Center Hill Lake Operation and Maintenance Services

PURPOSE: The Nashville District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) solicitation for Center Hill Lake Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Services. This is a Pre-solicitation Notice.

This notice is being issued for planning and informational purposes only. This notice is not a solicitation, nor is it to be construed as a commitment by the Government. The Government will not pay for any effort expended in responding to this notice, nor will the Government accept proposals as a result of this notice.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Nashville District USACE has a requirement for O&M Services at Center Hill Lake. Center Hill Lake is located on the Caney Fork River, about 60 miles east of Nashville, Tennessee and 20 miles west of Cookeville, Tennessee. The areas of work are located in DeKalb, Putnam, White and Warren Counties of Tennessee. Principle cities in the area are Smithville, Cookeville and Sparta, Tennessee.

SUMMARY OF WORK: The Contractor shall furnish all necessary management, supervision, inspection, personnel, materials, supplies, parts, tools, equipment, transportation, vehicles, and fuel except as otherwise provided for herein, required to perform the O&M Services within the area of responsibility, of the Center Hill Lake Water Resources Development Project.

This work will include, but is not limited to the following:

1. Grass Mowing (approximately 970 acres annually)
2. Cleaning Services
3. Janitorial Services
4. Facility Repair, Maintenance, and other Non-Routine Services
5. Boundary Line Marking and Painting
6. Beach and Playground Maintenance
7. Breach Water Testing
8. Herbicide Application
9. Pavement Striping and Sealing
10. Maintenance of Navigation Aids
11. Septic Tanks, Holding Tanks, and Lift Station Maintenance

This description is not intended to be all encompassing and is subject to change.

NAICS CODE AND SBA SIZE STANDARD: The NAICS code for this project is 561210 with a size standard of $38,500,000.00.

TYPE OF SET-ASIDE: Total Small Business Set-Aside

SOLICITATION AND CONTRACT TYPE: It is anticipated that from the RFP Solicitation, the Government will use the Best Value Tradeoff Source Selection process (described in FAR 15.101-1) to award one (1) Firm-Fixed Price Requirements Contract with a base and four (4) option years.

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: The anticipated period of performance for the base year is twelve (12) months and each option period is twelve (12) months.

SOLICITATION RELEASE DATE: The anticipated release date for this solicitation is around August 14, 2015. The performance work statement will be available at the time of solicitation release.

SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM): Offerors must be successfully registered in the SAM, www.sam.gov, in order to receive a Government contract award. Offerors must have their representations and certifications available on-line in SAM or provide them with their proposal in order to receive a Government contract award.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Specific information pertaining to this procurement will be available in the solicitation. The solicitation documents will be posted on the Army Single Face to Industry (ASFI) database. You can access these files from the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website, www.fbo.gov. It is, and will continue to be, the responsibility of all potential offerors to monitor the FBO website for any amendments, updates, responses to questions and answers, etc. as the Government will not be maintaining a mailing list.

POINT-OF-CONTACT FOR QUESTIONS: The Contract Specialist for this solicitation is Lether Robinson, telephone: 615-736-7915, fax: 615-736-7124, email: lether.e.robinson@usace.army.mil. Any communications regarding this procurement must be made in writing via e-mail or facsimile. It must identify the Solicitation number, company name, address, e-mail address, phone number including area code, facsimile number, and point of contact.