RECOVERY Provide Grassland Restoration Treatments for Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests, Alpine and Springerville Ranger Districts.

AMENDED: The due date has been amended from April 22, 2010 2:00 p.m. PST to May 7, 2010 2:00 p.m. PST.



A REVISION TO THE SOLICITATION IS FORTHCOMING.



THIS IS AN AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT (ARRA) ACTION



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AMENDEDThis is a Grassland Restoration Treatments Project in Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests, Alpine and Springerville Ranger Districts. The purpose of this contract is to reduce fire and fuel hazards through the restoration of open grasslands by removing juniper and pion on 846 acres.



The work includes the furnishing of all labor, equipment, supervision, transportation, lodging, supplies (except those designated as Government furnished), and incidentals to perform all work required under the terms and conditions of the resulting contract within the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests, Alpine and Springerville Ranger Districts. Funds from the 2010 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) will be utilized for this project. This acquisition is being advertised on an unrestricted basis and any resultant contract award will be issued pursuant to FAR Part 19, Subpart 19.10, Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program.



This acquisition is being advertised on an unrestricted basis and any resultant contract award will be issued pursuant to FAR Part 19, Subpart 19.10, Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program. Contract period of performance time is 1 year after issuance of the notice to proceed. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 115310. The Small Business Administration size standard is $33.5 million. Contractors are required to be actively registered with the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) system and the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA). THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT SHALL BE AWARDED FROM THIS SYNOPSIS. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this synopsis, the pending solicitation or any follow up information requests. The solicitation with supporting documents (if any) will be posted to the FedBizOpps website on or about April 14, 2010. No hard copies of the solicitation, supporting documents and applicable amendments, if any will be provided. To receive the entire solicitation package and any applicable amendments, prospective offerors must download them from the FedBizOpps website. This project is located at 165 S Mountain Ave. Springerville, Arizona 85938. The Government intends to award a firm-fixed price contract. A best value concept will be applied for evaluation of offers for this procurement. The best value approach provides the opportunity to select an offeror who is not necessarily the lowest-priced or the highest technically-ranked. The Forest Service will select the proposal that represents the best value based on the evaluation of technical factors and price. Technical factors consist of past performance and technical capability. Technical factors when combined are approximately equal when compared to cost or price. Therefore, the offeror's proposal should contain the offeror's best terms.



THIS NOTICE IS PROVIDED FOR AS A PRESOLICITATION NOTICE.

THIS IS AN AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT (ARRA) ACTION



THIS NOTICE IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY.



This is a Grassland Restoration Treatments Project in Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests, Alpine and Springerville Ranger Districts. The purpose of this contract is to reduce fire and fuel hazards through the restoration of open grasslands by removing juniper and pion on 846 acres.



The work includes the furnishing of all labor, equipment, supervision, transportation, lodging, supplies (except those designated as Government furnished), and incidentals to perform all work required under the terms and conditions of the resulting contract within the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests, Alpine and Springerville Ranger Districts. Funds from the 2010 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) will be utilized for this project. This acquisition is being advertised on an unrestricted basis and any resultant contract award will be issued pursuant to FAR Part 19, Subpart 19.10, Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program.



This acquisition is being advertised on an unrestricted basis and any resultant contract award will be issued pursuant to FAR Part 19, Subpart 19.10, Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program. Contract period of performance time is 1 year after issuance of the notice to proceed. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 115310. The Small Business Administration size standard is $33.5 million. Contractors are required to be actively registered with the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) system and the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA). THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT SHALL BE AWARDED FROM THIS SYNOPSIS. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this synopsis, the pending solicitation or any follow up information requests. The solicitation with supporting documents (if any) will be posted to the FedBizOpps website on or about April 14, 2010. No hard copies of the solicitation, supporting documents and applicable amendments, if any will be provided. To receive the entire solicitation package and any applicable amendments, prospective offerors must download them from the FedBizOpps website. This project is located at 165 S Mountain Ave. Springerville, Arizona 85938. The Government intends to award a firm-fixed price contract. A best value concept will be applied for evaluation of offers for this procurement. The best value approach provides the opportunity to select an offeror who is not necessarily the lowest-priced or the highest technically-ranked. The Forest Service will select the proposal that represents the best value based on the evaluation of technical factors and price. Technical factors consist of past performance and technical capability. Technical factors when combined are approximately equal when compared to cost or price. Therefore, the offeror's proposal should contain the offeror's best terms.



THIS NOTICE IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY.