USDA-FS National Agroforestry Center Snow Removal Services

This is a Presolicitation Notice announcement ONLY. This Presolicitation Notice is being posted to the Government-wide Point of Entry (GPE) website, (SAM.gov) in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.204, Presolicitation notices. This presolicitation notice is prepared in accordance with FAR 5.207(a).

The USDA National Agroforestry Center has the need for Snow Removal Services for University of Nebraska campus, on land leased to the USDA-Forest Service subject to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, and the Simplified Acquisition Procedures set forth in FAR Part 13.

1) Action Code: NAICS, 561790 - Other Services to Buildings and Dwellings
2) Date: Presolicitation Notice posted 22 Nov
3) Year: 2021
4) Contracting Office Zip Code: 68583
5) Product or Service Code: S218, Housekeeping – Snow Removal/salt
6) USDA National Agroforestry Center
    1945 North 38th Street
     Lincoln, NE 68583
7) Subject: USDA-FS National Agroforestry Center Snow Removal Services
8) Proposed Solicitation Number: 12445022Q0003
9) Site Visit: 30 Nov 2021 at 9:00am, contact Kirsten Stuart at kirtsen.stuart@usda.gov
10) Closing Response Date: Tentative Date for issuing pending Request for Quote (RFQ) is 9 Dec 2021 at 2359. RFQ is anticipated to be available on the GPE website for approximately 15 days. All solicitation documents for this procurement will be provided free of charge through the GPE website. All quote packages shall be submitted via email to the Purchasing Agent and Contract Officer and be received in their inboxes on or before the date and time established in the RFQ.
11) Point of Contact:

 Purchasing Agent: Yolanda Padilla, yolanda.padilla@usda.gov

 Contracting Officer: Keith Friot, keith.d.friot@usda.gov

12) Contract Award Number & Solicitation Number: Contract award number to be determined. Proposed Solicitation number:      12445022Q0003

13) Contract Award Dollar Amount: To be Determined
14) Line-Item Numbers: 0001, 1001, 2001, 3001, 4001 for seven month per year services (Firm-Fixed Price).
 Line-Item Numbers: 0002, 1002, 2002, 3002, 4002 for quarterly services (Fixed Price, Estimated Quantities). The contract will have a base period plus four option years for a total of five years.
15) Contract Award Date: To be Determined.
16) Contractor: To be Determined.
17) Description: See attached Draft Statement of Work (SOW).
18) Place of Contract Performance:
       USDA National Agroforestry Center
       1945 North 38th Street
       Lincoln, NE 68583
19) Set-Aside Status: Total Small Business

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