Vegetation Management for National Grasslands in Texas

Solicitation AG-447U-S-10-0052CG is for the National Grasslands in Texas Vegetation Management Program. The solicitation is a Performance Based Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity service contract for Mechanical Fireline/Fenceline/Wildlife Strip Construction Herbicide Application, Mechanical Invasive Tree Treatment, Mechanical Clearing of Brush, Mechanical Maintenance of Horse Trails, Mechanical Dam and Terrace Maintenance, Hand Clearing of Fencelines and Firelines, Hand Clearing of Vegetation (Dams), Mechanical Mowing/Disking of Firelines, Mowing/Weedeating of Recreation Areas, and Construction of Barbed Wire Fence on the Caddo and LBJ National Grasslands in Texas. The Contractor shall furnish all labor, equipment, transportation, supervision, supplies (except those designated as Government-furnished), incidentals, and perform all work necessary to conduct the work in compliance with terms, specifications, conditions, and provisions of this solicitation.

This solicitation and the resultant contract is a performance based, indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contract with one base year and four option years, that may be exercised at the discretion of the Government. Multiple contracts are anticipated to be awarded as a result of this solicitation. A pre-proposal meeting will not be held for this project. Service Contract Act wage rates apply to this project. This is 100% set-aside for Small Business Concerns, in accordance with FAR 19.502. The NAICS code for this project is 115310. Over the five-year period of these contracts, the Government anticipates ordering a minimum of $25,000 and a maximum of $1,000,000 of work under these contracts. The anticipated solicitation issuance date for this project is September 15, 2010. The anticipated due date for offers is October 15, 2010. These dates are subject to change. The dates will be confirmed in the solicitation package and/or any amendment issued to the solicitation. The solicitation can be downloaded at no cost at www.fbo.gov. NOTE: To be acceptable, an offer MUST contain both a technical proposal and a business proposal (pricing), as explained in the solicitation. All offerors who submit a proposal for this project must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) data base in accordance with FAR 52.204-7, and must have completed Representations and Certifications (ORCA) in accordance with FAR 52.204-8. Offerors who fail to register in CCR and/or complete ORCA will not be considered for award. All questions pertaining to this solicitation must be submitted in writing to Curt Gruver at curt@gruversolutions.com. Only written questions will be addressed.