Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

This Amendment 02 is to post the updated Question & Answer (Q&A) see attached SF 30 Amendment 02 and Q&A. The solicitation due date is not changed, no further questions will be entertained. This Amend... This Amendment 02 is to post the updated Question & Answer (Q&A) see attached SF 30 Amendment 02 and Q&A. The solicitation due date is not changed, no further questions will be entertained. This Amendment 01 is to post the Question & Answer (Q&A) see attached SF 30 Amendment 01 and Q&A. The solicitation due date is not changed. This is a combined synopsis and solicitation for a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) for machine tree planting of Government-furnished bare root and containerized pine tree seedlings at the USDA Forest Service, Savannah River Site (SRS), New Ellenton SC, on Department of Energy (DOE) lands. The resultant BPA will be for a base plus four option years for a maximum of $800K over the life of the contract. The Savannah River Site is a restricted access site and all personnel must adhere to specific requirements, see Attachment 3, Special Contract Requirements for details. The acres to be planted each year range from a minimum of 200 to a maximum of 1,000 acres. The Contractor shall furnish all labor (sufficient personnel), materials, and equipment (Including safety equipment), tools, transportation (Including enclosed, insulated cargo trailer), supervision, and perform all work required to machine plant (and hand plant when applicable) pine seedlings in accordance with the specifications and provisions of the BPA. Basis for award is evaluation of commercial items as listed in Solicitation Provisions, Evaluations Factors for Award on Page 40 of this RFP. The government reserves the right to make partial awards to more than one vendor if deemed necessary. To be awarded this BPA and subsequent BPA Calls, Contractors MUST be active in SAM at the time solicitations are due as prescribed in FAR 52.204-7. This solicitation is a Total Small Business Set-Aside, Firm Fixed price, Blanket Purchase Agreement. The Requirement shall be procured in accordance with Subpart 13 of the Federal Acquisition Regulations. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code associated with this procurement is 115112 Soil Preparation, Planting, and Cultivating $8.00Mil and the Primary Service Code (PSC) is F099 NATURAL RESOURCES/CONSERVATION. The anticipated period of performance is from date of award – 20 September 2021 with four 12-month Option Years. Project specifications will be defined in each individual BPA Call. Important dates to remember: 21 December 2020 – Contractors deadline to submit questions 5 January 2021 – Proposals are due All questions must be emailed to the tina.pettyjohn@usda.gov by COB 21 December 2020 NOTE: The government will not be responsible for any costs incurred by interested parties in responding to this posting.