Grounds Maintenance Service

Added: Mar 12, 2014 4:01 pm THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT FOR INFORMATION ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL.  This Sources Sought is being issued in accordance with FAR 15.201(e). The Air Force is seeking sources for a potential competitive 100% set aside for 8(a), HUBZone, Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Women-Owned or Small Business concerns. The purpose of this sources sought notice is to obtain information on qualified and experienced contractors interested in providing proposals on grounds maintenance services at Grand Forks AFB, ND.  IF ADEQUATE RESPONSES ARE NOT RECEIVED FROM THE ABOVE-MENTIONED CONCERNS, THE ACQUISITION MAY BE SOLICITED ON AN UNRESTRICTED BASIS.

The government anticipates award of a firm-fixed price, requirements type contract.  The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, tools, supervision, and other items and services necessary to ensure that grounds maintenance is performed in a manner that will promote the growth of healthy grass, trees, shrubs, and plants, and present a clean, neat, and professional appearance.  Work will include, but is not limited to, maintaining grounds (mowing, edging, trimming, ect) irrigation system maintenance, removing snow/ice from sidewalks, and tree trimming and removal.  The performance location is Grand Forks AFB, ND.    

Work to be performed will be within the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 561730, Landscaping Services, and the small business standard is $7M.

If your firm has an interest in proposing on this future requirement as described above, please prepare and transmit a Capability Statement to SSgt Ryan Alfieri and Mr. Matt Sanders via mail addressed to 319 CONF/LGCA, 575 Tuskegee Airmen Blvd, Bldg 478, Grand Forks AFB, ND, 58205; fax to (701) 747-4215; or email to ryan.alfieri@us.af.mil and matt.sanders.1@us.af.mil, not later than 2:00 PM CST, 19 March 2014. If emailing your response, please note that due to increased firewall protections some emails may be blocked; therefore, follow-up via telephone at (701)747-5275 or (701)747-5281 (if an acknowledgement is not received back via email) is strongly recommended to ensure receipt of your submission by the Government.

Interested firms that respond to this notice must include the following in their Capability Statement:

 (a)     Firm's INFORMATION [name, address, phone number, CAGE Code];

 (b) Firm's INTEREST to qualify [e.g., prime contractor, teaming partner, job venture, primary subcontractor];

 (c)     STATUS [e.g., 8(a) [including graduation date], HUBZone-certified small business, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned small business, small business, large business, etc.];

 (d)       CAPABILITY STATEMENT [Interested contractors must demonstrate a history of relevant experience with maintaining grounds with a primary focus on firm-fixed price, requirement type contracts that are recent (within the last three fiscal years), performance history (identified by contract/project number, project title, dollar amount, point(s) of contact with telephone/fax numbers, and in what capacity (e.g., prime, subcontractor, etc.) performed).];

 (e) INDUSTRY STANDARDS [Interested contractors must demonstrate a history of relevant experience with industry standards for this type of service.]

 (f)  PERCENT OF WORK the firm can commit to accomplishing the referenced service with in-house (no subcontracted) labor.

Interested contractors must provide the above information to the points of contacts listed herein. Information submitted shall be in sufficient detail as to allow for government review of firm's interest and capabilities. Responses shall be limited to six (6) pages.

The government reserves the right to set this acquisition aside for Small Business, 8(a), HUBZone, Women-Owned or Service Disabled Veteran Owned small business firms based on the responses it receives. Once the determination has been made to either set-aside the acquisition or solicit on an unrestricted basis, it will be posted on this website.

This Sources Sought notice is issued for market research purposes only. This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP). Responses to this notice will assist the government in identifying potential sources and determining if a set-aside of the solicitation is appropriate. This notice does not obligate the government to award a contract, issue a solicitation, or pay for any proposal preparation costs.