Road Maintenance - Apalachicola NF

AGAR 452.237-71 PREPROPOSAL CONFERENCE (FEB 1988)

a) The Government is planning a preproposal conference during which potential offerors may obtain a better understanding of the work required.
b) Offerors are encourage to submit all questions in writing at least five (5) days prior to the conference. Questions will be considered at any time prior to or during the conference; however, offerors will be asked to confirm verbal questions in writing. Subsequent to the conference, an amendment to the solicitation containing an abstract of the questions and answers, and a list of attendees, will be disseminated.
c) In order to facilitate conference preparations, it is requested that the Contracting Officer of this solicitation be contacted and advised of the number of persons who will attend.
d) The Government assumes no responsibility for any expense incurred by an offeror prior to contract award.
e) Offerors are cautioned that, notwithstanding any remarks or clarifications given at the conference, all terms and conditions of the solicitation remain unchanged unless they are changed by amendment to the solicitation. If the answers to conference questions, or any solicitation amendment, create ambiguities, it is the responsibility of the offeror to seek clarification prior to submitting an offer.

f) The conference will be held:

Date: June 14, 2017
Time: 1:00 PM ET
Location: Wakulla Environmental Institute, 4057 Crawfordville Hwy, Crawfordville, FL 32327
Conference Room: A

The US Forest Service, National Forest in Florida, will issue a solicitation for a firm-fixed IDIQ contract on or about May 1, 2017 for road maintenance on the Apalachicola National Forest, Wakulla and Apalachcicola Ranger districts, Wakulla, Leon, Liberty and Franklin Counties, FL.  This solicitation will be issued under FAR, Part 12.  This acquisition is 100 percent set-aside for small business concerns.  

The contractor will perform specified road maintenance on Forest System Roads in accordance with the Statement of Work such as blade and compact, general road repair, unscheduled equipment transport and equipment rental, clean and re-shape ditches, drainage structure cleaning, drainage structure installatio or replacement, mowing, and erosion control.

This is a presolicitation notice as required by Federal Acquisition Regulations.  No questions are being responded to during this required period.