SOLICITATION NOTICE
88 -- Goat Grazing Services
- Notice Date
- 4/19/2017
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 112420
— Goat Farming
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, R-5 Central CA Acquisition Service Area, 631 Coyote Street, Nevada City, California, 95959, United States
- ZIP Code
- 95959
- Solicitation Number
- AG-9AB5-S-17-0057
- Point of Contact
- William E. Harper, Phone: 6265745337, Rick Marinelli, Phone: (619) 972-9919
- E-Mail Address
-
williamharper@fs.fed.us, ramarinelli@fs.fed.us
(williamharper@fs.fed.us, ramarinelli@fs.fed.us)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- The US Forest Service, Cleveland National Forest, is issuing a solicitation to secure Goat Grazing Services for fuels break maintenance on approximately 100 acres of mixed chaparral shrub, through the use of targeted grazing with goats to achieve and maintain the continuity and functionality of the pre-existing fuel break. The area to be grazed will be within the greater Alpine area of eastern San Diego County located on the Descanso Ranger District, Cleveland National Forest. The proposed acquisition is a total small business set-aside. The NAICS code applicable to this acquisition is 112420 with a Small Business Size Standard of $750,000 as determined by 13 CFR 121.104. When available, the solicitation documents for this project AG-9AB5-S-17-0057 will be provided via FedBizOpps, https://www.fbo.gov, on or about April 30, 2017. The solicitation will be a Request for Quote (RFQ). The quote closing due date and time will be detailed in the RFQ and any amendments that may be issued.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USDA/FS/91T5/AG-9AB5-S-17-0057/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Location: The project is located on the Cleveland National Forest, Descanso Ranger District., Description: The project areas are generally identifiable by changes in vegetation, roads, flagging, or through geographical information systems (GIS) data. The boundaries can be adjacent units, or other natural or manmade features that clearly define the boundary as noted on the project area maps. In most cases the interior and exterior boundaries of the project areas will be flagged with blue flagging or otherwise described below or by Contracting Officer’s Representative (from now on COR). If there is any discrepancy on the boundaries of individual work areas within units the COR must be contacted as soon as possible and no more work must take place until the discrepancy is resolved., Item 1 – Alpine Community Defense Project / Fuel Break System- Carveacre Units: 14 and 15. Elevation of 2200 feet to 3700 feet. Township 16 South, Range 3 East Sections 19, 20, 28, 29, 30 and 32., Carveacre Fuel Break System is located South and East of the community of Alpine, West of Japatul Valley Rd., and South of community of Descanso., Units are directly adjacent to private lands within the community of Carveacre and extend approximately 300 feet in width from the landownership boundary. Terrain is rough and broken with variable slope, aspects, and rock outcroppings. Shrub types include mixed chaparral and coastal sage scrub that include Chamise, Manzanita, Scrub Oak, and Sumac. Shrub height is generally less than 1-3 feet. Additionally seasonal grasses are present at varying levels of cover., Access - Traveling East on I-8: Exit Tavern Rd. and turn right onto Tavern Rd. Tavern Rd. becomes Japatul Valley Rd., turn right onto Carveacre Rd. Traveling West on I-8: Exit Japatul Valley Rd. and turn left. Turn left onto Carveacre Rd. Contracting Officers Representative (COR) or designated inspector will work with contractor to establish best possible access routes., Exclusions (non-work areas): Control areas, if present; and limitations on work performed will be noted in C.5 and delineated on the ground by a specified color flagging on the boundaries. If alternate colors are used to distinguish between control areas, colors will be known to contractor prior to commencement of work., Accessibility: Access routes are identified above and shown on the project area maps. The project areas can and will be accessed from established highways and Forest system roads. Work vehicles and equipment will be parked on Forest Service land unless prior arrangements have been made by the Contracting Officer. In most cases project areas will be accessible by 2WD; however, some terrain may necessitate the use of a four-wheel drive, high-clearance vehicle., Any prospective contractor desiring an explanation or interpretation of the solicitation, drawings, specifications, etc., must request it in writing from the Contracting Officer soon enough to allow a reply to reach all prospective contractors before the solicitation closing date. Oral explanations or instructions given before the award of a contract will not be binding., Carveacre, California, United States
- Record
- SN04477258-W 20170421/170419234345-faa3cf9424acc51bd863e9a1be6ca341 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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