Grounds Maintenance and Landscaping Services
Overview
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SUMMARY
KEY REQUIREMENTS
CONTRACT DURATION
TIMELINE
September 16th, 2026: RFP Issued
September 22nd, 2026: Disability Accommodation Request Deadline
September 22nd, 2026: Pre-Proposal Conference Written Questions Deadline
September 22nd, 2026: RSVP of Pre-Proposal Conference Attendees Deadline
September 24th, 2026: Pre-Proposal Conference
September 24th, 2026: On-site Visit
September 25th, 2026: Notice of Intent to Propose
September 25th, 2026: Post Pre-Proposal Conference Written Questions Deadline
September 30th, 2026: Institution Responds to all Written Questions
October 16th, 2026: Proposal Submission Deadline
November 6th, 2026: Institution Completes Technical Proposal Evaluations
November 9th, 2026: Institution Opens Cost Proposals and Calculates Scores
November 16th, 2026: Institution Issues Intent to Award Letter and Opens RFP Files for Public Inspection
January 1st, 2027: Contract Effective Date
QUESTION DEADLINE
CONTACTS
Primary procurement contact — name, title, email, and phone
Additional decision-makers and their departments
Issuing Agency
Tennessee State University
DESCRIPTION
A government authority in Nashville, Tennessee is seeking a reliable, dependable, and efficient vendor to provide grounds maintenance and landscaping services. The work includes maintaining landscaped areas and ensuring that mulched areas have clean, defined edges separating lawns from beds and tree rings.
Mulching and cultivation will be performed during the dormant season or as needed. Roadways, curbs, sidewalks, fence lines, sidewalk cracks and spaces, building foundations, and other non-living fixed objects must be cleared of landscape clippings using mechanical blowers weekly during the growing season and every other week during the off-season.
A pre-bid meeting is scheduled for September 22, 2026. Questions must be submitted no later than September 25, 2026.
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Frequently asked questions
- When is the submission deadline?
- Submissions are due October 16, 2026. Questions must be submitted by September 25, 2026.
- Who issued this RFP?
- It was issued by Tennessee State University. The work is located in Nashville, Tennessee, United States.
- Who is a good fit for this opportunity?
- Experienced commercial grounds maintenance and landscaping contractor
- Demonstrated capability with recurring landscape upkeep, mulching, edging, and debris removal
- Reliable local or regional service provider serving the Nashville area
- Properly insured and equipped for government or institutional landscaping contracts
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