Amendment 0001 Solicitation 12405B25Q0018 Question and Answer with Photograph Grounds Square Footage.docx
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- 12405B25Q0018
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This is a Question and Answer amendment providing details about the grounds maintenance area for solicitation 12405B25Q0018 at the USDA ARS Center for Biological Control in Tallahassee, FL. The amendment clarifies that the total service area consists of two sections (top and bottom of hill) covering approximately 3 acres of landscapable ground out of a total 6.774 acres, after excluding hardscape elements like parking lots, walkways, buildings, and a retention pond. While precise square footage is not available, the document mentions the site is 43,000 sq ft (0.98 acres), with a 5,760 sq ft building and a 43,173 sq ft retention pond, though these measurements don't include the greenhouse area in the lower section.
The related solicitation is a total small business set-aside under NAICS 561730 (Landscaping Services) for grounds maintenance services from February 2025 through January 2030 (base year plus 4 option years). A site visit is scheduled for January 14, 2025 at 1:00 PM ET, with questions due January 16, 2025 by 12:00 PM CT. Quote submissions are due January 23, 2025 by 3:00 PM CT and must include completed SF1449, pricing schedule, any amendment acknowledgments, and SAM UEI number.
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Q1. Could you please provide the total square footage of the area requiring service?
A1. On the lease, it states 6.774 acres that is in two sections (top of hill and bottom of hill), but you would have to exclude the hard scape (parking lot, walkways, driveways, buildings, runoff pond, greenhouses and sheds) and the land in crops (peppers, etc.). So that would be an estimated 3 acres? I have a map from the lease, but the numbers are indecipherable.
From the A&E plans for the new building under their civil engineering section, it states that the site is 43,000 sq ft (0.98) the building is 5,760 sq ft and the retention pond is 43,173 sq ft. I don’t know what they mean by the site as it obviously does not include the retention pond, and it does not include the greenhouse area below.
Here is a photo below with a scale on it and the red box does include the retention pond as well as the parking lot.
You will just have to guess with this information in mind as we do not have a precise number for the sq ft of landscapable ground.
Make sure that they know that it is in 2 sections. Sorry that I don’t have a precise number.
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