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F -- INDEFINITE DELIVERY INDEFINITE QUANTITY (IDIQ) EXOTIC PEST PLANT SPECIES ERADICATION AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN SOUTHWESTERN ARIZONA AND CALIFORNIA SOL N68711-99-R-6605 DUE 073099 POC Len Brown, Contract Specialist, (619) 532-1266; Maria Williams, Contracting Officer WEB: Click here to download a copy of the RFP, http://www.efdsw.navfac.navy.mil/home.htm. E-MAIL: Contract Specialist, brownjl@efdsw.navfac.navy.mil. This procurement consist of one solicitation with the intent to award multiple firm fixed-price IDIQ Service Contracts to the responsible offeror(s) whose proposals, conforming to the Request for Proposal (RFP), will be most advantages to the Government resulting in the Best Value, price and other factors considered. The work includes all management, labor, management, supervision, tools, materials, equipment, incidental engineering, travel and transportation necessary to control exotic pest plant species which threatens native habitats in southwestern Arizona and California. The work will be assigned by Task Orders (TO) issued by the Contracting Officer and performed at various locations within the states of Arizona and California. The contractor shall accomplish all discipline coordination; the Government will not coordinate the work for the Contractor. The Government reserves the right to award one or more contracts under this solicitation. The Government further reserves the right to award the remaining contracts within the acceptance period based upon the availability of funds for the minimum guarantee. Each contract will be for one (1) base year with the Government having the option to renew for four (4) additional one-year periods. Successful offeror(s) will receive a minimum guarantee of $5,000.00 for the base year. The minimum guarantee will be met by issue of Task Order(s). The Government will endeavor to award at least one Task Order to each successful offeror to establish a base line for past performance under the instant contract. Subsequent TOs will be awarded based on FAR 16.505(b) including past performance on TOs, quality of deliverables, price, and other factors. The awarded TOs will be a performance scope, firm fixed-price task with a specific completion date. Initial award of the contract(s) will be based on best value to the government. Proposals will be evaluated for award using three major technical factors: Past Performance, Pricing, and Technical/Management which consist of three sub-factors: Experience, Business Plan, and Example Documentation. The Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a contract without discussions with offerors. Therefore, each initial offer should contain the offeror's best terms from a price, past performance, and technical/management standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined to be necessary by the Contracting Officer. In accordance with FAR 5.102(a)(7) availability of the RFP will be limited to the electronic medium; the RFP will be available for download free of charge via the Internet World Wide Web at http://www.efdsw.navfac.navy.mil/home.htm -- hard copies (paper sets) or CD-ROM of the RFP will not be provided by the Government. The official plan holders list will be maintained on and can be printed from the website. All prospective offerors and plan rooms are encouraged to register as plan holders on the website. Plan holders lists will not be faxed and will only be available from the website. Registering offerers and plan rooms must provide a complete name, complete mailing address and area code and phone number, offerer type (prime contractor, sub contractor, supplier or plan room), email address and size (large business, small business, small disadvantaged business, woman owned small business or other). Notification of any changes (amendments) to the solicitation will be made only on the Internet. It will be the contractor's responsibility to check the website for any posted changes. Tentative issue date is on or about 29 June 1999 with an receipt date approximately thirty days later. The Standard Industrial Classification Code is 8999. PARTICIPATION IS RESTRICTED TO SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 8(a) PROGRAM FIRMS THAT HAVE SIC CODE 8999 AMONG THEIR APPROVED SIC CODES. Posted 06/11/99 (W-SN342228). (0162)

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