Grounds Maintenance Services for the Bonneville Lock and Dam Project

Solicitation Amendment 0001:
- Revises portions of the Performance Work Statement.
- Adds clause 52.219-14 - Limitations on Subcontracting.
- Amends the Offer Due Date to 02:00 PM 12 Jan 2018.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District is soliciting a firm-fixed-price commercial services contract for Grounds Maintenance Services at the Bonneville Lock and Dam in Multnomah County, Oregon and Skamania County, Washington. Bonneville Lock and Dam's philosophy is to use natural landscaping techniques to maintain the site to create a landscape that is healthy, resource-efficient, sustainable, and cost-effective to manage. This procurement is for a contractor to provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, vehicles, supervision, and other items necessary to perform the following services:
• Grass mowing and trimming
• Hedge, shrub, and tree trimming
• Plant bed maintenance
• Plant debris removal
• Pest control and identification
• Litter patrol and removal

This contract duration will be one base year plus four option years. The Period of Performance is anticipated to be:
Base Year: 01 February 2018 through 31 January 2019
Option Year 1: 01 February 2019 through 31 January 2020
Option Year 2: 01 February 2020 through 31 January 2021
Option Year 3: 01 February 2021 through 31 January 2022
Option Year 4: 01 February 2022 through 31 January 2023

This acquisition is a Total Small Business Set-Aside. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code applicable to this effort is 561730 - Landscaping Services, which has a small business size standard of $7,500,000. The Product Service Code (PSC) applicable to this effort is S208 - Housekeeping - Groundskeeping/Landscaping.

Offers are due on January 11, 2018 by 2:00pm Pacific Time. An offeror's checklist and submittal instructions are included within the solicitation. Evaluation criteria is stated in the solicitation within clause FAR 52.212-2.

All inquiries regarding this solicitation are to be submitted via ProjNet-Bid. Instructions on how to access ProjNet-Bid are within the solicitation. No response will be posted to inquiries after the Close of Business on the third business day preceding the solicitation due date. All bidders will be held to have reviewed the questions and responses in ProjNet-Bid prior to offer submission.

Offerors must be registered in the SAM at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ prior to receiving an award.

A site visit is scheduled for December 14, 2017 at 10:00am Pacific Time at the Bonneville Lock and Dam Project located in Cascade Locks at I-84, Exit 40, Cascade Locks, Oregon 97058-0564. Details and registration instructions are included as an FBO.gov attachment. Attendees are required to RSVP.

The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this solicitation notice or any follow-up information request.

Point of Contact: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District Contracting Office will be the sole point of contact for this action. E-mail inquiries should be sent to the Primary Point of Contact, Brooke Patterson at Brooke.L.Patterson@usace.army.mil. Email is the preferred method for receiving inquiries regarding this solicitation. For Small Business questions, please contact Carol A. McIntyre at Carol.A.McIntyre@usace.army.mil or via phone at 503-808-4602.

Synopsis: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District intends to solicit a firm-fixed-price commercial services contract for Grounds Maintenance Services at the Bonneville Lock and Dam in Multnomah County, Oregon and Skamania County, Washington. Bonneville Lock and Dam's philosophy is to use natural landscaping techniques to maintain the site to create a landscape that is healthy, resource-efficient, sustainable, and cost-effective to manage. This procurement is for a contractor to provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, vehicles, supervision, and other items necessary to perform the following services:
• Grass mowing and trimming
• Hedge, shrub, and tree trimming
• Plant bed maintenance
• Plant debris removal
• Pest control and identification
• Litter patrol and removal

This contract duration is intended to be one base year plus four option years. The Period of Performance is anticipated to be:
Base Year: 01 February 2018 through 31 January 2019
Option Year 1: 01 February 2019 through 31 January 2020
Option Year 2: 01 February 2020 through 31 January 2021
Option Year 3: 01 February 2021 through 31 January 2022
Option Year 4: 01 February 2022 through 31 January 2023

This acquisition is intended to be Total Small Business Set-Aside. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code applicable to this effort is 561730 - Landscaping Services, which has a small business size standard of $7,500,000. The Product Service Code (PSC) applicable to this effort is S208 - Housekeeping - Groundskeeping/Landscaping.

Evaluation criteria will be stated in the solicitation. This acquisition will result in a single firm-fixed-price commercial services contract.

Proposal Period: The solicitation is scheduled for release on or after 12 December 2017. Due to the commercial nature of the services, the publicizing and response time will be set to afford potential offers a reasonable opportunity to respond in accordance with FAR subpart 5.203.

