Roadside mowing and limbing - mark twain national forest

The Mark Twain National Forest located in Missouri will be issuing Request for Proposals No. AG-64R4-S-14-0013 for a commercial item, performance-based service contract for roadside mowing and limbing. Resulting contracts will be awarded as indefinite delivery, requirements contracts.  The contractor shall furnish all labor, materials, equipment, tools, transportation, supervision, supplies and incidentals necessary to perform roadside mowing and limbing services on all district of the Mark Twain National Forest.

This solicitation will consist of 9 items (areas). Offerors may submit a proposal on only one or any combination of items.  Only one award will be made per item.  The duration of the base period of the contracts will be for a 12-month period from date of initial award with the option to extend the contracts for 4 additional one-year periods. Individual task orders will be issued against the contract as program needs arise. Time of performance will vary by task order. The government guarantees to purchase a minimum of $5,000.00 in services over the life of the contract. Estimated contract award date is June 15, 2014.

This acquisition is 100% set aside for small business concerns. The North American Industry Classification System Code is 115310 and the size standard is $7 million. All interested firms are advised that registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) database is required prior to award of a contract. For more information, please check the SAM website at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/. There is no fee for registration when done via this website.

The solicitation and related documents will be available for downloading from this website on or about May 8, 2014. Hard copies of the solicitation will not be mailed. Interested vendors should register to receive notifications through this site.  Responses to this solicitation must be mailed or hand-carried to:  Anita Young, Contract Specialist, Mark Twain National Forest, 401 Fairgrounds Road, Rolla, MO 65401.