American River Water Education Center Groundskeeping Service

Added: Aug 03, 2012 2:13 pm The Bureau of Reclamation, Central California Area Office (CCAO) intends to issue a solicitation for a base and four option years for a firm fixed-price service contract for Groundskeeping. This is a 100% small business set-aside solicitation and only offers from small businesses will be considered. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 561730 with a small business standard is $7.0M. This notice is not a request for proposal and the information presented in this announcement will not obligate the Bureau of Reclamation in any manner.

Solicitation R12PS24024 will be posted to http://ideasec.nbc.gov on or about August 3, 2012. The date for receipt of quotes will be approximately August 15, 2012. Responses should be emailed to the Government point of contact for this acquisition. Responses should include the firm's Dun and Bradstreet number (DUNS) and Tax Identification Number (TIN).The solicitation must be downloaded at the above website; no paper copy of this solicitation will be distributed.

Prospective contractors MUST be actively registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at http://www.sam.gov to be eligible for award. Questions concerning this solicitation should be directed to mspurgeon@usbr.gov.

The principal services to be performed:

Demonstrate four years of experience in Water Conservation gardening by providing similar size and scope of work within the last four years.

1. Able to identify common name, botanical name, bird or butterfly attractant, California native, Arboretum All Stars, and other plant characteristics. 2. Ability to prune, propagate, plant/transplant and care for plants, trees and shrubs 3. Working knowledge of effective irrigation techniques and care for plants, and use of Smart Timers/Irrigation Controllers. 4. Knowledge of equipment associated with landscaping, and minor repair work.