Offerors must be registered in the SAM at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ prior to receiving an award.

Point of Contact: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District Contracting Office will be the sole point of contact for this action. E-mail inquiries should be sent to the Primary Point of Contact, Brooke Patterson at Brooke.L.Patterson@usace.army.mil. Email is the preferred method for receiving inquiries regarding this pre-solicitation notice. For Small Business questions, please contact Carol A. McIntyre at Carol.A.McIntyre@usace.army.mil or via phone at 503-808-4602.

This pre-solicitation synopsis notice is for the purpose of informing industry that this solicitation will be posted on FBO.gov on or about 12 December 2017. This pre-solicitation notice is not a Request for Proposal/Quote, and any proposals or quotes received as a result of this notice will not be accepted or evaluated. 

A site visit is scheduled for December 14, 2017 at 10:00am Pacific Time at the Bonneville Lock and Dam Project located in Cascade Locks at I-84, Exit 40, Cascade Locks, Oregon 97058-0564. Details and registration instructions are included as an FBO.gov attachment. Attendees are required to RSVP.

Synopsis: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District intends to solicit a firm-fixed-price commercial services contract for Grounds Maintenance Services at the Bonneville Lock and Dam in Multnomah County, Oregon and Skamania County, Washington. Bonneville Lock and Dam's philosophy is to use natural landscaping techniques to maintain the site to create a landscape that is healthy, resource-efficient, sustainable, and cost-effective to manage. This procurement is for a contractor to provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, vehicles, supervision, and other items necessary to perform the following services:
• Grass mowing and trimming
• Hedge, shrub, and tree trimming
• Plant bed maintenance
• Plant debris removal
• Pest control and identification
• Litter patrol and removal

This contract duration is intended to be one base year plus four option years. The Period of Performance is anticipated to be:
Base Year: 01 February 2018 through 31 January 2019
Option Year 1: 01 February 2019 through 31 January 2020
Option Year 2: 01 February 2020 through 31 January 2021
Option Year 3: 01 February 2021 through 31 January 2022
Option Year 4: 01 February 2022 through 31 January 2023

This acquisition is intended to be Total Small Business Set-Aside. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code applicable to this effort is 561730 - Landscaping Services, which has a small business size standard of $7,500,000. The Product Service Code (PSC) applicable to this effort is S208 - Housekeeping - Groundskeeping/Landscaping.

Evaluation criteria will be stated in the solicitation. This acquisition will result in a single firm-fixed-price commercial services contract.

Proposal Period: The solicitation is scheduled for release on or after 8 December 2017. Due to the commercial nature of the services, the publicizing and response time will be set to afford potential offers a reasonable opportunity to respond in accordance with FAR subpart 5.203.

Offerors must be registered in the SAM at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ prior to receiving an award.

Point of Contact: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District Contracting Office will be the sole point of contact for this action. E-mail inquiries should be sent to the Primary Point of Contact, Brooke Patterson at Brooke.L.Patterson@usace.army.mil. Email is the preferred method for receiving inquiries regarding this pre-solicitation notice. For Small Business questions, please contact Carol A. McIntyre at Carol.A.McIntyre@usace.army.mil or via phone at 503-808-4602.

This pre-solicitation synopsis notice is for the purpose of informing industry that this solicitation will be posted on FBO.gov on or about 8 December 2017. This pre-solicitation notice is not a Request for Proposal/Quote, and any proposals or quotes received as a result of this notice will not be accepted or evaluated. 

A site visit is tenatively scheduled for December 14, 2017 at 10:00am Pacific Time at the Bonneville Lock and Dam Project located in Cascade Locks at I-84, Exit 40, Cascade Locks, Oregon 97058-0564. Details and registration instructions are included as an FBO.gov attachment. Attendees are required to RSVP.

Synopsis: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District intends to solicit a firm-fixed-price commercial services contract for Grounds Maintenance Services at the Bonneville Lock and Dam in Multnomah County, Oregon and Skamania County, Washington. Bonneville Lock and Dam's philosophy is to use natural landscaping techniques to maintain the site to create a landscape that is healthy, resource-efficient, sustainable, and cost-effective to manage. This procurement is for a contractor to provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, vehicles, supervision, and other items necessary to perform the following services:
• Grass mowing and trimming
• Hedge, shrub, and tree trimming
• Plant bed maintenance
• Plant debris removal
• Pest control and identification
• Litter patrol and removal

This contract duration is intended to be one base year plus four option years. The Period of Performance is anticipated to be:
Base Year: 01 February 2018 through 31 January 2019
Option Year 1: 01 February 2019 through 31 January 2020
Option Year 2: 01 February 2020 through 31 January 2021
Option Year 3: 01 February 2021 through 31 January 2022
Option Year 4: 01 February 2022 through 31 January 2023

This acquisition is intended to be Total Small Business Set-Aside. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code applicable to this effort is 561730 - Landscaping Services, which has a small business size standard of $7,500,000. The Product Service Code (PSC) applicable to this effort is S208 - Housekeeping - Groundskeeping/Landscaping.

