RFI_Sources sought notification.pdf

United States Department of Agriculture

Forest Service

Procurement & Property Services

(PPS)

Field Procurement Operation East Zone, Service & Supply

1755 Cleveland Highway Gainesville, GA 30501

Caring for the Land and Serving People Printed on Recycled Paper

June 21, 2021

SUBJECT: RFI/Sources Sought in support of road maintenance services on the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests

This RFI/Sources Sought is being issued in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 10, Market Research.

It is for information, planning and market research purposes only and shall not be construed as either a solicitation or obligation on the part of the USDA Forest Service.

The purpose of this notice is to help the USDA FS understand the industry best practices and technical specifications capable of meeting the government’s need. USDA FS will use this market research information to assess the market's capability to successfully meet the acquisition of road maintenance services on the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests, GA.

The service requirements identified in this Performance Work Statement are critical to the performance of the U.S.

Forest Service’s mission while also providing for the safety and welfare of public. The Offeror’s capability statement shall include work experience of a similar nature, scope, complexity, and difficulty to that which will be performed under the prospective contract contemplated in accordance with the Special Notice.

The solicitation will be a total small business set-aside and the NACIS code for the solicitation will be 115310. The solicitation will be made available on or about August 1, 2021 and will be posted on sam.gov.

Acknowledgment of receipt of responses will not be made, nor will respondents be notified of the outcome of the USDA FS’ review of the information received. This notice is not to be constructed as a commitment on the part of the Government to award a contract, nor does the Government intend to pay for any information submitted as a result of this request. The Government will not reimburse respondents for any cost associated with submission of the information being requested or reimburse expenses incurred to interested parties for responses to this notification.

However, USDA FS reserves the right to contact one or more of respondents if additional information is required.

Any questions regarding this notice must be submitted in writing to the Purchasing Agent, Arthur Courtney at Arthur.courtney@usda.gov

Respondents must submit a response requirement no later than July 14, 2021, 5:00PM, Eastern Time.

Thank you for your interest in supporting the Forest Service.

Sincerely, Arthur Courtney Purchasing Agent