Sources Sought Brush Hogs.docx

The Department of Defense, United States Air Force (USAF), Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC), Air Force Test Center (AFTC), Operational Contracting Division, is currently conducting market research seeking capabilities statements from potential sources, including small businesses (SB), 8(a), HUBZone, Economically Disadvantaged Woman-Owned (EDWOSB), Woman-Owned (WOSB), Service Disabled Veteran Owned (SDVOSB) small business that are capable of providing Landscaping Services for Eglin AFB, FL.

SCOPE: The requested work will occur on Eglin Test Center Ranges, Eglin Air Force Base. The contractor shall maintain grass and vegetation to include brush in un-improved areas to prevent woody encroachment. The contractor shall brush hog range / site un-improved areas per mission parameters as required. Grass and vegetation should be at a height not to exceed 4” upon completion.

The contractor shall provide non-personnel services, equipment, tools, supervision, and other items and services necessary to ensure that Brush Hogging is performed on Eglin Test Center Ranges in a manner that will promote training and mission support. The Contractor is expected to maintain, at all times, good and accepted construction and safety standards.

All interested vendors should submit a response demonstrating their capability to provide this service to the Primary Point of Contact listed below. Proposals/Quotes/Bids are not being requested or accepted at this time. Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible. As stipulated in FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not considered offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. No solicitation (Request for Quote) exists at this time; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. The decision to solicit for a contract shall be solely within the Government’s discretion.

This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes, it does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ)/Invitation for Bid (IFB)/Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFQ, IFB or RFP in the future. This notice does not commit the U.S. Government to contract for any supply or service. Further, the U.S. Government is not seeking quotes, bids or proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals in response to this source sought notice. The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice. Submittals will not be returned to the responder. Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future RFQ or IFB or RFP, if any is issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Government wide Point of Entry. It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the Government wide Point of Entry for additional information pertaining to this requirement.

The NAICS Code assigned to this acquisition is 561730, Landscaping with a size standard of $9.5 Million. Please include UEI number and cage code. Respondents shall indicate their size in comparison to this size standard and indicate their socioeconomic status (i.e. SB, 8(a), HUBZone, EDWOSB, WOSB, or SDVOSB). Respondents are further requested to indicate their status as a Foreign-owned/Foreign-controlled firm and any contemplated use of foreign national employees on this effort. The Government reserves the right to consider a small business set-aside based upon responses hereto for any subsequent action. No set-aside decision has been made.

CAPABILITIES STATEMENT: Interested vendors should submit a capabilities statement that explicitly demonstrates their capability to provide/perform the requirement stated in this notice. If your organization has the interest and capacity to provide these materials and perform these services; please provide the following information:

1) Organization name, address, email address, web site address, telephone number, and business size under NAICS code 561730, Landscaping with a size standard of $9.5 Million. Include UEI number and cage code.

2) Provide a narrative that demonstrates the contractor’s capability to perform requirements contained in the PWS. Narratives shall address the following:

• Provide a summary of your company’s relevant experience within the last three years. References can be commercial or Government. Each respondent’s reference should include (a) name of the project, (b) brief description of the project; and (c) dollar value of the project.

All correspondence sent via email shall contain a subject line that reads “Response to Sources Sought, Eglin AFB Brush Hogs Services Requirement”. If this subject line is not included, the e-mail may not filter and screen at Eglin AFB. Filters are designed to delete e-mails without a subject or with a suspicious subject or attachment. Attachments with files ending in .zip or .exe are not allowed and may be deleted. Ensure only .pdf, .doc,. xsls, or .xls documents are attached to your email. All other attachments may be deleted. Please name all documentation submitted using your organization name and ensure that your organization name, CAGE and SAM Unique Entity ID are included within the documentation.

All responsible sources may submit information that will be considered by the agency. All routine communications regarding the announcement shall be directed to the contractual point of contact listed in this posting. The Government may or may not use any responses to this sources sought as a basis for a subsequent project/requirement. Any project/requirement developed from the sources sought responses may be the subject of a subsequent acquisition; any such subsequent acquisition may be posted in SAM.gov separately. Responses to this sources sought will not be returned. The Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to the respondents with respect to any of the information submitted under this sources sought. No requests for a bid package or solicitation will be accepted; a bid package or solicitation does not exist at this time. In order to protect the integrity of any possible future acquisition, no additional information will be provided and no appointments for presentations will be made in reference to this sources sought.

Only government employees shall review submitted responses to this sources sought.

RESPONSES ARE DUE NO LATER THAN 3:00 P.M. (CST) ON 24 June 2024. Direct all questions concerning this requirement to Natasha Sullivan at natasha.sullivan.1@us.af.mil. Please be sure to also cc Sierra Prindle at sierra.prindle@us.af.mil.