Vegetation Management Services - Blair County, Pennsylvania

SOLICITATION NOTICE FOR REQUEST FOR QUOTATION (RFQ): FIRM-FIXED PRICE VEGETATION MANAGEMENT SERVICES located in Blair County, Pennsylvania.

The United States Department of Agriculture-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is issuing this solicitation notice for Vegetation Management Services located in Blair County, Pennsylvania.

This procurement is a Small Business set-aside.  The Small Business size standard is based on the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 561730, Landscaping Services with a size standard of $7.5 million average annual income.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:  The work to be performed will consist of initial control for invasive and noxious plants (both woody and herbaceous) on upland and wetland areas, prior to forest stand improvement treatments.

PROJECT DURATION:  548 calendar days after notice to proceed is issued.  Contract approximate period of performance is July 1, 2017 through December 31, 2018.

SUMMARY:  Contractor shall provide and furnish all supervision, labor, materials, tools, equipment, transportation, supplies, and travel necessary to provide vegetation management services in accordance with NRCS standards and the statement of work.

SITE VISIT:  Site vision information is outlined in the solicitation.  The purpose of this site visit will be to answer questions regarding, or requests for clarification of, the Request for Quotations (RFQ) documents, i.e., statement of work.  Although questions during the site visit are permissible, statements or representations made during the site visit is not legally binding.  Changes resulting from the site visit are official only if issued through an Amendment to the Request for Quotation.

Potential Quoters are advised that they are responsible for obtaining and acknowledging any and all amendments to the solicitation.  It is the Offerors responsibility to view the FedBizOpps website at www.fbo.gov, daily as no other notification of amendments will be provided on any revisions to this announcement.

SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM) REGISTRATION:  All prospective contractors must register in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at www.sam.gov, to be considered for an award of a federal contract.

QUESTIONS OR CLARIFICATIONS:  All questions or requests for clarifications of the terms, conditions, and requirements shall be submitted to Gay Mullen at gay.mullen@wdc.usda.gov.  Please direct all questions via email only.