Pre-Sol_Notice_Aerial_Spray_1.docx

Project Location: National Park Service, Wind Cave National Park (Hot Springs, SD) and Badlands National Park (Interior, SD) Pre-Solicitation Notice: The National Park Service, MWR NEKOTA Major Acquisition Buying Office (MABO) intends to issue a solicitation for aerial spraying of herbicide and surfactant for Wind Cave National Park and Badlands National Park in South Dakota. The government will use a competitive RFQ process. The solicitation number will be 140P6322Q0023. The NPS intends to award a Firm Fixed Price Requirements Service contract in response to this solicitation.

Project Description: This project includes aerial treatment to control invasive species of up to 2,000 acres of mullein, up to 3,000 acres of Canada thistle, and up to 1,000 acres of annual brome. Badlands National Park is characterized by rugged badlands terrain, with average elevation of 2,500 feet. Wind Cave National Park consists of forested grassland with deep canyons in areas of park. Application dates range from June 1st to July 30th and September 10th to October 30th. The anticipated period of performance will be for approximately two (2) 1-year ordering periods. The anticipated performance period start date is June 1, 2022. The final performance period start date may be slightly adjusted dependent on the final award process and dates and park schedules.

Business Size: This project is set-aside for Small Businesses using NAICS Code 115112 with a size standard of $8.5 million.

Solicitation: The official solicitation package and its attachments to include detailed specifications will be issued and available within the next 5 business days and will be posted to SAM.gov. Contractors are expected to provide detailed quotes and any other information required for submission to the government for review. This is the preliminary notice of a solicitation that will follow. The responses will be due approximately 18 days after the solicitation issue date. The specific date will be announced in the solicitation that will follow this notice. No hardcopies or email copies will be provided.

Quote Submission: Offerors must have a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) and be registered and active in the System for Award Management (SAM) http://www.sam.gov in order to be eligible for award. Electronic quotes will be accepted per the terms of the solicitation that will follow this notice.

Point of Contact: For questions, please contact Julie Gavin, Contract Specialist, julie_gavin@nps.gov, 605-574-3193.