Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

Amd 002: Upload updated SOW, Revised Solicitation and Hazard Tree Collection Maps. Uploaded Bent Creek Tree Summary Table Amd 0001: Uploaded Wage Determination and Revised Solicitation The United Stat... Amd 002: Upload updated SOW, Revised Solicitation and Hazard Tree Collection Maps. Uploaded Bent Creek Tree Summary Table Amd 0001: Uploaded Wage Determination and Revised Solicitation The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service, Property and Procurement Services (PPS), intends to issue a Request for Quotation (RFQ) in support of the Bent Creek Hazard Tree & Shrub/Vine Removal. Subject to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services, and the Simplified Acquisition Procedures set forth in FAR Part 13. The Resultant contract, if any, will be a Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) solicitation under the number 12445023Q0030. This procurement is set aside 100% for small business concerns. Only offers from small business concerns will be accepted. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code: 561730 – Landscaping Services with the small business size standard of 9.5 million. Please ensure you have or have added this NAICS in System for Award Management (SAM). Site Visit is schduled for 7 June 2023 at 11am. POC for this visit will be Jason Anderson at jason.l.anderson@usda.gov Place of Contract Performance: Southern Research Station 1577 Brevard Road Asheville, NC 28806 If you have any questions that may possibly change the solicitation, they must be received by June 9, 2023, 1630 PM, Eastern Standard Time (EST) NOTICE TO OFFERORS: Offerors shall submit their quote(s) in the following format and the quantities specified, offerors, shall carefully follow naming conventions to aid in streamlining administrative handling of offers: Format: All submittals shall be in Adobe Acrobat (pdf). Quote must be submitted in accordance with the instructions below using the following file naming format. Subject Line - “Company name_12445023Q0030_Quote_date (mm-dd-yr.)” Quotes are due via e-mail no later than Friday, 30 June 2023 at 1159pm Eastern Time (ET). It is the Offeror's responsibility to verify quote was received. Quote received after the due date and time shall not be considered. Send offers via e-mail to Purchasing Agent, Laniece Nixon at Laniece.nixon@usda.gov with a courtesy copy to the Contracting Specialist, Yolanda Padilla at yolanda.padilla@usda.gov. Attachments: 12445023Q0030 SF 1449 Bent creek hazard tree removal Statement of Work (SOW) Bent creek hazard tree removal location map. Wage Determination# 2001-0233-Rev#49-04/25/2023 Bent Creek Hazard Tree Summary Table Point of Contact: Purchasing Agent, Laniece Nixon, Laniece.nixon@usda.gov Access to this solicitation notice is being provided through the GPE website. This solicitation notice is being synopsized before issuing any resulting solicitation. NO PAPER COPIES OF THE SOLICITATION WILL BE ISSUED AND TELEPHONE REQUESTS WILL NOT BE HONORED. You may obtain a copy of the solicitation at sam.gov. Potential offerors are responsible for monitoring this site for release of the solicitation package and any amendments. FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES: USDA Forest Service requires that all Contractors doing business with this acquisition office must be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM). An award cannot be made unless the Contractor is registered in SAM. For additional information, and to register in SAM, please access the following website: https://www.sam.gov/SAM. In order to register with SAM and to be eligible to receive an award from this acquisition office, all Contractors must first have a Unique Entity Identifier [formerly known as a Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) DUNS number]. A DUNS (Data Universal Numbering System) number may be acquired at the following website: http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform. No response to this announcement is required or requested. The Government will not pay for any information submitted in response to this announcement. The solicitation subsequent to this announcement may be cancelled at any time without warning. After solicitation, and prior to award, all offers may be rejected if in the best interest of the Government or the public. This announcement does not obligate the Government to pay for any offer and or quotation preparation costs.

Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

This is a Pre-solicitation Notice announcement ONLY. This Pre-solicitation Notice is being posted to the Government-wide Point of Entry (GPE) website, (SAM.gov) in accordance with Federal Acquisition ... This is a Pre-solicitation Notice announcement ONLY. This Pre-solicitation Notice is being posted to the Government-wide Point of Entry (GPE) website, (SAM.gov) in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.204, Pre-solicitation notices. This pre-solicitation notice is prepared in accordance with FAR 5.207(a). The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service, Property and Procurement Services (PPS) intends to issue a Request for Quotation (RFQ) in support Bent Creek Experimental Forest. Subject to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services, and the Simplified Acquisition Procedures set forth in FAR Part 13. The Resultant contract, if any, will be a Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) contract. Subject: Bent Creek Hazard Tree Removal Proposed Solicitation Number: 12445023Q0030 The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code: 561730 Landscaping Services Small business size standard of $9.5Milion Product or Service Code: F014, Natural Resources/Conversation-Tree Thinning Delivery Address (Proposed): USDA Forest Service Bent Creek Experimental Forest 1577 Brevard Rd. Asheville, NC 28806 The Government anticipates issuing this solicitation as a 100% SMALL BUSINESS SET ASIDE. Closing Response Date: Tentative Date for issuing pending Request for Quote (RFQ) is 16 June 2023. 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 Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist and be received in their inboxes on or before the date and time established in the RFQ. Point of Contact Purchasing Agent: Laniece Nixon, Laniece.nixon@usda.gov Contracting Specialist/Officer: Yolanda Padilla, yolanda.padilla@usda.gov Access to this pre-solicitation notice is being provided through the GPE website. This pre-solicitation notice is being synopsized before issuing any resulting solicitation. NO PAPER COPIES OF THE SOLICITATION WILL BE ISSUED AND TELEPHONE REQUESTS WILL NOT BE HONORED. You may obtain a copy of the solicitation at sam.gov. Potential offerors are responsible for monitoring this site for release of the solicitation package and any amendments. FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES: USDA Forest Service requires that all Contractors doing business with this acquisition office must be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM). An award cannot be made unless the Contractor is registered in SAM. For additional information, and to register in SAM, please access the following website: https://www.sam.gov/SAM. In order to register with SAM and to be eligible to receive an award from this acquisition office, all Contractors must first have a Unique Entity Identifier [formerly known as a Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) DUNS number]. A DUNS (Data Universal Numbering System) number may be acquired at the following website: http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform. No response to this announcement is required or requested. The Government will not pay for any information submitted in response to this announcement. The solicitation subsequent to this announcement may be cancelled at any time without warning. After solicitation, and prior to award, all offers may be rejected if in the best interest of the Government or the public. This announcement does not obligate the Government to pay for any offer and or quotation preparation costs.