Seeding shortleaf pine planting

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for the procurement services to plant Shortleaf pine seedlings on 137 acres. Planting will be completed on the Uwharrie Ranger District, Montgomery County, North Carolina see attached maps. The contractor shall furnish all labor, materials, equipment, transportation, tools, supervision, supplies and incidentals except as listed under government furnished property to perform all work required to complete Hardwood Thinning in accordance with the specifications, terms and conditions of this contract.
This combined synopsis/solicitation is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for commercial items, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation.

There is no formal site showing for this project. You may contact Rodney Smith at 910-578-6391 or email at rsmith05@fs.fed.us or Kimberly Rust at 910-578-6391, or email at krrust@fs.fed.us for technical questions or directions to view the sites prior to submitting a quote.
This acquisition is 100% set aside for small business concerns.

If interested, please refer to the attachments to see what needs to be completed and returned with your Offer. Offers are due by 0900 AM EST on January 26, 2017.

All interested firms are advised that registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) formerly Central Contractor Registration (CCR) is required to be eligible for award of a contract. For more information, please check the SAM website at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/. Registration in SAM is free.

The Forest Service contemplates award of a firm-fixed price contract as a result of this combined synopsis/solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be the most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. Award will be made using Simplified Acquisition Procedures, therefore the evaluation procedures at FAR 13.106-2 will be used.