B08_Sol_140P5423R0004_Attach_0007_-_Solicitation_Site_Visit_Info.pdf

Sol 140P5423R0004 Attachment 0007

SITE VISIT INFORMATION

The National Park Service invites you to attend a site inspection for Invasive and Nuisance Plant Management Task Order Request for Quote (RFQ) in the Hole‐in‐ the‐Donut (HID), Spoil Mound located at Everglades National Park in Homestead, FL. The Site Visit will be held at the time and place listed below:

LOCATION: Everglades National Park, Dan Beard Center 40001 State Road 9336, Homestead, FL 33034

Directions: From Homestead Florida take state road 9336 west to Everglades National Park. Take Main Park Road through the fee booth station and turn left at Royal Palm (do not go to the Visitor Center). Take your first right. Then take the next right (at a stop sign) onto Research Road. Take Research Road 3‐3/4 miles down to the Daniel Beard Center (a building on the left (or south) side of the road).

TIME: 9:00 a.m. (EST) DATE: Thursday, March 30, 2023

The purpose of this inspection is for contractors to ascertain the complexities and the location of current equipment, along with general local conditions which could materially affect the conduct of operations of the cost thereof. The contractor must have a 4x4 vehicle. Additionally, there is no food or water located at this location. Any questions must be submitted in writing to the Contracting Officer at the email address below NO LATER THAN 5:00 P.M. EDT on Wednesday, April 7, 2023, with the subject line: Questions Sol 140P5423R0004. A summary of questions and answers arising from the site inspection and/or review of the package will be provided to all prospective contractors as they arise. Only those written answers provided to all offerors will be the Government's official response to questions. Information provided at this site visit shall not qualify the terms and conditions of the request for proposal and specifications. No oral questions will be accepted. Terms of the request for proposal and specifications remain unchanged unless the request for proposal is amended in writing. If an amendment is issued, normal procedures relating to the acknowledgment and receipt of RFQ amendments shall apply.

We consider attendance at this site inspection vital to the preparation of a competitive and cost‐effective quote, and to understanding the total result desired by the Government. Failure to attend this inspection may not be used as an excuse for omissions or miscalculations in quotes. It is again emphasized that it is most advantageous for each contractor to have qualified representation at the site inspection.

NO individual site inspections will be conducted.

Point of Contact: Jonathan Taylor

Email: jonathan_e_taylor@nps.gov

W: 305‐242‐7836

All questions shall be emailed to:

Noelli Medina

Noelli_Medina@nps.gov