Repair Roads Damaged For The Apalachicola Forest

This is a Sources Sought announcement and is for information/market research purposes only. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT.

The USDA, USFS, Forest Service Procurement & Property Services (PPS) intends to solicit a contract to repair roads damaged due to heavy disaster rains for the Apalachicola Forest located in northern Florida. This includes, but not limited to; clearing fallen vegetation and rock placement (to restore proper water flow), pulling ditches and recondition roads to reconstruct and replace eroded roadbeds, limerock, culverts, etc.
 

The type of set-aside decision to be issued will depend upon the capabilities of the responses to this source sought announcement.

The purpose of this Sources Sought announcement is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities and qualifications of various members of industry, to include the Small Business Community: Small Business, Section 8(a), Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUB-Zone), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and Economically Disadvantage Woman-Owned Small Business. The Government must ensure there is adequate competition among the potential pool of responsible contractors. Small business, Section 8(a), HUB Zone, EDWOSB and SDVOSB are highly encouraged to participate.

Responses to this source sought shall include the following:

(a)  Company Name

(b)   Address

(c)   Point of contact

(d)   Phone and email

(e)   DUNS number

(f)   Bonding Capacity (per contract and aggregate)

(g)  Type of small business, e.g. Services Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, 8(a), HUBZone, Women Owned Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, or Small Business HUBZone business.  Firms shall be certified in the in the System for Award Management (SAM) located at https://www.sam.gov/.

(h)  Vendor's capability to provide similar/same type of work. Provide at least three (3) examples.

Interested small businesses shall submit the response by email to Primary Point of Contact no later than the time indicated on the Contract Opportunity webpage.

Determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract action based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

The Government is not obligated to nor will it pay for or reimburse any costs associated with responding to this source sought request. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach.

Email response to alkeia.motley@usda.gov