Mowing Floodway/Seepage Collector Channel and Seed/Grain Planting project at the Chena River Lakes Flood Control Project, North Pole, Alaska

This is a Sources Sought notice only for the Mowing Floodway/Seepage Collector Channel and Seed/Grain Planting project at the Chena River Lakes Flood Control Project, North Pole, Alaska. OFFER OR PROPOSALS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED FOR THIS NOTICE. This solicitation will be a SMALL BUSINESS SET-A-SIDE. Any resulting contract will be firm-fixed priced. The solicitation for this project will be available by INTERNET ACCESS ONLY. Access to the documents will be through a link on the FedBizOpps website: http//www.fbo.gov. Use the Advance Search function and use this solicitation number to Search by Solicitation/Award Number. Any future amendments to this solicitation will also be available for download from the FedBizOpps website.

DESCRIPTION OF WORK: Mowing and seed/grain planting are critical to the operation of the dam for the purpose of impounding, diverting and regulating floodwaters for the Chena River Flood Control Project. Mowing of a mixture of vegetation within the floodway and seepage collector channels is required. About 500 to 800 acres each year require mowing. The project also requires seed and grain planting to maintain the vegetative cover and prevent erosion. The target acreage to plant each year is 80 acres, but can vary between 50 and 200 acres per year. The Chena River Lakes Flood Control Project is located 18 miles east of Fairbanks, Alaska, near the community of North Pole.

The period of performance is between March 1 2019 thru February 29 2020 for the base year, and each option year, if awarded. The contract consists of a base year and 2 option years.

The Contractor is to furnish all labor, equipment, supplies, materials, supervision and other items and services necessary to accomplish the work. The Service Contract Act will apply. Type of contract is firm-fixed price. The estimated award date is February 2019.
If the project is cancelled, all proposal preparation costs will be borne by the offeror. All offerors are advised that they must be registered in System for Award Management (SAMS)/ Small Business Administration's Dynamic Small Business Search (DSBS) as a joint venture. We advise offerors to begin this process when they prepare their proposal in order to ensure registration is in place should they be selected for award.

The estimated magnitude is between $100,000 and $210,000.

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