Grey Towers Historic Site Snow & Ice Removal Services

Notice to Offeror(s)/Supplier(s): Funds are not presently available for this effort. No award will be made under this solicitation until funds are available. The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation, either before or after the solicitation's closing date. In the event the Government cancels this solicitation, the Government has no obligation to reimburse an offeror for any costs incurred.

The USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station intends to initiate a Request for Proposal (RFP) procurement action and award a negotiated, Firm-Fixed Price, multiple year contract for snow removal services at the Grey Towers National Historic Site in Milford, PA. The Contractor shall furnish all labor, equipment and supplies necessary to provide snow removal/ice control at the Grey Towers National Historic Site. The Period of Performance will include a Base Period (from approximately November 1, 2017 to March 31, 2018) with four (4) five (5) month option periods (November 1, 2018 to March 31, 2019; November 1, 2019 to March 31, 2020; November 1, 2020 to March 31, 2021; and November 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022), if exercised.

The acquisition will be solicited using the procurement process prescribed in Part 12, Commercial Items, of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), in conjunction with the policies and procedures for solicitation, evaluation and award prescribed in Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures; and Part 15, Contracting by Negotiation. The Government will award the contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose proposal, conforming to the RFP will be the Best Value to the Government on the basis of the lowest evaluated price meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards for non-cost factors. The evaluation factors are as follows: (FACTOR 1) Past Performance; (FACTOR 2) Experience & Response Plan; (FACTOR 3) Bio-Based Plan; (FACTOR 4) Price. Factors 1, 2 and 3 are approximately equal to Factor 4.

A Pre-Proposal Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, October 11, 2017 at 10:00 am EASTERN time at the USDA Forest Service, Grey Towers National Historic Site, Milford, PA 18337. Please contact Elizabeth Hawke at 570-296-6061 EXT 162 or ehawke@fs.fed.us.

Solicitation documents, plans and specifications will only be available via the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) homepage located at https://www.fbo.gov/ An electronic copy of Solicitation Number 123604-18-R-0001 will be posted on this site on or about October 4, 2017. No hard copies will be issued and no written or fax requests will be accepted. Proposals are due on October 25, 2017 by 11:00 am EASTERN time. Proposals shall be e-mailed to Maria T. Evans at the following e-mail address: mtevans@fs.fed.us No hard copy proposal submissions will be accepted.

The NAICS Code for this project is 561790 with a size standard of $7.5 million. It is the contractor's responsibility to monitor FBO for any amendments. All contractors must be registered in System for Award Management (SAM) database at : https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ as required by FAR 4.1102. Also, contractors who receive a federal contract of $25,000.00 or more are required by legislation to submit an annual VETS-100 Report on your employment of targeted veterans. Information on submitting your report may be obtained by calling 703-461-2460 or by accessing the following Internet web site: http://vets.dol.gov/vets100/.

Service Contract Act Wage Rates will be applicable. Award will be made as a whole to one offeror. This procurement is set aside 100% for small business concerns.