Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE THIS IS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL OR A REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS AND DOES NOT COMMIT THE GOVERNMENT TO AWARD A CONTRACT ... SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE THIS IS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL OR A REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS AND DOES NOT COMMIT THE GOVERNMENT TO AWARD A CONTRACT NOW OR IN THE FUTURE. This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE to determine offerors who can provide horticultural services. Small Businesses (e.g., 8(a), Service-disabled veteran owned small business, HUBZone small business, Small disadvantaged business, Veteran-owned small business, and Women-owned small business) are encouraged to respond to this notice under NAICS code 111422. NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) is seeking potential sources to perform care, maintenance, and replace of live plants as well as the dusting of artificial plants in the main Administration Building of the NIST Gaithersburg, Maryland site. This is a Sources Sought ONLY, not a Request for Proposals (RFP) and does not commit the Government to award a contract now or in the future. The purpose of this synopsis is to identify organizations with the requisite qualifications to provide the services stated herein. Requirements are as follows: The contractor shall furnish all labor and materials necessary to provide proper care and maintenance of existing plants in order to prevent browning, loss of leaves, wilting, and/or death. Contractor is also expected to furnish all newly requested plants, either live or artificial, in a timely manner to the Government. Contractor shall include inspect soil moisture levels and replenish as necessary; trim and clean all foliage, remove debris and add soil, mulch, or moss as required; maintain proper nutrient levels in the growing medium; rotate plants to evenly expose all sides to light; treat plant leaves with dust repellent; implement measures to control pest and disease infestation in strict compliance with all federal, state and local regulations. Contractor should take any other measures necessary to ensure the health and vitality of plant material; log of all maintenance tasks performed and to be made available to the Government upon request; arrangement of all necessary procurements, transportation, storage and preparation of requested plants; and replacement, at the cost of the contractor, of any plants that perish under the maintenance of the contractor. Interested, capable small business sources shall submit a capabilities statement in response to this Sources Sought Notice, including, at a minimum, the following: Offeror's name, address, points of contact with telephone numbers and email addresses. Business information to include Unique Entity ID, type/size of company, NAICS code, and Social Economic status (SB SDB, WOSB, HUBZone, VOSB or SDVOSB) as validated via the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov. C. Past experience for similar services to those described herein. Responses are requested to not exceed a total of 5 pages. No phone calls will be accepted for this notice. This sources sought notice is for information and planning purposes and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. This is not a solicitation announcement for proposals, and no contract will be awarded from this announcement. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement and any follow-up information requests. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. All information submitted in response to this announcement must arrive on or before the closing date. All capability statements shall be submitted via e-mail to the point of contact listed below.