A07. Sources Sought - Rend Lake Veg. Management.pdf

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

FOR

VEGETATION MANAGEMENT

FOR REND LAKE

FRANKLIN AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES, ILLINOIS

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)/SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

BEING RELEASED PURSUANT TO FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR)

PART 10: MARKET RESEARCH.

This RFI is issued solely for informational, market research, and planning purposes only. It does not constitute an Invitation for Bid (IFB), Request for Quote (RFQ), or Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFQ/IFB/RFP in the future. No solicitation document exists at this time. Issuance of this notice does not constitute any obligation on the part of the Government and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, implied or otherwise, to issue a solicitation or award a contract. In addition, respondents are advised that the United States Government is under no obligation to pay for any information or administrative cost incurred in response to this RFI. At this time, proprietary information is not being requested, and respondents shall refrain from providing proprietary information in response to this RFI. The specifications for this requirement will only be available upon solicitation issuance.

PURPOSE: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), St. Louis District, Rend Lake Project is conducting this RFI/Sources Sought in support of Market Research to notify and seek potential qualified/interested members of industry to gain knowledge of interest in providing Vegetation Management Services on Rend Lake Project Lands.

DESCRIPTION OF WORK: The Contractor will furnish all labor, equipment, transportation, communications, materials, and supplies except as otherwise provided for herein to satisfactorily perform succession control, disking, fertilizing, liming, planting, cultipacking, vegetation and debris removal, ground-based and aerial pesticide application, cultivating, pumping and siphoning operations, seedling, B&B and RPM tree planting, forestry mulching services, habitat restoration, soil sample analysis, tongue and groove boards, boundary line maintenance, equipment rental, and supply anchors, wheat straw, seed, crushed stone, fill clay, fill dirt, and geotextile fabric to various locations around Rend Lake in accordance with the specifications contained herein. All work will be performed to the satisfaction of the contracting officer.

GENERAL INFORMATION: The proposed acquisition will be a firm-fixed price, Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract. The minimum contract value will be $10,000, and the maximum contract value will be $2,500,000.

Period of Performance: The contract will be awarded for a 5-year period. The period of performance for each task or delivery order will be identified in that order.

North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code applicable to this acquisition is 115112 - Soil Preparation, Planting, and Cultivating

Product Service Code (PSC) applicable to this acquisition is F006 – Natural Resources/Conservation – Land Treatment Practices.

REQUESTED INFORMATION: Respondents interested in providing a response to this Sources Sought should submit information which clearly describes the following: Only contractors capable of supplying this type of procurement should respond to this survey.

1. Vendor's name, address, UEI, CAGE, points of contacts with telephone number and email address

2. Business size/classification to include any designations such as Small Business, HUBZone, Woman Owned, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned, 8(a), etc.

3. Capabilities Statement

RESPONSES: Any information submitted by the respondents to this Sources Sought Notice is strictly voluntary. The Government will not pay for any information that is submitted by respondents to this Sources Sought Notice. The Government requests interested firms submit their capability statement and experience response no later than 3:00 pm, CST, on 16 January 2026 by email to Leigh Ann Thomas, leigh.a.thomas@usace.army.mil.

SUBMISSION DETAILS: All interested, responsive and responsible System of Award Management (SAM) Database registered businesses are encouraged to participate in this source sought by emailing the required information below to the point of contact. If your company is not SAM registered, please do so at www.sam.gov .

CYBERSECURITY MATURITY MODEL CERTIFICATION (CMMC) REQUIREMENTS:

In accordance with Department of Defense (DoD) directives, contractors and subcontractors must obtain the appropriate level of Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) to be eligible for future solicitations. Contractors must ensure they are certified at the appropriate CMMC level before contract award. For information on obtaining CMMC certification, including the process and authorized CMMC Third Party Assessment Organizations (C3PAOs), please visit the official CMMC Accreditation Body (CyberAB) website at https://www.cyberab.org . Additionally, contractors should refer to Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) clause 252.204- 7021, "Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Requirements," which outlines the mandatory requirements and stipulations regarding CMMC compliance. Compliance with these requirements is mandatory for procurement consideration.