Inactive 8(a) Set-Aside (FAR 19.8)

Q&A Q. What are the insurance requirements. A. Since this isn't a construction effort, insurance isn't required. Q. Mobilization was not included as a line item. A. Mobilization costs need to be inclu... Q&A Q. What are the insurance requirements. A. Since this isn't a construction effort, insurance isn't required. Q. Mobilization was not included as a line item. A. Mobilization costs need to be included with the respective bid items. There is no mob/demob line because this isn't construction. Q. Was a Labor category established for the contract as pertaining to the Prevailing Wages? A. There is no labor category established....there is a wage rate table in the solicitation. Solicitation Number: W912P924R0013 – Request for Proposals The requirement is for a 100% small business set-aside, competitive 8(a) solicitation, under NAICS code 561730. The size standard for this NAICS codes is $9.5M. Description: This is a non-personal services contract to provide land and vegetation maintenance services at Mark Twain Lake, located in Monroe and Ralls Counties in Missouri. The Government shall not exercise any supervision or control over the contract service providers performing the services herein. Such contract service providers shall be accountable solely to the Contractor who, in turn is responsible to the Government. Basis for award: The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation on the basis of comparative evaluation price of responsible offers whose service meets the requirements as listed in the performance work statement, bid schedule and past performance. The Government will award a Single Award, Firm-Fixed Price, Indefinite Delivery – Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract resulting from this solicitation to the 8(a) certified responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers, Price and Past Performance. Offerors shall provide a pricing schedule, consistent with the bid sheet format, to include all BASE and OPTIONAL contract line items. The Offeror’s pricing schedule shall include all necessary pricing assumptions to include any applicable conditions that have been stipulated and/or exemptions that have been taken from the RFQ. All provided pricing shall incorporate direct equipment/material costs, G&A, Subcontractor costs, and all other direct costs as applicable. Each Offeror shall provide past performance examples for three (3) past or current projects completed, or substantially complete (50% or more), within the last five (5) years (from the solicitation issue date) which are similar to the requirements contained in the Scope of Work. All submitted past performance examples shall include: Project Name, Contract/Task Order Number Contract Dollar Value Period of Performance Description of Work A brief narrative that addresses how the work performed is similar in scope to the contract requirements. Examples for submission of past performance reports include, but not limited to, Contractor Performance Assessment Reports (CPARs) or Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQs). The selection process for this project is Comparative Evaluation, IAW FAR 13.106-2(b)(3). Quotes will be evaluated by performing a direct comparison of one offer with another in a uniform manner to determine which quote provides the government with its needs, as identified in the RFP. The government reserves the right to consider a response that offers more than the minimum and select that response if it provides a benefit to the government. The government has the discretion to accept other than the lowest priced offeror that provides additional benefits. The government intends to award a contract without discussions with respective offerors. The government, however, reserves the right to conduct discussions if deemed in its best interest. Therefore, the offeror’s initial offer should contain the offeror’s best terms from a price and past performance standpoint. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later the Contracting Officer determines to be necessary. The Government may reject any and all offers if such is in the public interest; accept other than the lowest offer; and waive informalities and minor irregularities in received offers. DETERMINATION OF RESPONSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS In accordance with FAR 9.104-1 General Standards: To be determined responsible, a prospective contractor must – (a) Have adequate financial resources to perform the contract, or the ability to obtain them (see 9.104-3(a)). (b) Be able to comply with the required or proposed delivery or performance schedule, taking into consideration all existing commercial and governmental business commitments. (c) Have a satisfactory performance record (see 9.104-3(b) and subpart 42.15). A prospective contractor shall not be determined responsible or non-responsible solely based on a lack of relevant performance history, except as provided in 9.104-2. (d) Have a satisfactory record of integrity and business ethics (for example, see subpart 42.15). (e) Have the necessary organization, experience, accounting and operational controls, and technical skills, or the ability to obtain them (including, as appropriate, such elements as production control procedures, property control systems, quality assurance measures, and safety programs applicable to materials to be produced or services to be performed by the prospective contractor and subcontractors). (See 9.104-3(a).) (f) Have the necessary production, construction, and technical equipment and facilities, or the ability to obtain them (see 9.104-3(a)); and (g) Be otherwise qualified and eligible to receive an award under applicable laws and regulations (see also inverted domestic corporation prohibition at 9.108). All quoters must submit the following: • Completed Price Schedule • Completed Past Performance Requirement Period of Performance: The period of performance shall be for five (5) one-year ordering periods. Performance shall take place at: The work to be performed under this contract will be performed at Mark Twain Lake, MO. Site Visit: A site visit will be held on Friday, February 16th, 2024 at 10:00 AM (CST) at the Mark Twain Lake Project Office. No registration is necessary, but you may let us know you are going to attend if you choose. Please let Elena.C.Coleman@USACE.ARMY.MIL know if you choose. Mark Twain Lake Project Office 20642 Highway J Monroe City, MO 63456 Questions: Please provide your questions by Monday, February 19th, 2024, by 10:00 AM (CST). Questions can be provided electronically to Contract Specialist (Elena Coleman) to the email address below. All inquiries will be answered in writing and provided to all Offerors via Contract Opportunities at www.beta.sam.gov Offerors are required to be actively registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://beta.sam.gov/ prior to award. Offerors are highly encouraged to download and review all attachments to this solicitation prior to submitting an offer. Please submit all proposals electronically to Contract Specialist, Elena Coleman, at the below email address by 10:00 AM (CST) on Friday, March 1st, 2024. The electronic proposals and documents shall be in Portable Document Format (PDF) compatible with Adobe Reader. Proposals should be emailed: Email: Elena.C.Coleman@usace.army.mil The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation. Please fill out information below: 8(a) certified (YES/NO) Contractor's Name: ____________________ Address: ____________________ _____________________________ Contractor's Phone #: ________________ Contractor's Email address: ____________________________ Tax ID #: ___________________ Cage Code: ______________________ UEI Number: ________________________ Contractor Signature. ___________________________

