Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

PROJECT TITLE: Mowing/trimming grass at North River RD Admin Site This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Part 12 of the Federal Acquisi... PROJECT TITLE: Mowing/trimming grass at North River RD Admin Site This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Part 12 of the Federal Acquisition Regulations, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice and in accordance with the simplified procedures authorized in FAR Part 13. This solicitation, identified as 12339520Q0010, is issued as a Request for Quotation using simplified acquisition procedures. Issue date of this combined synopsis/solicitation is March 12, 2020. SET-ASIDE: This solicitation is Total Small-Business Set-Aside. The applicable NAICS code is 561730; the applicable small business size standard $8.0 million. DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT: Mow and trim grass, weed and tree and brush sprouts at the North River Ranger District Administrative Site located on the George Washington & Jefferson National Forests in Virginia. GOVERNMENT ESTIMATE: The Government estimate for this project is between $25,000 and $100,000 (for Base Year and 4 Option Years combined). This does not mean that our estimate for the price of the work falls anywhere within that range; it means that our estimate is an actual number that lies at a specific point between those two values. SITE VISIT INFORMATION: A pre-quote information meeting/site visit will be held on Thursday March 19, 2020 at 11:00 am. Meet at 401 Oakwood Drive, Harrisonburg, VA 22801. For additional information or directions to the location you may call Garnett Strother or Steve Beri at 540-432-0187. SUBMIT QUOTATIONS: Complete and return the pages indicated on page 5 of the document titled “RFQ 12339520Q0010 North River RD Mowing” if you want to quote on this project. Quotes must be received by 11:00 am (Eastern Time) March 26, 2020. You can submit your quote by email to: sherry.helmick@usda.gov or fax your quote to 540-265-5145 or mail to: USDA, Forest Service, Attn: Sherry Helmick, 5162 Valleypointe Parkway, Roanoke, VA 24019-3050. Preferred method is by email. Quotations will be evaluated based on past performance, experience, green plan and price. An award resulting from this solicitation will be a firm, fixed price (FFP) contract. Services provided under a contract resulting from this solicitation will be subject to the Service Contract Act. The attached document titled “Attachment 1 WD 2015-4309” is the applicable Wage Determination for this service location. SPECIAL NOTE: “Offerors and quoters are required to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at the time an offer or quotation is submitted. Register in SAM at the following website: https://www.sam.gov/SAM/. Vendors must submit a DUNS number with their quotation. Contact Sherry Helmick at 540-265-5112 or sherry.helmick@usda.gov if you have questions regarding this solicitation.