Tree Planting IDIQ for the MTNF

The purpose of Amendment 0001 is to remove FAR 52.223-99; to notify potential offerors that the Government will take no action to enforce the clause implementing requirements of Executive Order 14042, absent further written notice from the agency, where the place of performance identified in the contract is in a U.S. state or outlying area subject to a court order prohibiting the application of requirements pursuant to the Executive Order (hereinafter, “Excluded State or Outlying Area”). Revised solicitation 12444522R0001 document is attached. 

The USDA Forest Service, CSA#6 Team, announces an Small Business Set-Aside request for proposal opportunity for Tree Planting Services Indefinite Delivery-Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts on the Mark Twain National Forest in Missouri. Work consists of containerized/seedling tree planting per the specifications attached in the solicitation, and work area is located in various locations of the Mark Twain National Forest. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 115112. The Small Business Administration size standard is $8.0 million.
Contractors are required to be actively registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) at  https://www.sam.gov in order to be considered for award. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this synopsis, the solicitation or any follow up information requests. The solicitation is posted to this sam.gov announcement and no hard copies of the solicitation, supporting documents and applicable amendments, if any, will be provided. 
The contractor shall provide all management and project administration services, quality control, logistical support, vehicles, labor, equipment and materials to complete the work described in this solicitation.
One or more IDIQ contracts will be awarded from this solicitation with a performance period of five years from date of award. The maximum award amount, of all IDIQ contracts combined, shall not exceed $600,000.00.
Proposals may be emailed to the address located on page 4 of the combined synopsis/solicitation or emailed to danette.cappello@usda.gov. As stated on page 4 of the solicitation, a complete quote will consist of:
-    Completed Schedules of Items (Attachments 1 and 5);
-    Completed pages 8, 31-36 of this combined solicitation.
-     A technical proposal, or completed Attachment 6, consisting of the following items:
    Past Performance
    Experience and Key Personnel
    Company Organization
    Quality Control/Safety Plan
    Bio-Preferred Products
•    Bio-preferred Products https://www.biopreferred.gov/BioPeferred/
•    Non Ozone Depleting Substances https://www.epa.gov/snap
•    Alternative Fuel Vehicles and Alternative Fuels https://afdc.energy.gov
•    Water Efficient Products https://www.epa.gov/watersense/watersense-products
•    Energy Efficient Products https://www.energystar.gov/products
    Any additional; technical information the offeror would like to share in reference to the evaluation criteria on pages 5-7

Technical Questions can be referred to :
Tree Planting:
Jason Loos                Phone: 573-341-7440        Email: jason.loos@usda.gov

Task Order 1 Bid Item 1:    
John Nelson                Phone: 417-683-4428        Email: john.l.nelson@usda.gov
Kyle Young                  Phone: 573-996-2153        Email: kyle.a.young@usda.gov