Montlake Laboratory Landscaping Services

This is not a solicitation. This is not a Request for Quote (RFQ), Invitation for Bid (IFB), Request for Proposal (RFP), Request for Application (RFA) or announcement of a solicitation, and does not assume the Government will award a contract or proceed with any of the above solicitation efforts in the near future. This request is for information purposed only and does not constitute a commitment, implied or otherwise, that a procurement action will be issued or awarded. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect cost or charges by the Government will arise as a result of the submission of information. All information considered proprietary shall be marked accordingly. The Government shall not be liable for or suffer any consequential damages for improperly identified proprietary information. Properly identified proprietary information will be safeguarded in accordance with federal regulations. The purpose of this announcement is solely to gather information from the marketplace, and any responses received will be used to inform potential acquisition strategies and to support a determination about whether or not to set-aside the acquisition. Any responses received will neither be considered an offer by the responding party nor returned to the responding party. No telephone inquiries will be accepted, and requests for solicitation packages will not be honored at this time since no solicitation has been prepared.

PROJECT SUMMARY:

The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), NOAA Fisheries, Northwest Fisheries Science Center (NWFSC), Montlake Laboratory in Seattle, Washington has a requirement for landscaping services. The service project site consists of approximately 6.7 acres, parts of which are occupied by buildings, roads, walkways and other paved surfaces. The purpose of these services is to maintain the landscaping at the Montlake Laboratory site in an aesthetic, environmentally sustainable, and professional manner.

The Contractor shall provide all labor, supervision, equipment and materials (except as otherwise indicated) for the general care and maintenance of all existing outdoor landscape (i.e. grass, bushes, planted beds, trees, and barked areas, etc.) located at the NOAA NWFSC Montlake Laboratory, 2725 Montlake Boulevard East, Seattle, WA 98112.

A draft Statement of Work (SOW) is provided for informational purposes only.

INFORMATION REQUESTED:

NOAA may utilize the responses to this Sources Sought to conduct additional market research. Information obtained from this Sources Sought, and the subsequent communication with the vendors, if any, may be utilized to assist NOAA in developing a formal RFP or RFQ.

Please include the following:

• Name and address of firm
• Point of contact – address and phone number
• Size of business (e.g. small, 8(a) program, small disadvantaged business, woman owned, etc.)
• Experiences that are applicable to the scope of the SOW.
• Indicate whether your company is likely to offer, should a solicitation arise from this market research.

SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS:

Telephone responses are NOT solicited and will not be accepted. No solicitation exists at this time. This synopsis is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to award a contract, nor will the Government pay for the solicited information.

Please submit your response to the attention of the Contract Specialist, Anna Ma at anna.ma@noaa.gov no later than January 15, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time. Each response shall be no more than 8 PDF-pages (excluding the cover page).