Inactive Historically Underutilized Business (HUBZone) Set-Aside (FAR 19.13)

UPDATE - 14 OCTOBER 2020 - The only purpose of this update is to correct a type of the number of trees to be cut down from 106 to 28 in Task 5.1 of page 13 of the Performance Work Statement. 28 is the... UPDATE - 14 OCTOBER 2020 - The only purpose of this update is to correct a type of the number of trees to be cut down from 106 to 28 in Task 5.1 of page 13 of the Performance Work Statement. 28 is the correct number of trees to be removed as listed on the pricing schedule and 1.3 Objectives on page 1 of the PWS. This PWS dated 14 October 2020 has been updated in the attachments section of this solicitation. UPDATE - 13 OCTOBER 2020 - "Exhibit B_Supplemental_13OCT2020" uploaded to attachments UPDATE - 8 OCTOBER 2020 - The purpose of this amendment, W9123820R00740001, is to update the Performance Work Statement, incorporate two excel spreadsheets, revise Exhibit B, and incorporate Exhibits C and D. In addition changes have been made to the pricing schedule of the solicitation as CMRA is not required and pricing for removal of both elderberry shrubs are to be priced separately. Please refer to all attachments for all changes. The solicitation closing date has been extended to 5:00 pm PST on Thursday, 15 October 2020. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District is posting this solicitation as a Request for Quote (RFQ) for Water Resources Development Act of 2016 Project, Sacramento River East Levee Contract 2, Tree Removal and Elderberry Transplant. The project action is a component of a large area system levee repair effort. The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, portable facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, necessary permits, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform the tree removal and trimming, and elderberry transplant as defined in the attached Performance Work Statement (PWS). The contractor shall make all necessary arrangements for removal of the removed tree material needed for completing the work. The contractor shall perform to the standards in this contract and plan, coordinate, organize, manage, and perform the activities described herein. Removal and trimming of the designated trees and elderberry transplant serves two purposes: Prevent spring time nesting of listed or endangered bird species; and the preparation of the levee for repair activities. The objective of this project is to remove and trim trees to prepare the project site for levee improvements. In addition, transplant (2) elderberry shrubs to a new location within the project area during the plant's dormant period of November 1, 2020 to February 15, 2021. There may be additional option tasks for additional removal and trimming of trees. The estimated period of performance for the base tasks is November 1, 2020 to February 15, 2021 and optional tasks is November 1, 2020 to July 31, 2021. The Contractor must possess all the required expertise, knowledge, equipment and tools required to meet or exceed the government’s objectives identified in the PWS in accordance with established industry standards. It is the Contractor's responsibility to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations and to fulfill the performance objectives of the PWS in a manner that is consistent with any applicable orders or permits. Contractor shall be responsible for developing pre-work submittals for government approval prior to starting work on site and obtaining all necessary permits, including any reporting requirements. This procurement is a HUBZone Small Business competitive set-aside with a North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 561730 (Landscaping Services). The award will be made to the quote that conforms to the solicitation and represents the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable. The information being requested does not constitute a commitment on the part of the Government to award a contract, nor to pay for any costs incurred as a result in replying to this notice. This notice should not be construed as a commitment by the Government for any purpose. All amendments will be posted to beta.SAM.gov. It shall be the contractor's responsibility to check the website for any amendments. Interested parties are reminded that they are responsible for checking on new information posted to beta.SAM.gov. as this will normally be the only method of distributing amendments prior to closing. A site visit has been scheduled with the technical lead, Brad Johnson, for Friday, September 18th at 10:00 am at the Miller Park/Sacramento Marina parking lot. The address is 2710 Ramp Way, Sacramento, CA 95818. Please provide any questions in writing to Contract Specialist, Roxana Ahola at Roxana.C.Ahola@usace.army.mil. Interested offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM). Firms can register via the SAM internet web-site at htts://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/. If the offeror is a Joint Venture (JV), the JV entity must have valid SAM registration in the SAM database representing the JV as one business/firm/entity. If at the time of award an offeror is not successfully and actively registered in the SAM database, the Government reserves the right to award to the next prospective offeror.