Grounds Maintenance Services Guayama Research Station

This is a Presolicitation Notice announcement ONLY. This Presolicitation Notice is being posted to the Government-wide Point of Entry (GPE) website, (SAM.gov) in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.204, Presolicitation notices. This presolicitation notice is prepared in accordance with FAR 5.207(a).

The International Institute of Tropical Forestry (IITF) has the need for Grounds Maintenance Services for Guayama Research Station subject to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, and the Simplified Acquisition Procedures set forth in FAR Part 13.

1) Action Code: NAICS 561730, Landscaping Services
2) Date: Presolicitation Notice posted 23 Jul
3) Year: 2021
4) Contracting Office Zip Code: 00926
5) Product or Service Code: S208, Housekeeping – Landscaping/groundskeeping
6) Contracting Office Address:

USDA Forest Service
International Institute of Tropical Forestry
Jardin Botánico Sur
1201 Calle Ceiba
San Juan, PR 00926

7) Subject: Grounds Maintenance Services for Guayama Research Station
8) Proposed Solicitation Number: 12445021Q0038
9) Closing Response Date: Tentative Date for issuing pending Request for Quote (RFQ) is between 26 - 30 Jul 2021. RFQ is anticipated to be available on the GPE website for approximately 15 days. All solicitation documents for this procurement will be provided free of charge through the GPE website. All quote packages shall be submitted via email to the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist and be received in their inboxes on or before the date and time established in the RFQ.
10) Point of Contact:
Purchasing Agent: Yolanda Padilla, yolanda.padilla@usda.gov
Contracting Specialist/Officer: Amelia Davila, amelia.davila-garcia@usda.gov
11) Contract Award Number & Solicitation Number: Contract award number to be determined. Proposed Solicitation number: 12445021Q0038
12) Contract Award Dollar Amount: To be Determined
13) Line-Item Numbers: 0001, 1001, 2001, 3001, 4001 for quarterly services (Firm-Fixed Price). The contract will have a base period plus four option years for a total of five years.
14) Contract Award Date: To be Determined.
15) Contractor: To be Determined.
16) Description: See attached Draft Statement of Work (SOW).
17) Place of Contract Performance:

Guayama Research Area
Carr 7712 KM 0.3 Sector El Palo
Bo. Pueblito del Carmen, Guayama PR 00784

18) Set-Aside Status: Total Small Business

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