RECOVERY TAS::14 1035::TAS RECOVERY BLRI PMIS # 130880A REMOVE VEGETATION AROUND BRIDGES Duns #: 788249881

RECOVERY PROJECT: The National Park Service intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for vegetation removal around bridges on the Blue Ridge Parkway. The solicitation N5140100059 will be issued electronically and will be available on or about February 5, 2010. Individual requests for solicitation packets will NOT be accepted. In order to download a copy of the solicitation, vendors will be asked to register their company with the electronic commerce website at the Department of Interior's (DOI) National Business Center's (NBC) website at http://ideasec.nbc.gov and at http://www.fbo.gov. All vendors must also register at the Central Contractor Registry (CCR) at the internet site http://www.ccr.gov. Be prepared with your company DUNS number and your Federal Tax Identification Number (TIN). The NAICS code for this procurement is 561730 and the size standard is $7.0 Million. The Government intends to award a firm-fixed price contract commercial order based on lowest price technically acceptable in accordance with FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, and FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, FAR Par 15, Negotiations and FAR Part 19, Small Business Programs. Other ARRA clauses also apply and will be listed in the solicitation.

This solicitation is set-aside for SBA certified HUBzone small business vendors.

Description: Contractor shall be responsible for providing all labor, tools, material, equipment and supervision to safely remove woody vegetation growing on and adjacent to the bridges which shall be identified in the solicitation. Performance period will be approximately 250 (approximately 1 year) days after receiving Notice to Proceed.

Responses will be due thirty days after RFP is issued. The point of contact for this solicitation is Diane Foote, Contracting Officer, National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway, 199 Hemphill Knob Road; Asheville, NC 28803. E-mail address is diane_foote@nps.gov and the telephone is 828-271-4779, ext. 231. End of pre-solicitation announcement.