Frederick County Public Schools

27M4, Unit Price Contract for Mulch

Frederick, MD School district Posted Oct 1, 2026 Last verified Oct 1, 9:20 PM
Landscaping 21 days remaining

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What the agency needs

General Solicitation from Frederick County Public Schools - Frederick, MD

Frederick County Public Schools - Purchasing Department has issued general solicitation.

This contract is for the labor, materials, delivery, installation, and supervision necessary to supply and install Engineered Wood Fiber (EWF), IPEMA Certified, playground surfacing and hardwood/landscape mulch at identified locations throughout the school system. Work shall include delivery and installation of the specified materials, including blown-in EWF and placement of landscape mulch, as well as all labor and supervision necessary to complete the work.

Responses are due October 23, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT.

Questions must be submitted by October 14, 2026 at 9:30 AM EDT.

A non-mandatory pre-proposal conference is scheduled for October 7, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT at https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/5cea781d-7b42-48ba-9943-0798844d4867@be02c267-0ded-4c91-a8bf-4667962e95cb?source=copyLinkLegacyShareLinkDialog.

Commodity categories: Hydromulch; Soil Conditioners: Compost, Marine Humus, Sulfur, Synthetic Polymers, Mulch, etc; Mulch, Pine Straw; Top Soil and Fill Dirt (For Mulch See Class 335); Hydromulching Services; Landscaping (Including Design, Fertilizing, Planting, etc., But Not Grounds Maintenance or Tree Trimming Services); Mulch/Compost Production Services.

Contact: Edward Reinhold, Senior Manger, Operations (edward.reinhold@fcps.org, (240) 586-8563).

1 document is attached to the notice: 01_27M4, Unit Price Contract for Mulch (ITB).

The full solicitation document, addenda and the question-and-answer thread are on the agency's OpenGov portal at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/fcps/projects/311323. Responses are submitted electronically there, and a free vendor account is required before you can upload one.

Who should bid

Landscaping contractors - the work is Frederick, MD.

Deadline

23 October 2026, 11:00 AM EDT (21 days remaining - last confirmed 1 Oct)

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Bid deadline21 days remaining - last confirmed 1 Oct 23 October 2026, 11:00 AM EDT check 21 days

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Collected from OpenGov Procurement - Maryland, first seen 1 October 2026, last confirmed 1 October 2026.

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