documents, including representations and certifications, provisions and clauses
- Provide all technical specification documentation and technical compliance certifications
- Email any questions to the two addresses listed
- Delivery is FOB destination, USAG Bavaria, Germany
You must have
- Current registration in SAM (System for Award Management)
ensure current registration in the SAM system
Not in the notice text
- Scope details, acreage or track length, and treatment frequency are not stated in the text
- Estimated value is not stated
- How and where to submit quotes is not stated beyond the question emails
- Whether a site visit is held is not stated
- Whether any German-language, licensing or herbicide-use requirements apply is not stated
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Key facts
- Response due
- Nov 2, 2026, 9:00 AM UTC
- Posted
- Oct 1, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Solicitation
- W912PB27QA003
- Agency
- Dept of Defense · Dept of the Army
- Office
- 0409 Aq HQ Contract
- NAICS
- 541350
- Product/service code
- S208
- Business type
- Engineering, architecture & research
- Place of performance
- Grafenwoehr, 92655
- Contracting contact
- Christian Richterchristian.richter.ln@army.mil
Full notice text from SAM.gov
409th Contracting Command, 928th Contracting Battalion (CBN) / Regional Contracting Office Bavaria (RCO) issues a solicitation for a non-personnel commercial service contract, Single Award, Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA), Requirements Type (IDT) contract for USAG Bavaria. The objective of this requirement is to provide service contract to provide Vegetation Control Services at Embankments of Railroad Tracks, within the USAG Bavaria (Tower Barracks Grafenwoehr and Rose Barracks Vilseck), Germany. The NAICS code for this requirement is 541350 Building Inspection Services This contract is for one (1) Base Year plus four (4) Option Years for a possible total of 5 years. This requirement will utilize Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) basis pursuant to the award evaluation criteria stated in FAR clause 52.212-2.in determining the successful offer. The FOB will be DESTINATION USAG Bavaria, Germany. FIRMS INTERESTED IN IN SUBMITTING QUOTES MUST: COMPLETE THE ENTIRE SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS to include representations and certifications, provisions and clauses, provide all technical specification documentation and technical compliance certifications, and ensure current registration in the SAM system at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/sam Any questions MUST BE EMAILED to: christian.richter.ln@army.mil and usarmy.rheinland-pfalz.409-contr-spt-bde.mbx.rco-bavaria-solicit@mail.mil