Contract Award for Mowing and Trimming Services at Sandy Lake Recreation Area, McGregor, MN for a base year and four option years.

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; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is soliciting for quotes to provide mowing and trimming services at Sandy Lake Recreation Area, McGregor MN for a base year and four option years. The base year and all four option years must be quoted in order to be considered. The period of performance for the base year is 5/1/15-4/30/16. The solicitation number W912ES-15-T-0069 is issued as a small business set-aside. The solicitation will be issued in accordance with FAR Part 12, and evaluated in accordance with FAR Part 13. The requirement calls for mowing and trimming grass for the period of 1 May-31 October. The contractor shall furnish all labor, equipment, fuel, supplies and materials necessary to complete this work. The resulting contractor will provide services in accordance with the requirements of the Performance Work Statement. The resultant contract will be a Firm-Fixed Price Contract. The anticipated contract start date is 1 May 2015. The solicitation is set-aside 100% for small business concerns and the size standard is $7.0M dollars. The associated NAICS code is 561730. Offeror must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) located at www.sam.gov prior to contract award. The registration is free. A determination by the government to not award based on the responses to this solicitation is solely within the discretion of the government. Email responses are the preferred method. Email to both carol.s.olson@usace.army.mil and dawn.m.linder@usace.army.mil. Quotes may also be faxed to the Attention of Carol Olson at 651-290-5706. Or quotes may be mailed to the US Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, Attn: Contracting Division, 180 5th Street East, Suite 700, St. Paul, MN 55101-1678. The full solicitation with clauses and wage rates must be obtained by clicking on the Additional documentation link under Additional Info: at the end of this announcement. All requested information in the Notes to Offerors section of the solicitation must be supplied with the quote. Phone inquiries or requests for information will not be honored. This notice closes on 13 April 2015 at 3 p.m. local time.