Operation and Maintenance of Government-Owned Facilities and Equipment, Walter F. George & George W. Andrews Lakes, Fort Gaines, GA

Furnish all planning, supervision, labor, equipment, material, supplies, replacement parts, and all things necessary for the Operation and Maintenance of the Walter F. George & George W. Andrews Lakes, Fort Gaines, Georgia. The Project is located on the Chattahoochee River between river mile markers 46 and 155, and is part of the Apalachicola, Chattahoochee and Flint River Project. The Project is geographically spread out over several counties, which including Early, Randolph, Clay, Quitman, Chattahoochee, Stewart, and Muscogee counties in Georgia, and Houston, Henry, Barbour, and Russell counties in Alabama. This project is over 114 miles long with over 51,000 acres of project lands and 20 different recreation areas. The project operates 5 campgrounds, 7 day use parks, 3 developed public beaches, 12 boat ramps, Power Plant, Lock and Dam, Spillway and the Resource Management Office with various other facilities contained in those areas under its operation and maintenance responsibilities. The Project leases property for 3 State Parks, 8 day use parks, 3 developed public beaches, and 12 boat ramps. It is anticipated that a Cost-Plus-Award-Fee contract will be awarded for a base year and four, one-year options.

In general (not all inclusive), work will entail maintenance and repair of project structures and buildings, offices, maintenance facilities, operation areas, project roads, vehicles, floating plant, boathouses, bathhouses, washhouses, toilets, gatehouses, security and other fences, sanitary disposal systems, launching ramps, playground equipment, bulletin boards, game courts, water and electrical systems, telephone lines, picnic sites, campsites, and other related facilities. Work required to perform this type maintenance includes carpentry, masonry, electrical, mechanical, structural, plumbing, chipping, caulking, sealing, cleaning, resetting, welding and replacing parts or equipment.

Additional maintenance work includes guardrails, gates, electric barrier gates, signs, bumper blocks, landscaped areas, beaches, navigation or swimming buoys, paved roads, parking lots, trails, navigation aids, courtesy docks, and boundary lines. Services to be performed include general maintenance, cleaning, custodial service, garbage removal, grass mowing, saddle dike and overlook clearing, debris removal, operation of the project visitor center, repair to riprap slopes, repair to earthen slopes, excavation, and storage and disposal of hazardous and/or toxic materials.

This procurement is 100% set-aside for small business. The size standard for which is a concern, including its affiliates whose average annual gross revenue does not exceed $35,500,000.00 for the past three (3) years under NAICS 561210.

The solicitation package will be available for download on or about April 1, 2014. The solicitation will only be issued as a direct download at the following website: https://www.fbo.gov. All offerors must be registered in FBO before they will be allowed to download solicitation information.

The solicitation will not be provided in a printed paper format, however, the Government reserves the right to revert to paper medium when it is determined to be in the Government's best interest. Therefore, it is the offeror's responsibility to check the website for solicitation posting and any changes to this solicitation. Those registering are responsible for the accuracy of the information provided.