Snow and Ice Removal Services
The USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station intends to initiate a Request for Quote (RFQ) procurement action and award a negotiated, Firm-Fixed Price contract for snow and ice removal services at the USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station in Durham, NH. The Contractor shall furnish all labor, equipment and supplies necessary to provide snow removal/ice control services. The Period of Performance will include a Base Period (from approximately November 1, 2017 to March 31, 2018) with two (2) five (5) month option periods (November 1, 2018 to March 31, 2019; November 1, 2019 to March 31, 2020), if exercised.
The acquisition will be solicited using the procurement process prescribed in Part 12, Commercial Items, of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), in conjunction with the policies and procedures for solicitation, evaluation and award prescribed in Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures; and Part 15, Contracting by Negotiation. The Government will award the contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose quote, conforming to the RFQ will be the best value to the Government on the basis of the lowest evaluated price meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards for non-cost factors. The evaluation factors are as follows: (FACTOR 1) Experience; (FACTOR 2) Past performance; (FACTOR 3) Bio-Based Plan; (FACTOR 4) Price. Factors 1, 2 and 3 are approximately equal to Factor 4.
A Pre-Proposal Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, October 3, 2017 at 09:00 am EASTERN time at the USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station, 271 Mast Road, Durham, NH 03824. Please register with Aaron C. Cleaver, Facility Operations Specialist, at 603-868-7602 (office), 603-397-2464 (cell) or accleaver@fs.fed.us.
Solicitation documents, plans and specifications will only be available via the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) homepage located at https://www.fbo.gov/ An electronic copy of Solicitation Number AG-3604-S-17-0025 will be posted on this site on or about September 20, 2017. No hard copies will be issued and no written or fax requests will be accepted. Quotes are due on October 16, 2017 by 11:00 am EASTERN time. Quotes shall be e-mailed to Maria T. Evans at the following e-mail address: mtevans@fs.fed.us No mail, bound/spiral quotes; and no fax submission quotes will be accepted.
The NAICS Code for this project is 561790 with a size standard of $7.0 million. It is the contractor's responsibility to monitor FBO for any amendments. All contractors must be registered in System for Award Management (SAM) database at : https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ as required by FAR 4.1102. Also, contractors who receive a federal contract of $25,000.00 or more are required by legislation to submit an annual VETS-100 Report on your employment of targeted veterans. Information on submitting your report may be obtained by calling 703-461-2460 or by accessing the following Internet web site: http://vets.dol.gov/vets100/.
Service Contract Act Wage Rates will be applicable. Award will be made as a whole to one offeror.
This procurement is set aside 100% for small business concerns.
Maria T. Evans, Phone 610-557-4040, Email mtevans@fs.fed.us
