SOURCES SOUGHT
F -- Sources Sought: Operation and Maintenance of Federally Mandated Wildlife Habitat Structures at Lower Granite Lake, Lake Bryan and Lake West
- Notice Date
- 10/29/2014
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 712190
— Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions
- Contracting Office
- USACE District, Walla Walla, 201 N. Third Avenue, Walla Walla, WA 99362-1876
- ZIP Code
- 99362-1876
- Solicitation Number
- W912EF-15-R-SS05
- Response Due
- 11/13/2014
- Archive Date
- 12/28/2014
- Point of Contact
- Mary Van Sickle, 509-527-7204
- E-Mail Address
-
USACE District, Walla Walla
(mary.m.vansickle@usace.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This Sources Sought announcement is a tool to identify businesses with the capability to accomplish the work. This is not a solicitation. This notice neither constitutes a Request for Proposal, nor does it restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition approach. It should not be construed as a commitment by the Government for any purpose. Responses to this Sources Sought notice will be used by the Government in making appropriate acquisition decisions. Therefore, no contract award will result from this Sources Sought Notice. The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Walla Walla District is issuing this notice to measure the interest and availability of other than large business firms, including HUBZone, 8(a) or Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Women Owned Small Business (WOSB) or other Small Business concerns that are capable of performing services necessary to monitor, operate, maintain, and treat public facilities and lands. This includes public-use facilities, operational facilities and equipment on lands and waters of the Snake, Clearwater, Palouse, and Tucannon Rivers known as Lower-Granite Lake, Lake Bryan and the upper portion of Lake West (upstream of the Joso Bridge). The contract will be consisting of a base period of one (1) year and four (4) option periods not to exceed one (1) year each. The NAICS code for this procurement is 712190 Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions with a small business size standard of $7.5 million in average annual receipts. Primary, assignments will be located within the States of Washington, and Idaho. The geographic range of services extends approximately 100 river miles, and encompasses roughly 18,000 acres of land managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Services required include, but not be limited to, aspects of the operation and maintenance of wildlife Habitat Management Units (HMUs) managed by Lower Granite Natural Resources, specific to the following: 1. Work shall include planting and irrigating wildlife food plots; 2. establishing and maintaining wildlife shrubs and trees; eliminate non native foliage such as Tree-of-Heaven and Russian olive trees, as well as Blackberry and Indigo shrubs; 3. fence repair; constructing new fence; 4. cleaning vault toilets; 5. removing and disposing of litter; 6. erecting and maintaining goose tubs, quail roosts, and gallinaceous guzzlers; 7. chemical and cultural control of invasive and noxious weeds; insect pest control; 8. operation and maintenance of irrigation systems; 9. custom mowing/swathing and agricultural bailing. In order to determine the extent of industry interest and experience in the requirement, interested firms shall present the following information: (1) Data Universal Number System (DUNS) number and CAGE code; (2) socio-economic classification(s) (e.g., 8(a), small business, small disadvantaged business, etc.) as they relate to NAICS code 712190; (3) a brief overview of the firm's capabilities and experience as they relate to items 1 through 9 of the potential services listed above; (4) describe owned or leased equipment that the firm would use to perform the services identified; (5) discuss the firm's capabilities/qualifications (to include certifications and state(s) registered) as they apply to items. The response to this notice shall be in summary format and shall not exceed three (3) pages. No basis for claim against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to this sources sought or Government use of any information provided. The Government will not pay for information or comments provided and will not recognize any costs associated with submission of comments. Companies or individuals interested in responding are invited to submit their information via email ONLY to Mary M. Van Sickle at mary.m.vansickle@usace.army.mil. All attachments must be provided in either Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat PDF format. Responses should be received by 4:00 p.m. PDT, 13 November 2014. PLEASE REFERENCE quote mark SOURCES SOUGHT: Operation and Maintenance of Federally Mandated Wildlife Habitat Structures at Lower Granite Lake, Lake Bryan and Lake West quote mark IN THE SUBJECT LINE. Firms responding to this sources sought synopsis, who fail to provide ALL of the required information requested, will not be used to assist the government in the acquisition decision, which is the intent of this sources sought synopsis. NOTE: IF YOU DO NOT INTEND TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL FOR THIS PROJECT WHEN IT IS FORMALLY ADVERTISED, PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT A RESPONSE TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS. If inadequate responses are received, this solicitation may be issued for full and open competition. Respondents will not be contacted regarding their submission or information gathered as a result of this sources sought notice. All responsible sources may respond to this notice and all responses will be considered. Telephonic responses will not be honored.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: USACE District, Walla Walla 201 N. Third Avenue, Walla Walla WA
- Zip Code: 99362-1876
- Zip Code: 99362-1876
- Record
- SN03560974-W 20141031/141030001141-ef1c9305e3b56a3fdc692bd23ae6f35d (fbodaily.com)
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