Inactive 8(a) Set-Aside (FAR 19.8)

ACTION: Pre-Solicitation Synopsis DATE: 30 November 2023 CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS: 1222 Spruce Street, St. Louis, MO 63104 POINT OF CONTACT: Elena Coleman, Contract Specialist, Elena.C.Coleman@usace... ACTION: Pre-Solicitation Synopsis DATE: 30 November 2023 CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS: 1222 Spruce Street, St. Louis, MO 63104 POINT OF CONTACT: Elena Coleman, Contract Specialist, Elena.C.Coleman@usace.army.mil, 314-331-8527 PROPOSED SOLICITATION NUMBER: W912P924R0013 SUBJECT: Mark Twain Lake Land and Vegetation Management Services IDIQ PLACE OF CONTRACT PERFORMANCE: 20642 Highway J, Monroe City, MO 63456 SET-ASIDE STATUS: 8(a) Competitive TYPE OF PROPOSED CONTRACT: Firm Fixed Price PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: 5 Years, Date of Award GUARANTEED MINIMUM: $2,000.00 PRODUCT OR SERVICE CODE (PSC): F006, Natural Resources/Conservation-Land Treatment Practices NAICS AND SIZE STANDARD: 561730, Landscaping Services DESCRIPTION: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) solicitation for the award of: Mark Twain Lake Land and Vegetation Management Services. The work will require: The Contractor shall provide non-personal services, to include all personnel, equipment, materials, supervision, and other items and services necessary to perform tree/shrub clearing, roadside vegetation control, earthwork, grading, vegetative/debris clearing, herbicide application, succession control, tree/shrub seedling planting, container tree/shrub planting, plowing, disking, planting, fertilizer application, limestone supply and application, soil testing and analysis, and fireline establishment at various locations around Mark Twain Lake The Contractor’s performance will be based on: the Contracting Officer’s (KO) evaluation and Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) and Quality Assurance Personnel (QA) and the results required by the Service Delivery Summary (SDS), and not the frequency or method of performance. The evaluation of results will be based on COR performance assessment, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) land stewardship personnel, and customer satisfaction. Final results of the evaluations will be the determining factor for the success or failure of this contract. The Contractor shall comply with applicable federal, regional, state, local laws, normal industry standards, practices, specifications and/or guides. SOLICITATION: The solicitation is expected to be available on or about 14 December 2023. For changes to the issue date or any other changes to the information in this synopsis, potential offerors are responsible to check the information at www.sam.gov/. This solicitation package will be posted on SAM.GOV, which can be accessed at www.sam.gov/. Paper copies of this solicitation and its amendments will not be available or issued. Electronic copies are not permitted for the bid. The proposal submission date and time will be contained in the solicitation package. Telephone, written, facsimile, or e-mail requests for the solicitation package or the Interested Vendor List will not be honored. Potential offerors MUST register at www.sam.gov/, in order to receive notification and/or changes to the solicitation. The Interested Vendor List will be activated and may be accessed and printed from this web site. Prospective offerors who would like their company name included on the Bidders Mailing List (plan holders list) may do so on the Sam website under Interested Vendor List. Potential offerors are responsible for monitoring this site for the release of the solicitation package and any other pertinent information and for downloading their own copy of the solicitation package. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract, nor does it obligate the Government to pay for proposal preparation costs. SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM.gov): Be advised that all interested parties MUST be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) Database at https://www.sam.gov, in order to receive a contract award.