SOLICITATION NOTICE
F -- Southwest Washington WRP Maintenance & Planting
- Notice Date
- 8/21/2007
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 561730
— Landscaping Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Washington State Office, 316 Boone Avenue, Suite 450, Spokane, WA, 99201-2348, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- AG-0546-S-07-0004
- Response Due
- 9/14/2007
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) ? State of Washington is seeking quotes from qualified providers for a Firm-Fixed Price contract(s) for planting maintenance and/or tree/shrub planting to establish native vegetation on Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) easements throughout Pacific and Grays Harbor Counties in Southwestern Washington State. There are approximately (15) fifteen easements: two (2) needing tree/shrub planting with follow-up spring maintenance and thirteen (13) needing maintenance in fall of 2007 and spring of 2008. Planting maintenance may consist of one or more of the following treatments: application of a suitable herbicide, hand slash, weed-eating, or mowing with mowing deck or brush hog. Projects range in size from approximately 4 to 69 acres. Planting is scheduled to occur late winter and early spring 2008. Plant stock will vary by project. Planting maintenance (vegetation removal) on existing stands will occur early fall 2007 and spring 2008. Maintenance of new plantings will occur following planting in spring 2008. In addition, protective tubing will be placed and secured around the base of each newly planted seedling. Firms responding to this announcement will be evaluated on the following factors: technical capability of the item offered to meet the Government requirement; price; and past performance. Technical capability and past performance, when combined, are approximately equal when compared to price. The solicitation package (RFQ) will be issued electronically at the Federal Business Opportunities website within seven (7) days from the date of this notice. This solicitation is restricted and has been set-aside for small business concerns. The price range is $250,000 - $500,000. The North American Industry Classification (NAICS) Code is 561730. The business size standard for this code is $6.5 million. Offeror must be registered in the Central Contractors Registration (CCR) database and meet complete Online Requirements and Certification Application (ORCA) prior to award. In addition to other factors, bids will be evaluated on the basis of advantages and disadvantages to the Government that might result from making more than one award (multiple awards). It is assumed for the purpose of evaluating bids, that $500 would be the administrative cost to the Government for issuing and administering each contract awarded under this solicitation, and individual awards will be for the items or combinations of items that result in the lowest aggregate cost to the Government, including the assumed administrative cost.
- Place of Performance
- Address: Pacific & Grays Harbor Counties, Washington State
- Zip Code: 98563
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Zip Code: 98563
- Record
- SN01379252-W 20070823/070822065036 (fbodaily.com)
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