Evaluation criteria will be stated in the solicitation. This acquisition will result in a single firm-fixed-price commercial services contract.

Proposal Period: The solicitation is scheduled for release on or after 28 November 2017. The tentative date for receipt of proposals is on or after 29 December 2017. Due to the commercial nature of the services, the publicizing and response time will be set to afford potential offers a reasonable opportunity to respond in accordance with FAR subpart 5.203.

Offerors must be registered in the SAM at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ prior to receiving an award.

Point of Contact: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District Contracting Office will be the sole point of contact for this action. E-mail inquiries should be sent to the Primary Point of Contact, Brooke Patterson at Brooke.L.Patterson@usace.army.mil. Email is the preferred method for receiving inquiries regarding this pre-solicitation notice. For Small Business questions, please contact Carol A. McIntyre at Carol.A.McIntyre@usace.army.mil or via phone at 503-808-4602.

This pre-solicitation synopsis notice is for the purpose of informing industry that this solicitation will be posted on FBO.gov on or about 28 November 2017. This pre-solicitation notice is not a Request for Proposal/Quote, and any proposals or quotes received as a result of this notice will not be accepted or evaluated. 

A site visit is tenatively scheduled for December 14, 2017 at 10:00am Pacific Time at the Bonneville Lock and Dam Project located in Cascade Locks at I-84, Exit 40, Cascade Locks, Oregon 97058-0564. Details and registration instructions (registration is required) will be included in the solicitation once issued.

Synopsis: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District intends to solicit a firm-fixed-price commercial services contract for Grounds Maintenance Services at the Bonneville Lock and Dam in Multnomah County, Oregon and Skamania County, Washington. Bonneville Lock and Dam's philosophy is to use natural landscaping techniques to maintain the site to create a landscape that is healthy, resource-efficient, sustainable, and cost-effective to manage. This procurement is for a contractor to provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, vehicles, supervision, and other items necessary to perform the following services:
• Grass mowing and trimming
• Hedge, shrub, and tree trimming
• Plant bed maintenance
• Plant debris removal
• Pest control and identification
• Litter patrol and removal

This contract duration is intended to be one base year plus four option years. The Period of Performance is anticipated to be:
Base Year: 01 February 2018 through 31 January 2019
Option Year 1: 01 February 2019 through 31 January 2020
Option Year 2: 01 February 2020 through 31 January 2021
Option Year 3: 01 February 2021 through 31 January 2022
Option Year 4: 01 February 2022 through 31 January 2023

This acquisition is intended to be Total Small Business Set-Aside. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code applicable to this effort is 561730 - Landscaping Services, which has a small business size standard of $7,500,000. The Product Service Code (PSC) applicable to this effort is S208 - Housekeeping - Groundskeeping/Landscaping.

Evaluation criteria will be stated in the solicitation. This acquisition will result in a single firm-fixed-price commercial services contract.

Proposal Period: The solicitation is scheduled for release on or after 28 November 2017. The tentative date for receipt of proposals is on or after 29 December 2017. Due to the commercial nature of the services, the publicizing and response time will be set to afford potential offers a reasonable opportunity to respond in accordance with FAR subpart 5.203.

Offerors must be registered in the SAM at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ prior to receiving an award.

Point of Contact: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District Contracting Office will be the sole point of contact for this action. E-mail inquiries should be sent to the Primary Point of Contact, Brooke Patterson at Brooke.L.Patterson@usace.army.mil. Email is the preferred method for receiving inquiries regarding this pre-solicitation notice. For Small Business questions, please contact Carol A. McIntyre at Carol.A.McIntyre@usace.army.mil or via phone at 503-808-4602.

This pre-solicitation synopsis notice is for the purpose of informing industry that this solicitation will be posted on FBO.gov on or about 28 November 2017. This pre-solicitation notice is not a Request for Proposal/Quote, and any proposals or quotes received as a result of this notice will not be accepted or evaluated.