The purpose of this Invitation to Bid (“ITB”) is to establish a service contract with qualified CT certified set-aside firm to provide lawn care service to approximately 26 acres of lawn area at the former Bergin Correctional Institution property in Storrs. The University has reserved this site for participation by Certified Department of Administrative Services (DAS) Supplier Diversity (setaside) – Small Business Enterprise (SBE), Minority Business Enterprise (MBE), women-owned (WBE) businesses, and businesses owned by persons with a disability certified as such by the State of Connecticut’s DAS Supplier Diversity Division, pursuant to Connecticut General Statute 32-9e. Firms must be S/MBE certified at the time of proposal submission