Ballfield Maintenance

The United States Coast Guard Academy intends to solicit quotations for ballfield maintenance services at the Nitchman Field Complex in New London, Connecticut. The contractor shall provide all labor, supervision, materials, equipment, transportation, and incidentals necessary to maintain the Baseball, Softball, and track-and-field/practice soccer fields in accordance with NCAA specifications. Required services include seasonal late-winter/early-spring maintenance of the baseball and softball infields and turf areas, including scarifying, regrading, infield and warning-track material placement, lip removal, edging, rolling, turf repair, replacement and verification of home plates and pitching rubbers, baseline and mound adjustments, and bullpen and pitching-mound repairs. The contractor shall also perform June deep-tine hollow-core aeration and topdressing of all three fields. The anticipated contract consists of a one-year base period, January 1, 2027 through December 31, 2027, with four one-year option periods.