Grounds Maintenance Services Robins AFB, GA

The purpose of this synopsis amendment is to inform interested parties that  proposals are due no later than 16:30 EST 2 September 2014, in lieu of 12:00AM, 2 September 2014. Additionally, all perspective offerors planning to attend the site visit must contact the POC, Lionel R. Lawson 478-926-2388 Lionel.Lawson@us.af.mil, no later than 8August 2014, 16:30 EDST.  Finally, all questions regarding the contract specifics shall be submitted in writing no later than 16:30 EDST on 20 August 2014. There will be no questions answered during the site visit.

THIS IS NOT SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT.  THIS NOTICE ONLY SERVES AS A

PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE

 The Department of Air Force, Air Force Sustainment/PZIOC-R Contracting

Division intends to issue a solicitation for

a contractor to provide ground maintenance services for Robins Air Force

Base, (AFB) Ga.  The contractor shall provide non-personal services, to

include all personnel, equipment, tools, supervision, and other items and

services necessary to ensure that ground maintenance is performed at Robins

AFB in a manner that will promote the growth of healthy grass, trees,

shrubs, and plants and present a clean, neat, and professional appearance.

A complete Performance Work Statement (PWS) will be included in the

solicitation. The solicitation number is FA8501-14-R-0011.

The solicitation will result in a single award. The applicable NAICS code is

561730, Landscaping Services, and the small business size standard is $7.0

million. This procurement will be a 100% HubZone small business set aside.

The anticipated contract period will include a base year and four (4) option

years, for a total period of performance (PoP) of 5 years.  If necessary,

exclusive of the PoP, the anticipated contract period will include a four

week orientation period (Phase In). The purpose of the orientation period is

to ensure smooth transition in the change of work effort from the current

contractor.

The Government will not honor telephonic/email requests for the

solicitation. When issued, the solicitation will be available via the

FedBizOpps website, www.fbo.gov  The tentative date for the release of the

Request for Proposal is 30  June 2014 and anticipated closing date is 30

July

2014. Interested offerors shall consult with the actual solicitation for

final dates and times.

The Government will considers offers from all capable and responsible

sources. Firms offering a response to this notice should ensure that that

they have registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database,

https://www.sam.gov, and ensure that the applicable NAICS code 561730,

Landscaping Services, in included in the SAM profile prior to submission of

proposals.