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99 -- TREE TRIMMING & REMOVAL SERVICES AROUND HIGH VOLTAGE POWER LINES SOL DE-RP65-98WN18148 POC Sharon Bates (916) 353-4469/FAX: (916) 985-1933 The Department of Energy, Western Area Power Administration (WAPA), Sierra-Nevada Regional (SNR) Office located in Folsom, California, requires the services of Tree Trimming/Removal firms for indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contracts. SNR anticipates awarding 2 or more IDIQ contracts. These IDIQ contracts will be for tree trimming and removal services around High Voltage Transmission Lines (from 69kV to 500kV) within Northern and Central California. Work to be performed consists of cutting, pruning, herbicide treatments, and clearing away of trees, limbs, branches, and foliage on trees which interfere with or by reason of their location or condition may interfere with or will not allow sufficient clearance for safe and proper maintenance and operation of SNR's transmission lines. The contrcts are anticipated to be awarded in February 1998. The contracts will consist of basic ordering periods and two additional ordering periods, each period not to exceed one year, for a total of three years. The minimum order for each contract will be not less than $2,500. Individual task orders may not exceed $100,000. The total amount of each contract over the three year ordering period may not exceed $250,000. this announcement is open to all businesses regardless of size. The wages and benefits of service employees performing under these contracts must be at least equal to those determined by the Department of Labor under the Service Contract Act. SELECTION CRITERIA: Significant selection evaluation criteria include: (1) Primary specialized experience in tree trimming and removal services around high voltage transmission lines including appropriate licenses and certificates; (2) Technical qualifications of the staff in tree trimming and removal. Education, training, and experience will be reviewed; (3) Capacity of the firm to accomplish multiple task orders within time and cost limitations; (4) Past performance on relevant Department of Energy contracts will be a factor, however, lack of such performance will not necessarily preclude a firm from consideration; (5) Anticipated cost to the Government; (6) Location of the firm with respect to work sites will be a secondary consideration provided that a sufficient number of qualified firms respond to this announcement. Contractor must provide prior to award documentation regarding insurance coverage (i.e., workers compensation and limits of liability) and proof of training records for experience in brush cutting/tree felling, hazard recognition for cutting near high voltage transmission lines and certificates in First Air/CPR. Contractor is required to have an accident prevention program. (0311)

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