Non-Native Invasive Plant Control

Added: Mar 22, 2016 1:35 pm THE PURPOSE OF THIS AMENDMENT IS TO:

1.)  Incorporate Pre-Proposal Meeting Attendence Sheets;
2.)  Incorporate Pre-Proposal Meeting Questions and Answers;
3.)  Amend the Solicitation (Adds 33 Bypass Line Items and modifies some AQLs in the Quality Assurance Plan).  Modifications are highlighted in YELLOW.

THE DATE FOR PROPOSAL SUBMISSION HAS BEEN EXTENDED.  PROPOSALS WILL NOW BE DUE IN THE OFFICE LISTED IN BOX 6 OF THE SF-30 NO LATER THAN 4:00 PM EASTERN TIME ON APRIL 11, 2016.

Added: Mar 15, 2016 7:55 am A teleconference has been established for those not able to attend the pre-proposal conference in person.  The dial in information is:

Conference Number:  1-888-240-3210
Access Code:  217193#

Added: Feb 17, 2016 1:55 pm DESCRIPTION:
The Wayne National Forest in Ohio has a requirement to enter into an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Performance Based Service Contract(s) (PBSC) for control of nonnative invasive species of plants and selected "invasive-like" native plants using herbicide treatments.

The Contractor will be required to provide all expertise, labor, supervision, services, herbicides, carriers or adjuvants, herbicide dye, materials, equipment, tools, supplies, transportation, licenses, permits, worker personal protective equipment (PPE), and incidentals necessary to perform the required work. All deliverables must be in compliance with the terms, specifications, conditions and provisions of this solicitation and are to comply with applicable, Local, State and Federal codes.

LOCATION:
Performance of non-native invasive plant control will be throughout the Wayne National Forest.

The Wayne National Forest administers approximately 244,240 acres in southeastern Ohio. The Forest is composed of three separate geographic units contained within two Ranger Districts. The Athens Ranger District administers lands on both the Athens and Marietta Units, while the Ironton Ranger District administers all lands on the Ironton Unit. National Forest System (NFS) lands managed by the Wayne are found in parts of 12 counties which span the state 100 miles east to west and 100 miles north to south.

INFORMATION FOR OFFERORS:
This requirement is being solicited as a commercial item. Requests for Proposals (RFPs) are being requested in accordance with FAR Parts 12 (Acquisition of Commercial Items) and 15 (Contracting By Negotiation).

Award of multiple firm, fixed-price multiple year performance based service contracts is anticipated. The requirement is for a base period and an additional 4 (four) one-year option periods.

Offerors should propose prices for as many contract line items as they can on the Schedule of Items for the base and all option periods. Prices may be submitted for more than one geographic area.

SET ASIDE:
This procurement is set aside 100% for Small Businesses. NAICS code is 115310 - Support Activities for Forestry and the Small Business Size Standard is $7.5 million average annual receipts.

CONTRACTOR QUALIFICATIONS:
All Offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at the time of proposal evaluation. Registration in SAM may be completed on the Internet at http://www.sam.gov.

This solicitation will ONLY be available electronically. All solicitation documents will be available for downloading from the Federal Business Opportunities website (www.fbo.gov) on or around March 3, 2016. Responsible sources may submit a proposal which, if timely received, shall be considered by the Agency.