Montlake Laboratory Landscaping Services

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries, Northwest Fisheries Science Center (NWFSC) is posting a solicitation for landscaping services on SAM.gov. The services include landscaping services for approximately 6.7 acres, parts of which are occupied by buildings, roads, walkways and other paved surfaces. The purpose is to maintain the landscaping at the Montlake Laboratory site in an aesthetic, environmentally sustainable, and professional manner. Please note the following:

• A Performance Work Statement will be included in the Request for Proposal (RFP).
• The incumbent contract number is 1305M320CNFFP0059.

The proposed contract action is set aside 100% for small businesses. The associated NAICS code is 561730, and the business size standard for this requirement is $9.5 million. It is highly encouraged that any small business meeting this size standard and desiring to be considered for award be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) using this NAICS code or a NAICS code with an equivalent size standard. It should be noted that offerors must be registered in SAM prior to submission of an offer. For additional information and to register in SAM, please access the following web site: https://sam.gov/. In order to register with the SAM, all offerors must also have a unique entity identifier through http://sam.gov/conent/entity-registration.

Paper copies of this solicitation will not be issued. Interested parties may use the “follow” feature to monitor changes to this notice, including Request for Proposal (RFP) posting as well as all postings of information associated with this solicitation thereafter. Each potential offeror is responsible for checking https://sam.gov/ to gain all current information related to the solicitation. The solicitation and any further announcements regarding the solicitation will be posted only at https://sam.gov/. The date offers are due will be stated within the solicitation documents and will be adjusted based upon the actual release date of the solicitation. All questions of any nature regarding this procurement should be sent in writing to the Contract Specialist, Anna Ma at anna.ma@noaa.gov.

Pre-Proposal Conference

Date: February 19, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: 2725 Montlake Boulevard East, Seattle, WA 98112

Per CAR 1352.270-71, a site visit is scheduled on February 19, 2025 at 10:00 AM Pacific Time. Interested parties must email Anna Ma, Contract Specialist, at anna.ma@noaa.gov by February 14, 2025 at 3:00 PM Pacific Time to be placed on an attendance list to access Montlake Laboratory at 2725 Montlake Boulevard East, Seattle, WA 98112. No access will be allowed before or after this scheduled site visit.

(a) The Government is planning a pre-proposal conference, during which potential contractors may obtain a better understanding of the work required.

(b) Offerors are encouraged to submit all questions in writing at least one (1) days prior to the conference. Questions will be considered at any time prior to, or during, the conference; however, offerors will be asked to confirm verbal questions in writing. Subsequent to the conference, an amendment to the solicitation containing an abstract of the questions and the Government's answers, and a list of attendees, will be made publicly available.

(c) In order to facilitate conference preparations, contact the person identified in Addendum to FAR 52.212-1, Additional Instruction to Offerors on Standard Form 1449 of this solicitation to make arrangements for security processing for entry of attendees into the Government facility.

(d) In no event shall failure to attend the pre-proposal conference constitute grounds supporting a protest or contract claim.

(e) Offerors are cautioned that, notwithstanding any remarks, clarifications, or responses provided at the conference, all terms and conditions of the solicitation remain unchanged unless they are changed by written amendment. It is the responsibility of each offeror, prior to submitting a proposal, to seek clarification of any perceived ambiguity in the solicitation or created by an amendment of the solicitation.