Brushing and Hazardous Tree Removal at Yosemite NP

Notice: 100% set-aside under the Total Small Business Procurement Program, in accordance with FAR 19.502-2.
Description: The National Park Service, Yosemite National Park, located in Mariposa County, California, has a requirement for vegetation, hazard tree, and brushing removal along 13.6 miles of transmission power lines and access trails. Qualified Line Clearance Arborist certification is required. Reference the Scope of Work within Section C of the Request for Quotation for full requirement.
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2019-04 (effective August 7, 2019). The solicitation number is 140P8519Q0023, and the solicitation is issued as a Request for Quotation. The NAICS code is 115310 with an associated small business size standard of $7.5 million dollars in average annual receipts. This solicitation is a 100% total small business set-aside, and will result in a firm fixed price purchase order to a single vendor determined to be responsive and responsible.
ATTACHMENTS TO THIS SOLICITATION. Besides the SF-18 solicitation form, there are five attachments; Attachment 01 (Map), Attachment 02 (Quote/Pricing Sheet, Attachment 03 (DOL Wage Determination), Attachment 04 (Experience and Past Performance Form), and Attachment 05 (Tree Identification Template).
The government intends to award a single, fixed price purchase order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible Offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the government, price and other factors considered. The following non-price factors shall be used to evaluate offers, and are listed in order of descending importance: price, technical capability and past performance. Evaluation factors other than price, when combined, are approximately equal to price.
QUOTES ARE DUE AT 2:00 P.M. PACIFIC TIME (PT) ON Wednesday, September 4, 2019. Only emailed quotes will be accepted. Quotes must be submitted by email directly to Lisa_Henson@nps.gov.
Questions regarding this solicitation must be submitted in writing via email to Lisa_Henson@nps.gov, and reference the solicitation number in the subject line of the email, e.g., "140P8519Q0023 QUESTION." Questions must be received by August 27, 2019 by 5:00 p.m. (PT).
THIS SYNOPSIS PAGE CONTAINS ONLY PARTIAL AMOUNT OF INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS SOLICITATION. The Standard Form 18 together with all three attachments, make a complete solicitation package.
The government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation.
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