SOLICITATION NOTICE
F -- Chippewa National Forest Silviculture Services - Solicitation body
- Notice Date
- 1/31/2014
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 115310
— Support Activities for Forestry
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station, 1992 Folwell Avenue -, Acquisition Management, St. Paul, Minnesota, 55108
- ZIP Code
- 55108
- Solicitation Number
- AG-63A9-S-14-0009
- Archive Date
- 3/19/2014
- Point of Contact
- David Easter, Phone: 218-626-4353
- E-Mail Address
-
dceaster@fs.fed.us
(dceaster@fs.fed.us)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- Solicitation body. The USDA Forest Service, located in Duluth Minnesota is issuing a Request for Quotes for an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) multi-year service contract. This Contract will consist of all work necessary to accomplish a wide variety of service work including but not limited to: tree planting, plantation release, animal damage control, pre-commercial thinning, seeding, girdling, fencing, mowing, and pruning throughout boundaries of the Chippewa National Forest, to include Cass, Beltrami, or Itasca counties in Minnesota. The purpose of this contract is to provide a pool of contractors available to conduct tree planting, plantation release, animal damage control, pre-commercial thinning, seeding, girdling, fencing, mowing, and pruning. This contract is being set up as a Indefinite Quantity IDIQ according to FAR Part 52.216-22 Work will be done in compliance with the specifications, provisions and terms and conditions of this contract and each IDIQ task order. Task orders will be competed amongst the contractors that are awarded part of the parent IDIQ. Each IDIQ task order will be task and location specific allowing time for vendors to visit the site and formulate an appropriate quote for that specific task. No individual IDIQ call shall exceed $150,000.00 the Simplified Acquisition Threshold, according to FAR 13.303-5.. The Government may award one or more contracts as a result of the Request for Proposal. The resulting contract(s) will be awarded for a base year and two optional years. The not-to-exceed total contract value of $1,000,000. The guaranteed minimum amount for the program is $2,500. A deadline for submitting quotes will be March 4, 2014. E-mail response preferred - dceaster@fs.fed.us Contracting Office Address: USDA US Forest Service, Superior National Forest, 8901 Grand Ave Place, Duluth, Minnesota 55808 In order to receive award under this RFQ the successful offeror shall be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM), and have completed the online representations and certifications. NAICS: 115310, the size standard is $7 Million. This project is being solicited as a 100% set aside for Small Business. All work is to comply with local, Federal and State codes and is subject to Department of Labor wage rates. Place of Performance: Work can be on lands managed by the US Forest Service anywhere in the Chippewa National Forest. Period of Performance: The estimated period of performance for the base year of this contract is from April 1, 2014 through October 31, 2014. - Option Year 1 - March 1, 2015 through October 31, 2015 - Option Year 2 - March 1, 2016 through October 31, 2016 - Option Year 3 - March 1, 2017 through October 31, 2017 - Option Year 4 - March 1, 2018 through October 31, 2018 The Contractor shall use products and materials that promote energy conservation, pollution prevention, waste reduction, use of recovered materials, that are environmentally preferable, and are made from biobased materials (e.g. dust suppressants, erosion control materials, engine oils, lubricants, greases, hydraulic fluids) to the maximum extent possible without jeopardizing the intended end use or detracting from the overall quality delivered. Vital: Prior to contract award, contractors are required to be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) and the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA), both of which can be found at: www.sam.gov (free registration). No hard copies of the solicitation and applicable amendments will be mailed or issued. To receive the Request for Quotes (RFQ) package and any applicable amendments, offerors must download them from the https://www.fbo.gov/ website.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USDA/FS/63PX/AG-63A9-S-14-0009/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Chippewa National Forest, Cass Lake, Minnesota, 56633, United States
- Zip Code: 56633
- Zip Code: 56633
- Record
- SN03279024-W 20140202/140131234525-55c9c4cdfaac442e3687182f73c6bc51 (fbodaily.com)
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