Grass mowing/trimming for local flood protection projects in steuben county, new york

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.

S--Contractor shall furnish all labor, material and equipment necessary to provide mowing services at Southern N.Y. Local Flood Damage Reduction Projects in Steuben County, N.Y. Maps depicting project areas where mowing is required are attached. Period of Performance shall be beginning on/after the notice to proceed date through 30 September 2011. All prospective bidders are encouraged to attend a site visit prior to submittal of bid. This visual inspection will more than likely have an effect on the way prospective bidders will prepare their estimate for the work to be performed. This requirement NAICS is 561730 and the size standard is $7.0 million. It is currently set-aside for small businesses only. All responsible sources may submit a bid which shall be considered by the agency. The solicitation will be provided in an electronic format, free of charge, to all registered plan holders. The media through which the Government chooses to issue this solicitation will be the Internet only. This solicitation will not be issued in paper. Contractor's requests for this solicitation must be performed through FBO. Accounts may only be attained by CCR-registered contractors; you must be registered with the Central Contractor Registration Database (CCR) to receive a government contract award. You may register with the CCR at http://www.ccr.gov/.

All questions shall be submitted via e-mail to Tamara.A.Wright@usace.army.mil or fax to (410) 962-2001. Bids can be submitted via e-mail or mail to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Contracting Division, 10 South Howard Street, 7th floor, Room 7000, Baltimore, MD 21201-2530.

The solicitation will be available to all authenticated account holders of Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) System (https://www.fbo.gov/index). To familiarize vendors with the newly released FBO system, please download the Vendor Guide found here (http://www.nab.usace.army.mil/EBS/FBO_Vendor_Guide.pdf). Please note that all Corps of Engineers acquisitions are considered Sensitive, But Unclassified Documents, and require users to have a valid MPIN entered in the FBO system to access package.