Thompson-Watershed Fireline & Debris Piling Project

Added: May 28, 2014 3:15 pm Contractors must be registered with the US FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM.gov) in order to be considered for a Government contract. Information regarding these requirements and how to register may be obtained from http://www.sam.gov.

Offers are being accepted by electronic mail at jvaroz@fs.fed.us (Joseph Varoz, US Forest Service, 11 Forest Lane, Santa Fe, NM 87508). Offers must be submitted using the attached solicitation forms, signed by company officer with contact information, DUNS #, and are due no later than NOON 17:00 PM, MDT on June 28, 2014.

All questions regarding this Request for Quotation must be sent in writing via e-mail to Joseph Varoz at jvaroz@fs.fed.us and Bill Armstrong at warmstrong@fs.fed.us no later than Wednesday, June 11th, 2014 at 12:00 Noon MDT.

Synopsis:
This is a Combined Synopsis/Solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. Solicitation AG-8379-S-14-0023 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) with an issue date of May 28, 2014 and a closing date of June 28, 2014 at 17:00 Hours Mountain Daylight Time.

The attached solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-38. This is a Total Small Business Set-Aside under NAICS 115310, with a small business standard of $17.0 M.

The Santa Fe National Forest Supervisor's Office is soliciting for quotations on a competitive basis from qualified organizations to enter into a firm fixed price contract for Fireline and Debris Piling Services. Responses to solicitation AG-8379-S-14-0023 must be in accordance with specifications which can be found in the attached solicitation document and associated maps.

The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will provide the BEST VALUE and will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered.

DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/STATEMENT OF WORK
INTRODUCTION
Background
The Forest Service is in need of Fireline Construction and Debris Piling Services on Forest Service land per the attached Scope of Work and supporting solicitation documents.

Scope of Contract (See attached solicitation document, maps, specifications, etc.)

The solicitation is for Fireline Construction and Machine Debris Piling Services on the Santa Fe National Forest, Jemez and Espanola Ranger Districts. The Contractor shall furnish all labor, equipment, quality control inspections, supervision, transportation, supplies (except those designated as Government furnished), and incidentals to perform all work necessary on the areas specified in the contract. All aspects of the work program shall be performed in an organized, systematic manner to assure work shall be performed over the entire unit.

This solicitation will result in a best value contract that is Firm Fixed Price and will be Performance Based.
The performance period will begin approximately July 1st, 2014. This date is weather and site dependent.

Description, Location, and Access
See the attached solicitation package for further information of bid items, project maps, contractual clauses, etc.