Grounds Maintenance Outlying Roads, Verona Loop, Courthouse Bay, and Onslow Beach at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune

THIS IS A PRE-SOLICIATION NOTICE ONLY. This notice does NOT constitute a request for proposal, request for quote, or invitation for bid. The intent of this notice is to notify potential offerors that the Officer in Charge of Construction, Marine Corps Installation East intends to solicit proposals and award a combination Firm Fixed Price, Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (FFP/IDIQ) contract to provide grounds maintenance at outlying roads, Verona Loop, Courthouse Bay and Onslow Beach at Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.



The work includes grounds maintenance services at Verona Loop, Courthouse Bay, Onslow Beach and outlying areas of the Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune, NC.

The proposed contractor shall furnish all labor, management, supervision, tools, materials, equipment, facilities, transportation, incidental engineering and other items necessary to provide grounds maintenance and services including lawn maintenance, vegetation removal, and debris removal within improved, semi-improved and unimproved areas. Services include mowing, and trimming, edging, weed and vegetation control, debris removal and raking.



The procurement method to be utilized is FAR Part 12 Commercial Items, FAR Part 19 Competitive 8(a), and FAR Part 15 Contracting by Negotiation.



The NAICS Code for this procurement is 561730 and the annual size standard is $7,000,000.00.



The contract term will be a base period of one (1) year plus four (4) options years.

If the Government does not award a follow-on contract in time, the Government may require the Contractor to continue performance for an additional period up to six months under the Option to Extend Services clause.



This contract will replace a contract for similar services awarded in 2009 for $2,805,496 (firm-fixed price) and $270,410.00 (IDIQ). The last option was exercised in the amount of $1,171,533 (firm-fixed price) and $71,633.00 (IDIQ). The incumbent contractor is Garcia Forest Service, LLC at PO Box 789, Rockingham. Requests under the Freedom of Information Act are not required for this information.



Offerors can view and/or download the solicitation, and any attachments, at https://www.neco.navy.mil/ when it becomes available, free of charge.

The solicitation will be available for electronic download on or about 2 November 2012. Proposal will be due on or about 1 December 2012 at 2:00 PM.



The proposed contract is limited to qualifying 8(a) firms. There is no geographical restriction. All other firms are deemed ineligible to submit offers.