Notice of Intent to Sole Source

Notice of Intent to Sole Source

THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT AND IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Joint Administrative Operations, Acquisition & Property Operations, Legacy Region 9. USFWS intends to award a firm fixed price sole source contract under the authority of FAR 6.302-1 Only One Responsible Source to:

Land and Mowing Solutions
388 Bowen Hill Road
Braintree, VT 05060

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 561730, Landscaping Services. The object of this sole source award to Land and Mowing Solutions is to remove thick vegetation and mulch the debris on the side of Tank Road prior to grading.

Land and Mowing Solutions has specialized European equipment that has the power and capability to mulch all vegetation (8-inch diameter and below), leaving wood chips no greater than 12 inches long and 2 inches wide. They use a Fecon tree mulcher with 175 hp power pack dedicated to the mulcher on a CAT 315 excavator. There is no limit to the size tree this machine can mulch.

Land and Mowing Solutions¿ European machines have the power and capability to mulch the vegetation to the desired specifications. No other vendor in the United States has an Agriworld FPR230.25 stone crusher from Italy. It has a 7.5-foot-wide swath and crushes all stone and road base to 10 inches below grade to a 2 inch minus product. It is unique in being able to refurbish the road in situ after trees are cleared, so it can be driven for fire management access.

This synopsis does not constitute a solicitation; however, if any interested party believes they can meet the above requirement, it may submit a statement of capabilities. The statement of capabilities must be submitted in writing and must contain clear and convincing evidence that competition of this requirement would be advantageous to the Government. If parties choose to respond, any cost associated with preparation and submission of data or any other cost incurred in response to this announcement are the sole responsibility of the respondent and will not be reimbursed by the Government.

Capability statements shall be submitted by e-mail ONLY as a Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF attachment to the following address: william_cronin@fws.gov.

NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS/OFFERS WILL BE HONORED