Sources Sought
Weed Control Services for New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, and Oklahoma
Department of Transportation · Federal Aviation Administration · Sol. 697DCK-26-R-00278-Full_and_Open
Due in 7 days
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The FAA's Albuquerque acquisitions office is doing market research (a Sources Sought, not a bid request) for a weed spraying contract at FAA radar, navigation and airport sites across New Mexico, Arizona, Texas and Oklahoma. The contractor would supply all labor, equipment and soil sterilization chemicals and spray each site once a year during a spring and early summer window. Interested companies email a capability statement by October 15, 2026.
Watch out for
- Very wide geographic spread. Sites are spread over four states (several hundred listed locations, roughly 4 million sq ft by adding the SOW's group totals), so travel and crew logistics could be costly for a small firm.
- Multi-state licensing. The contractor must hold the right pesticide and herbicide applicator licensing in NM, TX, AZ and OK, which a small local firm may not have.
The contractor must be licensed and able to provide weed
- Escort and base access limits. Work must be done in normal working hours with an FAA escort at each site, and Kirtland AFB needs a background check, which limits scheduling.
All contractor employees must bring a Real ID or US Passport and be able to
- Weather and wind reschedules. Some areas are flagged as sensitive, and the FAA can suspend or reschedule spraying for wind, which can squeeze a tight February to July window.
Sensitive Spraying Area - No spraying when windy - Reschedule of
- Free re-treatment of failed applications. If the sterilization does not work, the contractor must return and redo it at no added charge, so price in the risk.
Follow-up services are to be provided in case of an unsuccessful
- Inconsistent state list. The title and SOW include Oklahoma, but the description says only Arizona, New Mexico and Texas, so confirm the real scope before responding.
The FAA is seeking interest in a weed spraying contract at multiple locations throughout Arizona, New Mexico and Texas.
Read from the notice and 1 attachment.
- Master SOW Weed Control Locations 14 August.pdf
Full brief
What they want
- Apply soil sterilization / contact weed killer at FAA-owned or leased sites in NM, TX, AZ and OK
- Identify (mark) the areas that were sterilized
- Return and re-treat at no extra charge if a treatment fails
- Supply all labor, equipment, chemicals and supplies
- Work with each FAA site contact on the week and day of spraying, set each January
- Follow EPA rules and each state's herbicide laws, and keep records under state rules
- Clean up and dispose of surplus materials after the work, and fix any damage
- Period of performance
- Not stated. The SOW says applications happen between February and July each year, which suggests a recurring annual service, but no base or option years are given.
- Place of performance
- Multiple FAA sites across New Mexico, Arizona, Texas and Oklahoma (notice lists Albuquerque, NM; sites include Albuquerque, Roswell, Amarillo, El Paso, Phoenix and northern and central Arizona areas)
- Offers due
- 2026-10-15T12:00:00-05:00
- How to submit
- Email Carey.Gonzalez@faa.gov with a CC to Josh.Haker@faa.gov
What to include when you submit
- Email subject must include "ABQ Weed Control - Interested Vendor"
- Attach your company's capability statement
- Include: Company Name, Company POC, Company Phone, Company Email, Company UEI
- Include your socio-economic business classification (Large Business, Small Business, SDVOSB, etc.)
You must have
- Contractor must be licensed to do weed control in all designated areas in New Mexico, Texas, Arizona and Oklahoma
The contractor must be licensed and able to provide weed
- Chemicals must follow EPA standards and each state's herbicide laws; applicators must be licensed and certified
Herbicide Control Laws and Regulations of the states of New Mexico,
- Workers going on Kirtland Air Force Base (Albuquerque tower site) need a Real ID or U.S. passport and must pass an Air Force background check
All contractor employees must bring a Real ID or US Passport and be able to
- No set-aside is used for this notice, so it is open to all business sizes
Not in the notice text
- Contract type, base and option periods, and total length are not stated
- No estimated value or budget is given
- How the eventual contract would be awarded and evaluated is not stated (this is only a Sources Sought)
- Whether a set-aside will apply to the later solicitation is unknown; this notice says none is used
- Whether Oklahoma is really included (title and SOW say yes, description omits it)
- Exact number of treatments per site per year and product or chemical specifications are not given
- Some pages of the SOW attachment had garbled text and location tables lost some column details
- The SOW says it is a brief version; fuller requirements may come with a later solicitation
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Key facts
- Response due
- Oct 15, 2026, 5:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Oct 2, 2026
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Solicitation
- 697DCK-26-R-00278-Full_and_Open
- Agency
- Department of Transportation · Federal Aviation Administration
- Office
- 697DCK Regional Acquisitions SVCS
- Set-aside
- No Set aside used
- NAICS
- 561730
- Product/service code
- S208
- Business type
- Facilities, janitorial & grounds
- Place of performance
- Albuquerque, NM, 87109
- Contracting contact
- CAREY J GONZALEZcarey.gonzalez@faa.gov8172224370
- Versions
- 2 (amended since first posted)
Full notice text from SAM.gov
THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT. The FAA is seeking interest in a weed spraying contract at multiple locations throughout Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. A brief SOW as well as a listing of all locaitons covered, along with approx. sq. ft., is attached to this announcement. If interested please email Carey.Gonzalez@faa.gov with a CC of Josh.Haker@faa.gov. The email subject must include "ABQ Weed Control - Interested Vendor" along with your company's capability statement and the following: Company Name Company POC Company Phone Company Email Company UEI Socio-Economic Business Classification (Large Business, Small Business, SDVOSB, etc)
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