Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

Tree Planting under the Wetland Reserve Program (WRP) Restoration consisting of planting bare root tree seedlings on Wetland Restoration Easement (WRE) sites located in the following counties of the S... Tree Planting under the Wetland Reserve Program (WRP) Restoration consisting of planting bare root tree seedlings on Wetland Restoration Easement (WRE) sites located in the following counties of the State of Kentucky; Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Fulton, Henderson, Hickman, Hopkins, Know, McLean, McCracken, and Todd. This procurement is a TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE ACQUISITION and will be released under Solicitation Number 12FPC119Q0036. The small business size standard is based on the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 115112 Soil Preparation, Planting, and Cultivating with a size standard of $7.5 million average annual income. PROJECT DESCRIPTION. The work will consist of site preparation (mowing and disking), site clearing (small brush and trees), purchasing/furnishing of bare root seedling and container trees, installation/planting of tree seedlings in accordance with NRCS Specification. (See Specifications for more details). The project calls for 822,217 tree seedling and 283 containerized trees that will be planted on approximately 1,894 acres throughout various counties, in the State of Kentucky. PROJECT DURATION. 8 calendar months and 18 calendar days (260 calendar days) after the Notice to Proceed (NTP) is issued. Contract approximate Period of Performance September 15, 2019 through June 1, 2020 SUMMARY. Contractor shall furnish all supervision, labor, materials, tools, equipment, transportation, supplies and travel necessary to provide the required services to improve restoration practice of this conservation easement in accordance with NRCS specifications, and terms and conditions of the contract, and other attachments provided. WORK TO BE PERFORMED BY PRIME CONTRACTOR. The contractor shall perform, with its own organization, work equivalent to at least 50 Percent of the value for the work of the contract. SITE VISIT. One site showing will be held, August 19, 2019, 10:00 Central, at the USDA Service Center, located at 1000 Commonwealth Drive, Mayfield, Kentucky,42066. Point of Contact (POC) is Michael Zachery, Tel. (270) 247-9525 Ext. 3, USDA NRCS Madisonville Area Office. Contractors are strongly urged to attend the site showing. The purpose of this site showing will be to answer questions regarding, or requests for clarification of the requirements and solicitation documents. Although questions during the site visit are permissible, statements or representations made during the site visits are not legally binding. Changes resulting from the site visits are official only if issued through an Amendment to the Solicitation. ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS - PREPARATION OF QUOTES In order to receive complete consideration for award of a contract, prospective Quoters are requested to submit quotes consisting of the following: 1. Completed STANDARD FORM (SF) 1449, sign and date 2. Completed PRICING SCHEDULE (page 3) 3. Complete all other representations and certifications required by Section K and not already completed in the System for Award Management (SAM), page 20 4. Provide evidence of registration in SAM and that status is "Active". 5. Complete 52.209-5 Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters. (OCT 2015), page 22 6. Complete 52.209-11 Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law. (FEB 2016), page 24 Failure to provide any of the documents required above will result in a non-responsive quote. Quotes may be submitted via USPS (Express Mail), Fedex, UPS, to: USDA NRCS Texas State Office FPAC, Section 1, Attn: Danny Mandell, Contracting Officer W.R. Poage Federal Building 101 South Main Street, Suite 200 Temple, Texas 76501 Quotes may be hand-carried in and must arrive no later than September 4, 2019, 2:00 pm (Central Daylight) *** Reference the solicitation number (12FPC119Q0036) on the outside of your package. Contractors may email their offers at danny.mandell@usda.gov, email offers must arrive no later than the due date, September 4, 2019, 2:00 pm (Central Daylight) When mailing your offer, make sure you allow enough time for delivery by the above deadline. Documents sent late and received after the deadline stated above will be considered non-responsive. Potential Quoters are advised that they are responsible for obtaining and acknowledging any and all amendments to the solicitation. It is the Quoters 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 or other notices. SYSTEM FOR AWARD (SAM) REGISTRATION: All prospective contractors must register in the System for Award Management (SAM) registration database at www.sam.gov, to be considered for an award of a federal contract. POINT OF CONTACT. Danny Mandell, Contracting Officer, via email at danny.mandell@.usda.gov for information regarding this solicitation. QUESTIONS OR CLARIFICATIONS. All questions or requests for clarifications of the terms, conditions, and requirements of this REQUEST FOR QUOTATION (RFQ) shall be submitted to Danny Mandell at danny.mandell@wdc.usda.gov. Please direct all questions via email only, no later than 4:30 pm (Central), August 30, 2019. Questions received after this date and time will not be addressed.